[Healeys] Do Moss ign points suck or what?

[Peter Schauss]

FWIW, I drove my Healey to work during the summer for 15 years (until 2
years ago when I finally realized that I had to get an agreed value
insurance policy).  I was putting about 6k miles a year on the car.  I only
had to have the car towed twice during that time, once because of a faulty
rotor and the other when my brakes failed.

 

My MGB, which I have driven somewhat more, has been towed about four times
in 20 years that I have owned it.

 

I should note that the only tools or spares I carry in my cars are a screw
driver and a spare rotor, plus what I need to change a tire.  From past
experience I have learned that it is possible that the damage I might do to
a car in trying to repair it by the side of the road can be more expensive
than the cost of towing.

 

Peter Schauss

1963 BJ7

1980 MGB

 

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From: Curt/Nancy Arndt [mailto:cnaarndt at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 10:37 PM
To: Frank Edwards
Cc: rpschauss at gmail.com; richard.ewald at gmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Do Moss ign points suck or what?

 

Hi Frank,

The only nerve you hit is that many of you don't seem to get my point, which
BTW folks like Rich Chrysler and many others agree with.  You seem to think
that originality and dependability are mutually exclusive.  They are not.

Restore it properly as original or close to it, and there is no reason the
car won't be as dependable as one with all of the non standard items them
folks seem to love.  The bottom line is that if it's done correctly as
original,  you and I will be dead before it wears out again.  The other
thing that bothers me is that I DON'T BADMOUTH folks who modify there car,
however us Concours folk seem too be the butt of jokes all the time.  Yet
our cars run properly as DMH and BMC designed them to run.  As you state "to
each his own."