[Mg-mmm] Accessory

[Bill Tantau]

I'm sure it's the former "Pre-War Parts Centre" catalogue of he-who-shall-not-be-named... terrific schematics etc.
Bill T

-----Original Message-----
>From: lawrie <lawrie at britcars.com>
>Sent: May 20, 2009 1:03 PM
>To: DB35PA at aol.com, mg-t at autox.team.net
>Cc: mg-mmm at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] Accessory "trouble light"
>
>Don,
>
>"Pre-war Moss catalog"? Obviously not a "Moss catalog printed before the war" so it must be a "catalog of parts sold by Moss for pre-war cars".
>
>Even though I worked for Moss from 1980 to 1987, have been a Distriutor of their parts since then and am currently one of their Tech Service Consultants, I've never heard of this publication! 
>
>Where did you come across it and does it have anything useful for MMM owners?
>
>Regards,
>
>Lawrie
>
>PS My PA is finally on the road, albeit without a top or side curtains yet. The Centric seems loath to produce more than 2-1/2 lbs of boost (despite 1:1 pulleys and having been rebuilt by Nigel the Centric expert in England), and the performance is less than impressive. Still, I finally managed to fix the oil leaks so progress is definitely being made. About time, eh?!
>
>
>>  -------Original Message-------
>>  From: DB35PA at aol.com
>>  Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] Accessory "trouble light"
>>  Sent: 20 May '09 05:17
>>  
>>  Lawrie,
>>  My prewar Moss Catalogue call it "Tool set inspection lamp with lead and
>>  plug". I have also heard them referred to as... "Portable torch" and
>>  "Roadside  Torch". On my lamp itself (black) is says...LAMP INSPECTION MKII
>>  Ref no. 5c/309  (Picture of a crown) with A.M. under crown. I paid way too
>>  much!
>>  Hope this helps
>>  Don B.
>>  
>>  
>>  In a message dated 5/19/2009 16:33:48 Central Daylight Time,
>>  lawrie at britcars.com writes: Hi,   folks,
>>  
>>  I have a customer looking for one of those accessory lamps that   plug
>>  into
>>  the red/black dash sockets on a T-series MG. He wants one of the   brown
>>  ones
>>  with the wire that coils inside the body and the hook to hang   it up
>>  under
>>  the bonnet.
>>  
>>  His search via the 'net is stymied by his   not knowing if it has a real
>>  name
>>  (searching for "accessory auto lamps"   takes him to all sorts of quite
>>  wrong
>>  lamps!), and he has no idea what he   should pay if he does manage to find
>>  one
>>  of the correct lamps.
>>  
>>  Any   help or insight would be appreciated.
>>  
>>  Lawrie Alexander
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