[Mgs] British "Kit Cars" (Was: MG 1100 questions)

[Dodd, Kelvin]

The comonality can be a curse though, as there have been numerous
occasions when a hopeful person would hold up a part for me to examine
from a British car (typically either a race car or other exotic) and
ask; "isn't this the same as something you carry?".


The crestfallen look on their faces when I politely point out that; "no,
none of the regular sports cars had aluminium hubs".




Kelvin



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> Behalf Of Steinman, Bill
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 10:04 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Mgs] British "Kit Cars" (Was: MG 1100 questions)
>
> For good or for ill, it is the commonality of parts -- or at
> least the similarity of parts if they are not identical --
> among British cars is one of the things that I like about
> them.  Knowledge that I gain working on something for, say,
> my Triumph is often completely transferable to one of the
> other cars in my garage.  It also means that I'm pretty much
> always in my comfort zone -- which perhaps means I'm getting old.  :o)
>
>
> Bill S.
> 2005 Lotus Elise
> 1968 Triumph TR-250
> 1968 MGC Tourer
> 1965 Sunbeam Tiger
> 1959 Austin Healey 3000
> 1971 Triumph TR-6 (girlfriend's car)