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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have moved home, which is much smaller than the previous one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This also was applicable for the space in the garage. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So I had to make a choice – either keeping my MG, or my 3 classic Puch mopeds from the seventies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been measuring a lot and came tot he conclusion, that the 3 Puch mopeds are to stay and the MG had to go.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After 33 years of joy with my MGB GT from California, restoring it, driving it, and rarely being stranded because of a malfunctioned ignition rotor of only 9 months and <2,000 miles old) I sold it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I want to thank the listers for their friendship.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Especially those listers whom I met during my several visits tot he USA and UK, or who came to visit me:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rick Lindsay<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rui Gigante<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bud Krueger - special thanks to Bud for being twice my kind host of the day<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carl French<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike Nadeau<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frank Krajewski<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Walker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trefor Delve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul Hinchcliffe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Denise Thorpe – who also did a lot of work on het MGB by herself!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alex Gotfried<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ed Kaler of Justbrits…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Goodwin of Colorado Springs very special thanks for organizing a fantastic tour around the Garden of the Gods in February 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pics of the Boston area events at Bud Krueger’s site:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/hans_across_the_water.htm">http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/hans_across_the_water.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ttalk.info/hans2.htm">http://www.ttalk.info/hans2.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul Hunt - special thanks to Paul, whom I met a the Heritage Museum Gaydon UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My MG pictured during this visit in the UK in July 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1466 height=874 style='width:15.2708in;height:9.1041in' id="Afbeelding_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9C941.2BF9AAE0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul & me pictured with our cars in front of the museum:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1178 height=725 style='width:12.2708in;height:7.552in' id="Afbeelding_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D9C941.E8ADC5E0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The list has helped me with the restoration of my GT and after learning on the job, I was able to help others. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks everyone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If our moderator is o.k. with it, I’d like to stay in a more listing / lurking mode.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers, <span style='mso-fareast-language:NL'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:NL'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:NL'>Hans Duinhoven<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>