[Nobbc] pseudo-British sports car

[wendell bain]

Hi Frank,

You might want to talk with Andy Preston. He is restoring and MGA Coupe.
Don't recall the year. It's looking quite nice and I know he has some  
tips on
where to go for paint/body work, etc. He is an NOBBC member so will  
probably
get this email.

andypreston at sbcglobal.net

Wendell
59 Morgan Plus 4

On Apr 15, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Frank Morris wrote:

> Great looking car.  Any pictures of the beautiful women that you speak
> of?  Great story...I was imagining her quite vividly.  What romantic
> woman doesn't like a cool sports car?
>
> As an aside...I am looking for a competent person or reasonable  
> shop to
> perform a restoration on a 1961 MGA FHC. Body is excellent and I  
> have a
> 1971 MGB engine with overdrive tranny that I would like to have
> installed.  Send an e-mail to fmorris at sidwater.org if you are  
> interested
> or can recommend someone.  While economic stimulus packages are  
> great, I
> am looking for a good job for a reasonable fee.  She needs to be on  
> the
> road again.
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc- 
> bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of don at napanet.net
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:06 PM
> To: nobbc at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Nobbc] pseudo-British sports car
>
> Hello British car guys.  As much as I love MGs and TRs, I rely on a
> Miata for my
> everyday transport.  I just bought a '01 BRG Miata which will  
> replace my
> '91
> BRG Miata.
>
> I thought this might be interesting to you guys in spite of it being a
> Miata:
>
>
>
> I've posted previously that I bought a very nice '01 SE to replace my
> '91 SE.
> In the process of selling my '91, I park it at the bottom of my  
> driveway
> on
> weekends with for sale signs in the windows.  My driveway is on the  
> St.
> Helena
> Highway in the upper Napa Valley where a lot of tourists drive by on
> weekends.
> So, on Sunday as I'm parking it and putting the signs in the  
> windows, a
> couple
> in an SUV pull over and get out of their vehicle and walk toward my
> Miata.  I
> get out of my car, and I can't believe how beautiful the woman is.   
> She
> looks a
> bit like Julia Roberts, but maybe better!  Early to mid-40s, brunette,
> petite.
> Very nicely dressed in casual chic clothing- a 9.9 on the 10  
> scale.  So
> I say to
> the couple, "Do you want to buy a Miata?"  And she says, "Do you come
> with the
> car?"  That was the highlight of my day!
>
> Interesting in that the woman who was the former owner of my '01 was
> very
> pretty.  And the gal that bought my red '91 Miata seven years ago was
> also very
> attractive.  Miatas are maligned for being hairdressers' cars, but  
> they
> should
> be praised for being cars that beautiful women seem to like.
>
> Here is link for my old '91 on CL for anyone that might be interested:
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/1121117561.html
>
> Don Scott
> Calistoga CA
> 2 BRG Miatas
> '73 MGB GT
> '62 MGA
> '62 TR4 (seeking!)
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