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<DIV><FONT size=4>I have to add one comment to “show” cars presentation...A few
years back, shortly after getting our present ZB on the road again and going to
shows and MG functions, we were headed to the Texas MG Register gathering out in
Waco TX, the home of Baylor U. AND home to the Dr. Pepper drink. Anyhow as a
part of this first big showing, we invited over from Nashville, the car’s second
ever owner, and daughter of the original purchaser and owner, located through
computer search of names listed on old registrations. We sent this lady an
airplane ticket, got her a room in the convention hotel, and here she came. She
was first off pleased that the car was back in great working order and looking
good, as she always had an affection for this little car. Her father had given
it to her after 10 years of service as the family sedan, (and about 110,XXX
miles) and she had driven it as family car then later as fun car for another 9
or 10 years and a second motor rebuild..the Dad had done a Gold seal replacement
motor installation by the dealer for her when she became the owner.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>She ran the driving events , went to the dinners, hung in the
bar with us and all the MGers and on show day she stayed with the car all
morning in the show field and told everyone about it’s earlier history with a
couple of neat pictures to back it up..one, the day the car was new, and she and
sisters were picked up at school in England in the ZB. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Well no question about it, we won the favorite car of the
show, as well as best in our class, (there’s that MG Variant again), but all of
this was in my mind attributed to the presence of this lady who had been a part
of the little car’s first 20+ years. She stood with us when we got our trophy
too so as to be in club pics.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>So the moral is...I don’t know what!!! We just seemed to make
a big impression on the other folks at the gathering, when all we had in mind
was having some fun. Certainly no one else at this Gathering of the Faithful,
had a previous owner as an accessory for their car from 1958.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>On that basis I try only to add or change things that I might
have done in period, and not do much updating. Such as spending a lot od time
and too much $$$$ for a real 1958-59 period Blaupunkt 3 band radio of the type
that would have been installed as a sounds upgrade in 1958. Yep it plays, but
the old car speaker should have been changed...It’s getting pretty “crispy” now.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Boy I wish I could find some real Michelin XZX tires from
other than Coker’s Tire place, because these were always a popular add on option
at the dealers around Houston at the time. Change to the XZXs for about $10.00
per tire when new was a bargain and a plus in the driving fun dept.
too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Wombat (the windy one)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=skirby210@cox.net
href="mailto:skirby210@cox.net">Steve Kirby</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 27, 2014 9:56 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=zmagnette@autox.team.net
href="mailto:zmagnette@autox.team.net">List for the Z Magnette Group - North
America</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Zmagnette] Preservation</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>very good points. I'm reminded of a guy I met, about 402,401 levels
over my pay grade, who participates in the "real" classic car scene. He
told me, with a slight smile on his face, that the car is not original if it
doesn't have the orig air in the tires/tyres! But, on the next part he was
serious. He said that when they type up their litttle "bio" sheets on the
car, they find paper from 1932 (or whatever year), and a typewriter from that
era to type it out. He didn't mention the ribbon . . . . Ask
me? That's insanity, but I guess that's the kind of thing it takes to win,
in those circles.</DIV>
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<DIV>#2SteveK</DIV>
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<A title=bachldrs@comcast.net href="mailto:bachldrs@comcast.net">Allen
Bachelder</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=zmagnette@autox.team.net
href="mailto:zmagnette@autox.team.net">List for the Z Magnette Group - North
America</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 26, 2014 10:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Zmagnette]
Preservation</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I see my "Geraldine" has already come up in this discussion, and I thank
you for the kind remarks.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Sometimes the choice is made for us. Depends on the car
that ends up in our hands. "Geraldine" came to me in Ivory over Damask
Red, but her chassis number reads "KATT....." Yup, that means she was
originally a MONOTONE Varitone - seafoam green all over. For that reason
alone, she was no candidate for originality. The only way to return to
original color was to repaint her. A complete repaint in a
"surviver" class? I think not. Then she already had an 1800/5-speed.
That was a big part of the attraction. Only after getting her home did I
discover what a botch-job that was. So there I was with no original
engine, and no original transmission. But much as the 5-speed conversion
had been botched, the engine had been very-well rebuilt. And then there was
the upholstery - well-worn burgundy velvet. Does the word "pimp" come to
mind? So, for me, restoration was the only route - but then there's that
third choice that Steve T wasn't expecting: even while restoring, do you go
totally original or modify to taste. I think folks at most "people's
choice" shows seem to have a slight preference for original
restorations. If you modify, overall, your car needs to be all the
better to win over equally nice originals. That's just a theory, mind
you. I've lost in some shows because some folks didn't care for my mods.
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Beyond that, despite the fact that my paint job (AFTER I did all the rust
repair myself!!!) cost more than my first house, I am detail-challenged, and
what's more, I drive my cars. "Geraldine" will inevitably deteriorate at
least some in the oncoming years. And I have to accept the fact that my
temperament and my driving habits have a price, and that's OK. It has to
be - otherwise I just won't enjoy the car as much as I could. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Given an original car worth saving, I think I would save it. But
hey, let's consider what a truly original car would be: </DIV>
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<DIV>It would have four badly split and rotted bias-ply tyres.</DIV>
<DIV>All rubber window trim would be cracked, broken, and hard as a
rock.</DIV>
<DIV>All hoses would be perished</DIV>
<DIV>Wiring insulation would be hardened and cracked</DIV>
<DIV>All bullet connectors would be oxidized </DIV>
<DIV>Battery would be dead and dried out...</DIV>
<DIV>Do you get the point?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>OK, so I'm being facetious, but if we're
proposing guidelines for judging the barn-find classes, you can't simply give
the trophy to the most original car. Now, how crazy is it - really - to see
somebody gently prodding an original car on original tyres out of a trailer
and onto the showfield. We might be impressed as h*ll with those
original tyres in a remarkable state of preservation, but I don't think Steve
Trovato should DRIVE his car to the show and on to the field to get beaten by
a car like that.
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<DIV>So, realistically, the answer has to be that the ideal survivor car is
one that has been properly maintained so as to maintain its usefulness over
the years. It may have received even some major repairs - but only as
necessary to keep the car reliable and useful. For example, I think we
all agree that Grant Howlett has the most beautiful unrestored Magnette on the
planet. Yet Grant's "Lord Peter" required an engine rebuild after
not much more than it's first 50 years. But who could argue that it is
no longer original? If it isn't, what is it??? It's certainly NOT
restored! I would suggest that an engine rebuild every 50 years or
so might be considered routine maintenance. </DIV>
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<DIV>Pardon my verbosity, but I'm trying to address another concern Steve T
brought up: the lack of any viable recognition in the NAMGAR "preservation
class". Granted, we don't have to come home with a trophy in order to
enjoy a show or GT, but there's no metabolism in a "display only" class.
Whether you expect to win anything or not, it's a lot more fun when you know
your class is being judged - by the people, or whatever. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I suggest that for the benefit of all "preservation class" participants -
not just Magnettes - that we should propose a set of criteria for judging
these cars, and furthermore, I would propose that this be done by a team of
judges. We are never going to agree, even just within ZMG, on what those
criteria should be, but I think we, and NAMGAR, could agree on criteria that
would probably garner just about everybody's approval. Folks would enter their
cars in the preservation class, knowing in advance what the criteria are. Some
would grumble - so what's new? Criteria can be revisited from time to time
anyway. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It's really only in attempting to apply criteria, that we figure out what
they really are. Last year at Asheville, Steve, I remember hearing
somebody saying that he'd rather have your car than all the rest put
together. So there are people out there who really appreciate what you
are doing. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Beyond these considerations, I wholeheartedly agree with those who say
"it's your car; do what you want with it". While treading on one of the
dearest friendships one can hope for in life, I need give an example of my
point of view regarding the aforementioned Millicent Rose. MR strikes me
as a strong candidate for preservation. OK, so she needs repair to her
upholstery. So, I might argue, repair it. She will be a little less
original - but simply a little more maintained (a la Lord Peter). OTOH,
I think I know MR's owner to be a man who is passionate about achieving
excellence with his own hands. Whether it's rebuilding the transmission,
painting the car, or refinishing the dash, here resides a manually-expressed
creativity that simply cannot be satisfied in any other way. Ultimately,
we as owners are more important that the stuff with which we work.
Whatever our answer to Steve T.'s dilemma is, that answer has to take into
account that we are all individuals with individual reasons for being in the
hobby. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The one conclusion I can come to is that NAMGAR needs to reward those in
the "preservation class" - or that class will die out. Even folks who
are genuinely disinterested in trophies do enjoy participating in a process
that recognizes excellence. Their cars do set the standard.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And it's time to quit. You might think that Bachelder guy doesn't
have enough to do. And right now, that's true. It's too cold out to heat
my shop, and I'm about 75% retired - so what's left? You just got
it...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Allen</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jan 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Steve Kirby wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>I'm so torn with this same question. I've bored most of you with
the story of the orig owner, early ZA I have: "Millicent Rose".</DIV>
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<DIV>Gosh, what I'd love to do is save the back seat and back door panels,
cuz they are so darn near perfectly original, and I know the leather could
be preserved with all that wonderful stuff. Even the front door panels
are very, very preservable. The interior is that green color.
It's "sooooooooooo" 50's English Magnette, and a big part of me loves it,
simply cuz it is so original. The car is black, and again, I love the
originality, but frankly, a black car and the green interior . . . . ahhhhh,
truthfully, (to quote Wray Lemke) " . . . not my cuppa tea" . . . not in
blazing hot weather like we have around here. Then, there's the front
seats, which are totally shredded and beyond anyone's preservation
abilities. The material is simply gone, and the insides are now
outsides. So, I suppose I could replace the front seats in matching
old leather, dyed to match . . . .but alas, then it's not original anymore .
. . is it?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Likewise, the carpets are history . . . they have to be replaced.
Again, then it's not original anymore. "It's only original once", I've
heard. Then, there's the headliner. Not a rip or tear or stain
in it. BUT . . . dear Mrs. Millicent Rose Thompson must have smoked
about 85 million cases of cigarettes inside the poor thing, and I literally
can not stand to even briefly sit inside of it. So, that headliner
absolutely has to go . . . and who knows what else to get rid of the wreak
of cigarette smoke . . . I guess you gathered I'm a non-smoker :)))
Again, it's no longer original, and that headliner, together with the seats
and carpet and "NON negotiable".</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The overall black paint is pretty much in good shape . . . except for a
few spots, which I suppose I could just ignore, along with dings in the
front wings . . . suppose I could repair and spot paint just those?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Then, the engine . . . which was out of the car when I bought it, and
obviously wasn't removed just for exercise. The engine bay shows some
"bodging". Now we have to back up a bit too. Prior to getting
"Millicent Rose", I'd already bought 2 gals (and the hardener and the
reducer) of a sort of Midnight Blue type color paint, to paint the ZB
I was originally going to restore, along with new, from Lou, macrame front
door pulls, in a biscuit color . . . 'cuz that's the color we wanted for the
interior of that "first" car. Oh, and the Rivergate kit to go with the
Nissan 5 speed is already sitting here, along with Allen's 1800 adapter
plate. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So, should I "eat" all that, and keep "Milicent" stock. My
unbelievable, super supportive wife even said "So, do the original car with
all the upgrades, and the color we want (blue, biscuit interior), and then
preserve the other one!" Wow, some bride eh? T'was I who
actually said something like "Not gonna happen". Takes me about 5
years to do a car. I could be block sanding in my casket at that
rate.</DIV>
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<DIV>So thanks Steven for bringing this up. I'm enjoying the responses
so far. My mind is made up, and I know there are others who will
vehemently disagree with my decision, but in the end, ya know what?
It's our car! I'm not doing all this to please a few folks at the next
car show or GT or whatever. We'll never make everyone happy, but if my
bride likes it, I will be pleased.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Sunday, January 26, 2014 6:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [Zmagnette]
Preservation</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Phil,<BR><BR>Yes, I do plan to do what pleases me.
I am not a slave to the<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>opinions of others, but I am
interested in the thoughts of people I<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>respect. I have no
plans for a full restoration at this time. I am<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>going to keep driving my car
and enjoying it. I'm not really looking<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>for votes on what I should
do. I am interested in hearing what<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>people think of this trend in
general. I am also interested in<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>learning more techniques and
strategies for owning and maintaining a<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>car with a preservation
attitude.<BR><BR>-Steve T.<BR><BR>At 08:53 PM 1/26/2014,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="mailto:mg1948@verizon.net">mg1948@verizon.net</A><SPAN
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think you should ask yourself is "What do I want and<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>>what pleases me" or is it
important what others think of your car.<BR>><BR>>I've had 21 MGs
& some I tried for strict originality & it was<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>>important I show well
& others opinions. I would not drive in the<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>>rain or 100 miles to a
meet.<BR>><BR>>Others, my Magnette, was not restored to that
level. It satisfied<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>>my wife because of a/c,
and I wanted a reliable driver and not be<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>>afraid of door dings,
bugs, and was a nice restoration but not a<SPAN
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restoration.<BR>><BR>>Just my
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