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To help navigate through this ever-growing accumulation of things MG, I thought it might be helpful to make it easier to jump around to find what you are looking for. The subtitles are representative of comments many of us get from spouses, buddies, and others that just don't understand....
I purchased a Tartan Red '67 MGB-GT during the summer of 1976. The leather seats were badly worn, so I made some slip-over seat covers out of black corduroy (that was before the Levi's Jeep seats were popular!) It was a fairly solid car - except for some rocker panel rust which 20 pounds of bondo cured (hey - I was a poor college student!), and ran strong all the way through college. If I can find my old photos, I'll put a picture of it on here. Contrary to my father's warnings - it was a dependable car. Sure . . . it had it's problems, but it only stranded me once in five years of daily driving and a lot of neglect.
I sold it in 1980. It was a third car, not seeing any use, sitting in our apartment complex parking lot. In a way, I wish I had kept it, but deep down, I really wanted a roadster.
Every once in a while I would find an MG in the paper
and go look at it, only to find it was not what I was looking for. I finally
found a roadster on the Internet in November of 1996. It was just a short
drive from Alabama to Washington, but the 5500 mile trip was worth it. It
was a family vacation to a part of the country we have never visited before.
We took a roundabout route that allowed us to visit friends and relatives
in Texas, see the Painted Desert, Grand Canyon, Shoshone Falls, Idaho, and
an unexpected heavy snow storm in Seattle, WA!
I am now the proud owner of a Black Tulip 1973 MGB. I've temporarily added a rear seat from a MGB-GT (thanks to Lawrie Alexander and Randy Johnson - both frequent contributors to the MGS list) and a seat belt on the passenger side so my 7 year old daughter can participate in "family drives". These photos are what the car looked like when I first got it home. A few minor dings and scratches, and some original dealer applied tape stripes that were cracking and missing in places. Click on the images for larger versions.
5/11/98: Well...I let my insurance policy expire while I was repainting the car - so I had to shoot a few photos for the new insurance policy. I guess you will have to look at them too! :)
Just click on the small images to view much larger ones.
BTW - I've received feedback from several visitors that the previous images
were too small. These are all around 80K in size and will more than fill
most screens. I wonder what the comments will be now... :)
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If you want a link to your MG page to be added - just
drop me a quick e-mail with your
name, web page address, and year/model of your MG.
I use this area to post things that are helpful - or
things that may be of interest to other MG owners. This gets updated as I
run across interesting bits of information.
| Alternator Overview | everything you ever wanted to know about alternators - courtesy of Dan Masters |
| Tech 101 | everything you ever wanted to know about B-series engine oil flow - courtesy of Barney Gaylord |
| Tech 102 | even more about B-series engine oil flow - courtesy of Barney Gaylord |
| Turn Signal and Hazard Flashers | everything you ever wanted to know about flashers - courtesy of Dan Masters |
| Gearbox rebuild | Rebuilding a non-overdrive MG gearbox - thanks to Barney Gaylord |
| Painting 101 | This helped me quite a bit when I decided to paint my 'B - thanks to Art Pfenninger |
| Painting 102 | These are the trials and tribulations on my first car painting project |
| Buying an MGB | thanks to Dan Ray |
| early MGB timing marks (45K) | this was for someone trying to find the early 'B timing marks |
| Anti theft tip | Use of the OVERDRIVE SWITCH as an ANTI-THEFT DEVICE - (1968 - 76) MGB w/o O/D - a tip from John Twist |
Download the SU Needle program (143K,
DOS - I'm working on a Windows version - but don't hold your breath ! ! )
This is a utility that allows you to find data for almost
all SU needles. You can also search for alternate needles within a user defined
tolerance.
Information on the MGS mailing list is here.
John Twist at University
Motors
British Cars Web - Scions of Lucas
Cambridge and DistrictMG
Owners Club
MG Cars Enthusiasts' Club
A collection of MG Logos
MGA Registry Holland
Stolen
MG Registry in UK
A number of these are frequently mentioned in the MGS mailing list. I have no financial interest in any of these organizations, but am providing this list as a convenience to folks looking for parts and supplies for their MG's.
If something is missing or wrong - please e-mail me and I will make the appropriate corrections.
For NEW parts:
Dick Burger at British Parts Connection (207) 990-3422 (ME) - Dick can save you about 20% off a typical order from MOSS, VB, TRF.....
MOSS Motors (800) 235-6953 (CA)
Victoria British - (800) 255-0088 (KS)
The Roadster Factory - (800) 678-8764 (PA)
Skip Kelsey at Shadetree Motors - (510)846-1309 (CA)
George Merriweather - (TX) at george_cr@bigfoot.com
Special Interest Car Parts (800) 851-5600
MG Bits and Spares - (800) 643-3482
The Proper MG - (800) 711-3368 or email
Brit-Tek - (800) 255-5883 or 603-437-1584 (NH)
Northwest Foreign Auto Parts - (800) 491-3358 (WA)
Northwest Import Parts - (503) 245-3806 -voice, 9617-fax (Portland, OR)
Restoration Specialities and Supply - (814) 467-9842 (PA)
Clarke Spares and Restorations (215) 348-0595, fax -4160 (Doylestown, PA)
British Wire Wheel
- (408) 479-4495 (Santa Cruz,CA)
For USED parts:
British Sports Car Center (Lawrie Alexander) - parts, SU overhauls...(CA)
British Racing Green (Jim Knight) (302) 368-1117 (Newark, Delaware)
TS Imported Automotive (Ted Schumacher) (800) 543-6648 (Pandora , Ohio)
Did you find that hard-to-find part - but it's on the "other side of the pond"? Do you need to convert from pounds to dollars or the other way around? Here's a convertor that will make life simpler.
You can get all the details about your car; the build date, what original equipment came on it, all from the factory production records. Order the application form from:
British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
Archive Department
Heritage Motor Centre
Banbury Road, Gaydon
Warwickshire, CV35 OBJ
The latest information that I have is that it will cost
approximately $40 and will take about 28 days.
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