The following 2 articles appeared recently in rec.autos, and I
thought they would be of interest to the list. My apologies to those
who have already seen them.
Subject: Engine and Transmission wanted for MGTD
> My father is rebuilding a 1952 MG-TD and he is looking for an engine in
> just about any condition with a transmission as well. He has an MGA
> engine that he thinks he can put in, but he would like to keep the
> car all original. If anyone knows where he can get one please mail me
> directly and I'll forward the information to him. He lives in west Texas,
> not Indiana, so something closer to that poart of the country would be
> best.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Will
>
> ************************************************************
> * Will Sadler Indiana University Law School *
> * will@spud.law.indiana.edu 5-2870 LAW 101L *
> ************************************************************
Subject: Re: BMW 2002
> {2002 talk, esp about the Solex}
>
> Gee, the 68 I had went for years and many miles without knowing
> that there was anything to fix under that air cleaner. Maybe I'm
> influenced by the 60's book "How to Repair Your Foreign Car"
> that was really about the joys of owning one of HRH, the Queen's
> finest. It had great chapter titles such as:
> Things that go bump
> Advanced tinkering
> but the classic one was:
> Carburetor is a French word for "Leave it alone"
>
> BTW, the 2002 was so popular that at one point a company in New
> England specialized in rebuilding them, and 144 Volvos, too.
>
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