On Thu, 1 Sep 1994 JWisland@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks for all your wonderful/entertaining suggestions (re 1st Brit _driver_
> for no garage, rainy climate, limited budget, etc.)
>
> Have decided on well-maintained car (no project) now or in future (when I
> find _it_). Most people steering me towards pre-70 MGB, of course. But, keep
> finding other interesting vehicles.
>
> Expect to see/drive a '57 Austin Healey 100/6 w 289 Ford V8 engine tomorrow.
> Advice?
> Judith Winter
I would favor the MG over the Healey under the conditions stated. A
well-maintained MG should be easy to keep maintained. I have nothing
against hybrids, but it may be difficult to repair. I once put a Chevy V8
into a '49 Willys Jeepster. There were parts from half a dozen different
cars in the mix. When I sold it, I did not think about the problem (I
*knew* what I had used). I got calls from the buyer for the next couple
of years: "What kind of a master cylinder did you use?" I am glad he
never asked about the pilot bearing or some of the other parts I made.
"OK, John, what you want to do is get some oilite bronze and soak it in
oil for a few days. Then chuck it in a lathe..." Yeah, riiiiiight.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
|