Bob -
So Cal is the repository for the nations automotive heritage. I
suspect these type of specialists will still be around for a while
down south as a result. I've seen some new ones pop up on the UK and
on ebay, so to say it will die out might be premature. When you have
10% unemployment, the chance for someone to make a fair living by
working with their hands will become much more interesting.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm on a mailing list from a guy that owns an Austin-Healey and a winery in
> Napa. His latest mailing had the following info:
>
>
> " Healey running hot? We've all heard that for as long as we have had these
> wonderful cars! The first thing to do is check the temperature gauge for
> accuracy. How many do that? Well, I finally did and guess what? Yeah, the
> gauge was reading about 15-20 degree hot! So now what?
>
> Wanting to keep the original, I set out to get the gauge rebuilt. And here
> is what I found out. There is a small, one-man shop located in San Diego,
> Ca., called Foreign Speedo (619-298-5278). No fax machine, no computer, no
> web site and not even an answering machine! They can rebuild it, but it's a
> "I hope you're not in a hurry for this" type of place. We all get the
> picture.
>
> Well, I sent the gauge in. They refurbished the gauge, rebuilt the whole
> thing, both water temp and oil pressure, and it is beautiful and dead-on.
> And the price was "more than reasonable." These shops are a dying breed. So
> file this info and in the future, if your Healey is running Hot...... "
>
>
> I don't know anything about this shop--it's a new one to me and I thought
> I'd pass the info along. The mailing had a photo of a nicely refurbished
> safety gauge.
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