Stories are great, fine by me, Denise. I'm on three lists, and if it's any
consolation, mgs has a LONG, LONG way to go before it catches up to the
Volvo list. (You aren't entitled to an opinion on "swedishbricks" unless
you own at least 30 reference books and can quote alignment specs from
memory, for all models back to 1962....)
If you want some enjoyment for enjoyment's sake, hit the Jaguar list. Has
the occasional story, even had a (sort of) poem, a while back.
<zip... the sound of the flame-retardant suit>
steve macsween
woof@ott.hookup.net
(Who had the same feeling as Denise, after foolishly attempting to discuss
material on a list that didn't involve exactly which chassis no. the
whigherjibbit went from mark 1 to mark 1.2. on, and so on, and .... for
god's sake, a little diversity never hurt anyone, right???)
The history of the happy exchanges, to date:
>> On Fri, 28 Jul 1995, Denise Thorpe wrote:
>>
>> > For people who will quibble about the paucity of black MGB's, a lot of
>> > black MGB's other than the '67 and '79 limited editions were SOLD by
>> > dealerships, but they weren't black when they got here. There was a GT
>>
>> > Denise Thorpe
>> > thorpe@kegs.saic.com
>>
>> I have been looking at a 63 B that I am 99.44% sure was originally black
>> with a red interior. If it was repainted by the dealer, then the dealer
>> totally dismantled the car, stripped the original paint, and started
>> over. In the book Original MGB, that combination is listed for the 63.
>>
>> Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
>> Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
>> gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
>>
>I said:
>
>The LE model was a basic MGB with what was essentially a trim package. It
>was the first black MG exported to America since a special edition MGB-GT
>in '67. ^^^^^
>
>For people who will quibble about the paucity of black MGB's, a lot of
> ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
>black MGB's other than the '67 and '79 limited editions were SOLD by
>dealerships, but they weren't black when they got here.
>
>Did I SAY that absolutely no black MGB's were EVER sold outside of the '67
>and '79 limited editions? And while I'm at it, let me point out that I
>mistakenly said "the first black MG" when I meant "the first black MGB."
>Are any other explanations or corrections required?
>
>In other mailing lists, people tell stories. They tell stories about
>themselves. They just up and announce what they and their cars have been
>doing lately. That doesn't happen here. If someone on this list told a
>story about driving car xyz in aught six, the only responses they'd get
>would be five people telling them that they couldn't have been driving that
>car that year because it wasn't made until aught seven. I was kinda hoping
>to prompt people to tell "bizarre color combination" stories, not spark a
>debate about whether bugeyes ever came in black. I want to hear people's
>stories. Anyone else?
>
>Denise "I'm entitled to my opinion, too." Thorpe
>thorpe@kegs.saic.com
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