For Jay, and anyone else who cares;
I bought a '77 B with bad rocker panels. I put it in the shop for a week
or so, and had the whole rear bodywork pounded on and repainted.
Within a week of its return to active duty, I took a corner too wide.
The sturdy Rostyle rims absorbed the impact that sent me over a raised
median, but twisted the steering wheel out of my hands.
Waiting to turn left, on the other side of the median, was a
mid-seventies Chevy Nova.
My rubber-bumpered, Rostyle-wheeled B ran down the side of that Detroit
product like a can opener! I replaced the front "wing" because the
headlight mount was mangled, and a little judicious hammering
straightened the corner of the bumper core. Total outlay: $150.
The moral of the story is that those "ugly" black bumpers have a double
layer of 1/4 inch steel for good reason. And pressed steel rims don't
warp as badly as wire-spoked ones.
I challenged the structural integrity of a GM sedan, and came out on the
winning end because I was driving a BRITISH-made car.
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* Patrick M Clawson *
* Eng. Technologist *
* pclawson@mail.orion.org *
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On Sat, 26 Aug 1995, Jay Tilton wrote:
> Hello, all. I'm looking for stories (no urban legends, please) relating to
> the remarkable safety of MGB's. I think they would make great fodder for my
> Web page. I know we had a smattering of these recently, but I tossed them
>all.
>
> So, if you've been in an accident in your B, please tell me about it,
> especially if you received comments along the lines of "you should be dead
> after that." I can't offer any real rewards, but you'll receive full
> credit of course, including a link to your own page.
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Jay Tilton
> jtilton@vt.edu
> http://fbox.vt.edu:10021/J/jtilton/index.html
>
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