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Re: Our Cars Being Shipped Off? What?

To: "Kai Radicke" <mowogmg@pil.net>, <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>,
Subject: Re: Our Cars Being Shipped Off? What?
From: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:51:40 -0500
Bad typing below...

At 06:40 PM 7/2/97 -0400, Kai  Radicke wrote:
>> Comments comments comments...
>
><Ok I'll try my own> replies, replies, replies...
> 
>> >Not Oversees, but to outer space...the space probe that will land on
>Mars
>> >on July 4th has a Lucas electrical system, it is sure to fail.
>> 
>> :)\
>
>Hey Jay just got word but they reserved a space on the probe for David
>Deutsch, they'll drop him off when they get there.  David will be the
>negotiator with the martian life...NASA thought it would be better if a
>alien talked to an alien.
> 

David could take care of any Lucas electric problems that may pop up.

>> In the summer, there does seem to be an invasion.  I was jsut curous
>george
>> about some Brit car smuggeling operation swiping our cars.
>> 
>> |;-)
>
>What do you say we go under cover, and bust up the Brits?  Curious George

I guess it nice that they like the cars too.  They made them but sent them
here.

Bunch of Indian Givers.

>eh?...  I guess I would be George of the Jungle (George George George of
>the Jungle watch out for that tree...)
> 
>> >The most popular cars (as I see) would be the TR6, TR250 (TR5 in the
>UK),
>> >MGAs, all Healeys, T series MG, and not to many MGB, Midget, but I have
>> >started to see lots of parts go to the UK for MGC cars.  Apparently the
>> >Brits will pay anything for the aluminum hood of an MGC...like $700 for
>a
>> >great used original (they cost $500 for repro aluminum).
>> 
>> Hard up for em I guess.  You'd think that tehy could repro a bunch of
>parts
>> and they could build them from ordering for a catalog.
>
>Lets do a little math:  (MGB for Example)
>
>Bodyshell = $5000 
>Engine = $2200 (rebuilt using all new parts, machine work, etc.)
>Trans = $800 (LH Overdrive)
>Other = $5-8000 (wiring harness, lights, gas tank, dash, windshield, and
>all the junk that isn't listed above.)
>
>Believe me it is much cheaper to restore an LBC than to build it from
>scratch.  

>> Get a car sent to you via teh mail in a 1500 pieces.
>
>Yeah and how much does MOSS charge for shipping 1500 pieces, BTW, an MGB
>has alot more than 1500 pieces.
>
>> >MicroBuses are very cool, there are a ton in lower PA; and you only have
>> >seen 1?
>> >Well of course we have a VW restoration, parts house located about 2
>miles
>> >away, and he does one hell of a business (there are only 25.6 million
>Bugs
>> >in the world).
>> 
>> I read ina bug mag about hte rareity and notice I never have sen them.  I
>> keep my eyes open and have only found one.  Kinda neat too.  Wouldn't
>mind
>> having one, but the wife may feel differently.  
>
>Hey if I can find a MicroBus for you, are you willing to trade for your
>Compaq 5000 server?  
>

Not in a million years, well, it'll be obsolete by then, so I'd just give
to ya.

PS  About to add 3 more PP200 CPU's.  Eat your heart out!

>KMR
>
>Kai M. Radicke -- mowogmg@pil.net @ 1966 MGB -- http://www.pil.net/~mowogmg
>      
>Dialogue Internet -- Intelligent Internet Solutions 
>
>Free Citizen Ship to the KMR (Kai's Military Republic), Passport included. 
>  
>
>
>
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