On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Larry Macy wrote:
=%O>Great question! I've got a friend in Seattle and I've toyed with the idea
=%O>of heading west to visit (from Indiana!!), but I figgured it'd just be
=%O>too hard on the little 'B. ...do people actually _make_ 3000-mile trips
=%O>in their Bs? (I'm sure it'd be dependent on the condition of the car, but
My buddy, Tom wilson, drove his 1970 mgb to South Bend In and back to
Yakima Washington each summer and christmas vacation while he was in
college. He never had any trouble he
couldn't handle. Of course, the major problems were with the electrical
system during the winter.
He didn't carry anything unusual that I remember.
=%O>I'm just curious as to what types of 'long' road trips people typically
=%O>take in their MGs.)
=%O>
=%O>neil doane
=%O>73'B
=%OWe took a 2000 mi trip last summer. I took a full set of tools, some
=%Oextra wire, some extra water lines, fuel line and of a VB an Moss
=%Ocatalog. No spare tire, new tires and tubes on wires.
=%O
=%OLarry Macy
=%O78 Midget
=%O
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