Too German sounding maybe?
Kinda like the Jaguar company was called SS until after WW2...bad marketing
at that point in time. I just read that in British Car magazine.
Pretty ironic seeing who owns Rover and Rolls now, eh?
Love your mag btw, Kim!
Dan
73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: KGROWLER@aol.com <KGROWLER@aol.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 3:19 PM
Subject: No Subject
>Phil Vanner wrote:
>
><I have a Jaeger 1060 Speedo in my '61 Midget. I think all B's had Smiths.
>Midgets '63 and on do. (Same company, different badge, as far as I know) I
>*think* it has SN 6125/04 but I can't say for sure. >
>
>Correct on Smith and Jaeger both being from Smith. MGBs had Jaegers when
first
>introduced. The switch to Smith branded instruments occurred at the same
time
>as the introduction of the 5-main B-series engine.
>
>Kim Tonry
>Editor - MGB Driver
>Downers Grove, IL, USA
>
>
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