Its 10 AM and the snow is flying here in Montana. I'm sitting back drinking
my coffee and reading the MG digest this morning while the fireplace is
pumping out heat.
I see this message and does it bring back memories!! This message is more
for Bob Shaw (can't tell from the digest if I got the right address for
him). But I graduated from the University of Nebraska ("Harvard of the
plains") and that is where I learned MGs. By the time I graduated, two of
my roommates had MGBs (plus another friend was in our group of MG owners).
I had a 65, both roommates had 69s.
And The Zoo Bar was our hangout. It sounds like not much has changed. The
Zoo Bar still pumps out the blues? Is it the same very small bar downtown,
packed, standing room only?
And do LBCs still abound the streets of Lincoln? There were quite a few in
my day. Of course back then, there was even a local MG/Triumph
distributership.
David
now sporting a rusty 71 BGT
>
>Engines are available, and you can pick up a good rebuildable core for little
>to nothing. Still, for me anyway this is a hobby. I do not play golf much,
>bowl or other persuits. Well, OK, maybe I do go to the Zoo Bar for some
blues
>and beer every now and then. But when I do golf, I do not wonder if I will
>come out on it financially. Same with my cars. They are for enjoyment, fun
>and to avoid paying someone like me $50-$90 per hour to stay sane.
>
>I would recommend you rebuild the engine. Have the machine shop do their
>stuff, but put it togather following the directions in the book. You will
>save a little, have fun, and the satisfaction of driving a car with an engine
>you built is a nice thing.
>
>Good luck
>
>Bob Shaw
>Lincoln, NE
>Home of the Zoo Bar and the Huskers
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