When I bought my current '78 B in 1990, I was lucky
enough to get the original dealer window sticker, the
green foldout card with the "Leycare" information, the
warranty booklet, a sheet with passing and braking
distances, and records & receipts of the work done at
the dealer's service dept. (The alternator had to be
replaced in the first few hundred miles...)
All of this from a dealer in North Carolina, the name
escapes me now but I can look it up if someone starts a
list. Also, if anyone is interested I could scan & post
copies of the various stickers & pamphlets from the
car. Information is for a factory 4 cyl.
Scott Pontius
'78 MGB V-8
San Diego
> In a message dated 4/10/00 9:19:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mgbob@juno.com
> writes:
>
> << If no such list exists, would you consider assembling one? Everyone on
> this list probably knows of a (former) dealer or two, and could send
> information to you. >>
>
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>
> That might be an interesting thing to see.
>
> My first two LBCs were purchased used from a Triumph dealer called Buzz
> Marcus in Glenside, PA. (Just north of Philadelphia, and part of Abington
> Township.) Buzz is retired and lives in Florida, I believe. He used to race
> Triumphs in SCCA D-Production, and I wouldn't put it past him to be racing
> still. Buzz got in early on the Toyota bandwagon, and became much more
> successful selling asian cars. The dealership is now Sloan Toyota in
> Glenside, about 1/2 mile from the original Buzz Marcus lot.
>
> I used to buy parts occasionally from a British Leyland dealer called
> Maginnis Motors at 145 Easton Rd in Horsham, PA. Just north of the PA
> Turnpike. I don't remember when they went out.
>
> I don't know if either of these were ever BMC dealers. Buzz probably wasn't,
> but Maginnins might have been. It would be interesting to do a quick web
> search for these old dealership names and see if it finds anything.
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