Thank you very much for visiting my website and your kind words on Black
Beauty are appreciated.
I have heard your storey all too often. These cars CAN be a drain sometimes,
both financially and emotionally. You almost have to be a "glutton for
punishment" sometimes to own one. You DO almost need to be a mechanic to own
one, or have your pocketbook ready!
You shouldn't be too hard on yourself though for purchasing a "supposed to
be fully restored" MG. Even when restored perfectly, they often still need
lots of attention. The repair history of MG's and British cars in general,
is not a strength of the heritage.
That's why, when we do put a special one together like Black Beauty, that
actually "doesn't have oil leaks", we have a special pride.
A suggestion that'll help you - Join the mgs@autox.team.net list. There is
SO much helpful information available - and the lister's there can
oftentimes be of great help to you with your MG. I won't tell you what they
can be during the other times, but it is NOT what you'd call helpful!!! They
are ALWAYS entertaining though, if not helpful.
To subscribe, go to http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool. Type in your
e-mail address and "mgs". You'll have to respond affirmatively to a couple
of confirmation request return e-mail messages. That's all. If you own a B,
ESPECIALLY if you are not too mechanically minded, you'll discover that I've
done you a favor here. Lots of help and info on the "list".
-Jerry Erbesfield
73 B Black Beauty roadster
jerbesfield@mediaone.net
website- http://people.atl.mediaone.net/jerbesfield
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim DeNapoli [mailto:turf42@home.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:13 PM
To: jerbesfield@mediaone.net
Subject: (no subject)
Your car looks great. I bought a B for too much money because it was
supposed to be fully restored (I am not as handy as you) and
unfortunately there were a lot of problems, many of which I have paid to
fix. I am going to have the engine rebuilt next, and then in a few
years hopefully the interior. I think at this point I'll just hang in
there and hope someday I have a car that looks like yours!
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