--- Farlane Macfarlane <n5bgy@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Well folks, it's been a while since you've seen my
> name on the MG list. I've been busy with rebuilding a
> 1973 VW 412 for the last year or so. I got my red '67
> running sweetly about 3 years ago, and I've been
> driving it as my daily driver ever since. We live in
> the Clear Lake City region of Houston, TX, so we
> bugged out yesterday, and headed for Shreveport, LA to
> stay with relatives. We were in a 3-car convoy
> (fortunately), and the MG shredded the left front tire
> about 50 miles down the road. No spare, the OE spare
> was loose and wobbly when I got the MG due to really
> badly loose spokes and rusty nipples, and fix-a-flat
> couldn't fix this one (the tire itself threw a cord).
> I was very fortunate, a kind rancher let me deposit
> the MG near his barn, so it should be OK until I can
> get back to it. After Rita passes, I'll go back and
> get the tire replaced, then see if my house is still
> there.
Glad you made it out okay, Lane, and hopefully your home will be fine.....
Dan D
The Garden State
'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - "On the Road Again....!"
'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
'04 Audi A4 1.8T q MT-6 - quattro, baby!
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