I wonder if the sharpened knock-offs were a theft deterrent for the wire
wheels or a Ben Hur/James Bond fantasy?
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> From: Jeff McNeal[SMTP:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> Reply To: Jeff McNeal
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:03 PM
> To: Spitfire List
> Subject: Strange LBC siting
>
>
> About 20 years ago, a year or two after I sold my first '67 Spitfire, I
> had
> the opportunity to buy a '59 MGA roadster with a rebuilt engine and tranny
> a
> recent interior -- and a good straight body -- for $2,500. A year later
> after having the body sanded, blocked and painted, I sold it when I could
> no
> longer keep it garaged. I opted to sell it rather than park it on the
> street and take any chances with it getting thrashed. I love Triumphs
> first
> and foremost, but I've always loved the lines of those MGA's.
>
> Well, today I took a drive through a nearby neighborhood that I'd never
> been
> in before. Parked out on the street -- what looks to be a '58 or '59 MGA.
> Straight, but kind of rough, oxidized paint, wire wheels and in sore need
> of
> restoration. It looks as though the owner filed or ground down the winged
> knockoffs so they are sharpened??!! The car has a tonneau cover that's
> partially open -- and judging by the spider webs under the car, it looks
> like it's been parked on that curb for a long time -- but the tires aren't
> flat.
>
> No "For Sale" sign, but for a moment (just a moment, mind you), I was SO
> tempted to knock on the door of that house and say "hey, I'll give you
> $500
> for that thing out front if you want somebody to haul it off for ya!!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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