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1. MGC & TR3 parts wanted (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 90 7:59:11 CDT
Last night at the local car club meeting, 2 parts requests came up. I said I'd ask the list. One person is looking for an original set of Minilite wheels for a TR3A. He is not interested in the Panas
/html/british-cars/1990-10/msg00007.html (7,741 bytes)

2. Re: MGC & TR3 parts wanted (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 90 8:26:50 CDT
Thanks to all who responded to my requests. I'll forward the info to those who asked for it. Ain't e-mail wonderful! -- T.J. Higgins uunet!ingr!higgins (UUCP) Intergraph Corp. M/S IW17A3 higgins@ingr
/html/british-cars/1990-10/msg00018.html (7,191 bytes)

3. Re: Sunbeam Alpine (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 90 11:31:29 CDT
Larry Colen asked about Alpines. You came to the right place. By the time you finish this, you'll probably wish you'd never asked.... 1. Identification (from the 1990 Victoria British Catalog) Series
/html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00030.html (11,980 bytes)

4. misc (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 90 11:38:36 CDT
The following 2 articles appeared recently in rec.autos, and I thought they would be of interest to the list. My apologies to those who have already seen them. -- T.J. Higgins uunet!ingr!higgins (UUC
/html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00195.html (9,029 bytes)

5. article in Motor Trend (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 90 7:24:48 CDT
The October 1990 issue of Motor Trend, in their "Retrospect" article, covers the '66 AC Cobra 427 SC. The article is nicely done, with plenty of pictures and even a cutaway drawing. Check it out next
/html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00217.html (6,996 bytes)

6. Re: Trials Of Love (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 90 12:27:45 CDT
Should you be interested, I'll be happy to tell you where you can see a picture of a small two-seat British sports car in which 5 people are riding (2 adults, 3 kids). The car is a Sunbeam Alpine (o
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00029.html (9,051 bytes)

7. Interesting ad (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 90 7:38:58 CDT
The following ad in the local Bargain Hunter caught my eye. Methinks me needs a bigger garage.... "1974 Jensen-Healey Roadster. Recently rebuilt 32-valve Lotus engine, 180 mph speedometer, needs body
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00054.html (6,990 bytes)

8. Re: MGB's and kids (again) (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 90 7:54:10 CDT
Don't know about the Guiness book, but this reminds me of the Renault LeCar I had in college. Once had 7 college-age folks in there. I almost wish you hadn't reminded me of it, 'cause now I want it b
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00068.html (7,369 bytes)

9. Re: Search for a Sunbeam Tiger (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 90 8:21:06 CDT
Hemming's Motor News is a good place to start your search. There usually are several Tigers for sale each month. Be advised to bring your bank account, though. I doubt you'll find a "merely reasonabl
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00070.html (8,530 bytes)

10. Thoroughbred & Classic Cars revisited (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 90 8:04:41 CDT
There are 2 bookstores which are convenient to me that carry T&CC, one near work and one near home. Neither of these stores has yet to receive the August issue!! One is still displaying the July issu
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00096.html (7,292 bytes)

11. We are one with Andy Rooney (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 90 7:48:23 CDT
That's right, folks, America's favorite curmudgeon is a Scion of Lucas. I don't normally read his column, so I missed it originally, but my inlaws pointed this out to me. His column from last Wednesd
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00158.html (7,558 bytes)

12. heresy (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 90 22:53:40 CDT
Ad in local paper: '76 Jaguar XJ12L, Chevy 350 V8, T400 transmission, 4dr sedan, newly restored, blah, blah, blah,... Question of the minute: if it ain't got a 12-cylinder, is it still an XJ12L? -- T
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00339.html (6,887 bytes)

13. Re: this month's Classic Cars (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 90 8:39:09 CDT
I don't presently own any Triumphs, but there is a TR7 owned by a colleague that may be for sale in the distant future. Thus I'm keeping an eye out for any info on that model that may be useful. Afte
/html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00141.html (8,534 bytes)

14. Re: Cars for sale (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 90 8:02:45 CDT
When GM announced the end of the Pontiac Fiero a few years ago ('87?), an instant speculator market developed, much like what happened with the Corvair. In 5 years or so you'll start seeing ads for
/html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00279.html (7,707 bytes)

15. Re: Hydraulic clutch operation (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 12:10:51 CDT
Here's another slave cylinder failure mode for you. About 6 months after I bought my car, the clutch lost all hydraulic pressure. The exposed area of the push rod had become pitted and corroded over
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00106.html (8,509 bytes)

16. Re: Repairestroika (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 90 7:44:28 CDT
Given the loose translations of glasnost and perestroika to openness and restructuring, I can't imagine a better name for an LBC garage. I suspect most of us have spent more time than we care to men
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00141.html (7,311 bytes)

17. British car joke (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 90 7:59:58 CDT
My SO found this in the July 1990 Reader's Digest: An MG Midget pulled alongside a Rolls-Royce at a traffic light. "Do you have a car phone?" its driver asked the guy in the Rolls. "Of course I do,"
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00176.html (7,819 bytes)

18. Re: Lucas tale of woe (score: 1)
Author: T.J. Higgins <mit-eddie!uunet.UU.NET!a106d!tj@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 90 9:10:17 CDT
[Chris tells how the Prince of Darkness slowly possessed his entire car, while the ice cooler was leaking into the boot.] You may have already thought of this, but could the water from the cooler hav
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00186.html (7,389 bytes)


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