- 61. Vanwall (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 93 12:54:38 GMT
- The Vandervell bearings, according to my dim recollection of articles in auto rags long gone by, were pioneered in racing application on the VanWall, a very nice "what would be retro now" open-wheele
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00175.html (7,415 bytes)
- 62. Ford of Europe V engines (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 93 11:23:55 GMT
- There has been a lot of loose talk about Ford of Europe V engines recently, so I would like to try to straighten this out. There are two distinct families of engines, with little in common - one deve
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00205.html (7,983 bytes)
- 63. SUs or Webers? (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 13:13:57 BST
- Kendall Asks: John Nicholson, who has been racing the most famous and fastest UK club racing MGB for about 30 years over here, uses twin 2-inch SUs. He has tried Side-draught 45 DCOEs and finds that
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00062.html (6,670 bytes)
- 64. British Trivia (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 11:05:22 BST
- Sorry to be a spoilsport, but I think some of your Trivia answers are wrong: 1. BSW is British Standard WHITWORTH (Wentworth's where Nick Faldo plays) 2. Morris Garage_S_ 10. We are more likely to s
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00268.html (7,589 bytes)
- 65. Re: Rover V6 (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 93 12:18:12 BST
- they Sorry to disappoint you, but this is more likely to be the Honda 2.7 V6 Rover use in the 800-Series (827), which you may know as Sterling, of blessed memory. Rover and Honda have a 20% cross-sha
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00310.html (7,011 bytes)
- 66. Re: Six Cylinder Sounds (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 93 10:24:00 BST
- There was an aftermarket GT-6 exhaust system which sounded wonderful, by S.A.H. I think - someone over here will confirm this. It had a lovely burble on light throttle and and a vicious crackle on li
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00340.html (6,871 bytes)
- 67. New MGB (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 93 17:38:31 GMT
- I called by our local Rover dealer on Friday to have a look at the MG RV8. Have you seen it over there? I was sceptical that even an MGB, wonderful as they are, could be sold for Pounds 25,000. I've
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00478.html (6,816 bytes)
- 68. Sworking accessory (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 11:55:04 GMT
- I've just had this wonderful idea for a sworking accessory: A couple of beefy metal hoops you bolt around your car (attached to the jacking points, for example). You can then (with the help of a coup
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00574.html (7,166 bytes)
- 69. Le prince de l'obscurite (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 12:11:26 BST
- If you think Lucas electrics are bad, try the Ducellier stuff used in Renaults and some Mini Metros. Lucas components may not be 100% reliable, but at least you can fix them relatively easily. A stan
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00326.html (6,413 bytes)
- 70. MGB running on (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 93 12:07:43 BST
- The engine rarely stops on it's own when the ign. is turned off I have usually cured dieseling in Bs by making sure the butterfly throttle valves are really closed when you release the accelerator. T
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00273.html (6,635 bytes)
- 71. Jaguar 420 (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 93 12:39:00 BST
- lesnyd@bb1t.monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder lesnyd@monsanto.com 314-694-3626) says: Subject: Jag 420 info needed... There's a guy who lives out by me who ... has this Jag sitting out in his yard that l
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00318.html (7,030 bytes)
- 72. Miatas (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 93 12:10:43 BST
- I have been puzzled by numerous references to Miatas, imagining exotic Italian or perhaps Spanish sports cars of the fifties, made exclusively for the US market by disgruntled ex-Ferrari or ex-Pegaso
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00277.html (6,751 bytes)
- 73. Disconnected jottings (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 93 14:59:35 BST
- I have a noticeable whine in first and second on my TR6 as well. Always have. There is a REAL noticeable whine in reverse on every manual trans I've ever owned, including my '85 honda. Reverse gears
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00397.html (8,285 bytes)
- 74. MG rises in the West (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 93 14:42:20 BST
- There has been some speculation about this for some time over here, but no recent mention of them on the net, so you might not know about this: The Financial Times reported this week that Rover (owne
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00407.html (6,944 bytes)
- 75. Shipwrecked E-Types (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 93 14:12:16 BST
- About the time the Suez Canal was opened up for the first time since its closure in the 3-Day War, there was the rumour going around that there was a ship containing hundreds of Jaguar E-Types destin
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00636.html (6,509 bytes)
- 76. MGB Starter (score: 1)
- Author: pgarside@acorn.co.uk (Paul Garside)
- Date: Thu, 27 May 93 12:34:52 BST
- when I turn the Key, The starter will not engage. What I assume is happening is that the solenoid is not engaing the gear to the flywhell to crank the engine. I was so bold as to turn the key with th
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00402.html (7,075 bytes)
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