- 81. Re- Scarborough Faire (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 15 Feb 1994 12:15:09 -0600
- REGARDING Re: Scarborough Faire [....Deleted litany of Scarborough Faire Evil....] Naa, I'm sure they meant Jaguar Specialist in Illinois. Similar story, maybe there's one for every marque.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00423.html (7,395 bytes)
- 82. Flat floor E-types (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 23 Feb 1994 10:35:10 -0600
- You are correct, the transition date was February-62. There were 2616 cars built with the flat floors, before they went to the heel wells. It is well documented by the E-type restoration books.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00602.html (6,883 bytes)
- 83. Re: Re- spy cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 23 Feb 1994 12:22:45 -0600
- Reply to: RE>Re: spy cars any Bentley, but a '30 4.5 liter supercharged I think the Bentley was in the movie "Casino Royale", driven by David Niven. Wasn't he chased around by a remote control E-type
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00613.html (6,907 bytes)
- 84. Swallow Doretti (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 25 Feb 1994 12:07:13 -0600
- aluminum Swallow coachbuilt body. Only 275 were made. It has a short but interesting history. "Classic and Sports Car" had a page on the Doretti last year, written by owner James Williams of Cheshire
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00679.html (8,113 bytes)
- 85. Re: junker laws (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 28 Feb 1994 10:26:22 -0600
- Reply to: RE>junker laws in car.net.land knows of organizations working to resist these laws, or at least lobby for some moderation in them, please post any information you have to me. There is a lob
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00727.html (7,252 bytes)
- 86. Re> Turner and Kurtis (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 28 Feb 1994 16:41:22 -0600
- Frank Kurtis was American, best known for his oval track midgets and Indy 500 racers. His first road car, the 1949 Kurtis Sports, became the Muntz Jet. The 500KK and 500S were sort of like the J2 All
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00736.html (6,905 bytes)
- 87. Re>Nash-Healey (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 28 Feb 1994 16:12:15 -0600
- REGARDING Re>Nash-Healey Robb Pryor clearly knows his history. The only discrepancy I have is that "A to Z Sports Cars" gives a production total of 506 cars. Whatever. The author says they were too s
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00754.html (7,033 bytes)
- 88. Re>79 Spitfire's Clutch Mas (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 5 Jan 1994 16:42:25 -0600
- You aren't using el cheapo DOT 3 fluid, are you? Use Castrol LMA DOT 4.
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00096.html (6,835 bytes)
- 89. Re- Pop rivets (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 6 Jan 1994 15:42:01 -0600
- My tuppence: Cherry has a 40 page catalogue of pop rivets, at least nine different styles and in various materials, aluminum, stainless, Monel, steel, copper. Cherry Commercial Fastening Systems 1224
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00123.html (7,181 bytes)
- 90. Snippets (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 10 Jan 1994 12:17:39 -0600
- discussed I am utterly amazed that there are any of us left alive to drive our cars ! Yes, I wasn't going to jump in to this thread, but I can't stop myself. When I did my XJ12 front coils (admittedl
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00185.html (8,146 bytes)
- 91. San Diego restoration shop (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 12 Jan 1994 13:58:26 -0600
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- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00240.html (6,616 bytes)
- 92. Rumors for Ray (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 20 Jan 1994 15:00:19 -0600
- Then there was the guy in the US air force who was flying his brand new Jaguar E-type from the UK back to the States in a transport, when it started to lose altitude. He had to start jettisoning stu
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00404.html (7,230 bytes)
- 93. Re- Sabra (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 25 Jan 1994 15:24:50 -0600
- Subject: Time:2:53 PM OFFICE MEMO Re: Sabra Date:1/25/94 The Sabra was indeed from Israel, assembled by Autocars Ltd. of Haifa from parts from Reliant of England, hence possibly allowable as an LBC,
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00523.html (7,151 bytes)
- 94. Gears (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 28 Jan 1994 12:39:30 -0600
- 1. Who or what is Moss? The designer of the gearbox? A gear manufacturer? Are they still in business somewhere in the UK? 2. In the 30's-60's did Jaguar buy gearboxes preassembled from Moss, or did J
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00640.html (6,983 bytes)
- 95. Daughters & MGTFs (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 31 Jan 1994 13:06:47 -0600
- MGTF fans should see the book "Antique Car Wrecks", a collection of accident photos from Old Cars Weekly. I thumbed through it at the local bookshop. There is a shot of a TF on its side, with a '50 C
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00697.html (6,938 bytes)
- 96. Tach Flakiness (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 31 Jan 1994 16:12:03 -0600
- indication to fuel or spark problems. randy@taylor.wyvern.com Aha!! A hidden gem amongst all the MG-TR chit-chat. My patient is a 74 XJ12 with Lucas Opus ignition module. Hard to start, as if firing
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00712.html (7,016 bytes)
- 97. Re-RE-CARB-ARMSTRONG SIDDLE (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 1 Dec 1993 12:41:34 -0600
- in eighths of an inch. Using his example of an H6, the throat would actually be an inch and 3/4, that is, six eighths. Huh?????????? would be an inch and a half, an H6 is really an inch and three-fou
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00011.html (7,511 bytes)
- 98. Re: Re- SU Carb Sizes (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 1 Dec 1993 13:54:04 -0600
- Reply to: RE>Re: SU Carb Sizes followed by the number of 1/8 inches bigger than 1". fer instance: H = 1" HS2 = 1 1/4" HS4 = 1 1/2" HS6 = 1 3/4 HS8 = 2" Thanks, Roger. Makes sense now. I was misinform
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00014.html (6,610 bytes)
- 99. Grade 8 bolts on engine sta (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 9 Dec 1993 14:50:36 -0600
- When I worked for International Harvester designing crawler tractors, they used *only* Grade 8 bolts for the entire tractor. The word was that crawler tractors have the hardest life of any type of co
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00166.html (8,798 bytes)
- 100. MGTC book (score: 1)
- Author: "Rob Reilly" <reilly@admail.fnal.gov>
- Date: 17 Dec 1993 16:15:10 -0600
- I read that book in high school too. The title is "The Red Car" by Don Stanford, published in 1954 (I remember because the TF was the "new" model). It's what first got me interested in British cars.
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00390.html (7,417 bytes)
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