- 1. 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 8:08:53 PDT
- First time I heard of 50-50 paint jobs was in Autoweek some years ago. Has anyone seen or hear from Satch since his interlude with a student? -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej M
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00183.html (7,874 bytes)
- 2. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: miq@chromavac.csd.sgi.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 09:32:30 PDT
- What's a 50-50 pint job? I used to work in a very expensive paint shop and I still don't know what one is? Ob brit thing: Watched War of the Roses last night, did anyone else cringe when the poor Mor
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00184.html (7,624 bytes)
- 3. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!hpfcmi.fc.hp.com!rdg@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 11:41:56 MDT
- Yes! He is working on his own mag now, called "Speed Age". I'm not sure what it's about, but I've already signed up for a subscription. If anyone wants further info, let me know. Rob Gardner hplabs!
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00188.html (7,857 bytes)
- 4. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!ames.arc.nasa.gov!ssi!coventry!rmb@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Keptin Komrade Dr. Bobwrench III)
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 12:45:25 CDT
- He's been covering F1 for National Speed Sport News last time I spoke with him. iii
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00190.html (7,684 bytes)
- 5. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 11:26:32 PDT
- That's because you worked in an expensive paint shop, Miq... A 50-50 paint job is one that looks just fine at 50 mph, standing 50 feet away. Peter Egan of Road & Track (get it this month! his column
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00193.html (8,126 bytes)
- 6. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 17 Aug 90 14:05:01 EDT
- I am rebuilding a 1977, 1500 Triumph Spitfire engine. I came across a set of (dual) SU HS2's (from a triumph 1300 engine) to replace the original single Stromberg. Today I called British Parts North
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00194.html (8,297 bytes)
- 7. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: Teriann J. Wakeman <mit-eddie!apple.com!twakeman@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 18:53:20 -0700
- The car sure looked and sounded real to me. Being a TR3 owner {Morgans of that era shared the same engine type with the TR#} I sure thought I recognized the sound of a TR3 engine starting and idelin
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00199.html (8,116 bytes)
- 8. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!sco.COM!banta@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (no user servicable parts inside)
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 23:33:24 PDT
- Miq asks: A 50-50 pint job ... hmm, better ask Sam about this. A 50-50 paint job is one that looks "pretty good" from 50 feet at 50 mph. It's safe to say that Fizzball cars have 50-50 paint jobs. It'
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00207.html (7,800 bytes)
- 9. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!hydra.bucknell.edu!droms@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 90 21:47:42 EDT
- The car sure looked and sounded real to me... It looked to me like they used a real Morgan with a stand in for the "monster truck" car-crusher scene... - Ralph
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00208.html (7,684 bytes)
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