Wow!! Thanks everyone. You have really bolstered my confidence in the car.
But I do have good reason to be paranoid.
In 1958, when I was 19 and in the Navy, I bought a 52 MG TD from the son of
a friend of my father. I loved it and drove it around for a day before
heading back to Norfolk from Cleveland, OH. Around midnight and near
Pittsburgh, the engine burned out. I couldn't believe I had used every bit
of oil in less than a full tank of gas. That incident has made me nervous
about driving LBCs any distance.
Thanks for the reassurance,
Ned Smith
BJ8
near Chattanooga, TN
N34.98 W85.5
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