David,
I think MGBs get a little paranoid when they are parked for a long
time. I bought my daughter a nice roadster and she used it
constantly for ages without a problem. Then she parked it neatly in
the driveway out of the way and trundled off to finish
university. It sat for over a year and it was decided to sell it. A
very good friend of mine bought it because he had seen it around,
going well, and checked with the car's garage shop place. They said
"great car". He bought it and had an awful lot of trouble with it -
never out of the shop. It just seemed to resent being driven !!! I
tell you, those little bundles of joy have feelings !
At 08:46 PM 11/20/2010, Councill, David wrote:
>I think I'll have to check this book out. It depends - what are "nice
>unmolested cars"? I have bought several "ran when parked" cars that sat
>for years. And every one of them might have "ran when parked" but there
>was always a reason why they were parked and left - either a serious
>mechanical problem or a series of lesser accumulated problems. The MGBs
>I bought that "ran when parked" were always on their death bed usually
>with enough problems to make them not worth the trouble of repairing by
>the DPOs. My 64B is one - I fixed a number of problems, some
>pre-existing and some age related (rotting rubber). But the engine
>itself is also worn - probably still good for a few thousand miles or
>more but an overhaul is definitely in its future. Still, a nice car. I
>brought it back to life and have put maybe 50 miles on it while I
>continue to restore it - not to beauty but to a nice driver.
>
>David Councill
>64 B
>67 BGT
>72 B
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mgs-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of Don
>Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:50 PM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Mgs] Ran When Parked
>
>Ran When Parked: Advice and Adventures from the Affordable Underbelly of
>Car Collecting - by Rob Sass [Paperback]
>
>The title of the book made me laugh, and piqued my interest enough to
>take a look inside the book. Too many times I've seen that term used to
>describe a car for sale.
>
>I just finished reading the book, and I must say that it is is a great
>book on buying and owning old cars that are are not, and probably never
>will be considered exotics. The author writes for Sports Car Market
>magazine, and his journalism skills are fantastic. A lot of the book is
>about cars he has found and purchased, and what he encountered in the
>process. He has a knack for finding nice unmolested original cars at
>reasonable prices, then fixing them up a bit, enjoying them for a period
>of time, then selling for a profit. He doesn't get rich off this, but
>it is apparent he loves the chase as much as the conquest.
>
>Cars that are discussed in the book include everything from Alfa Romeos
>to Volvos. However, British cars get proportionally more pages than
>cars from other places. He has sections of the book devoted to MG
>Midget, MGB, Spitfire, Jensen Healy, TVR, Daimler SP-250, TR4, MGB,
>Sunbeam Alpine, TR6, Jaguar XJ6, and Jag XKE.
>
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Ran-When-Parked-Adventures-Affordable/dp/098172704
>2
>
>
>
>
>Don Scott
>Calistoga CA USA
>1966 TR4A
>1962 MGA Mk 2
>1973 MGB GT (selling)
>1963-7 MGB (seeking)
>Misc. Japanese cars
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Barrie
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