Granted its a MG (sorry all).. but
I have people comment regularly that my Midget
smells like a brand new car.
I've come to learn it's a combo of paint, glue, plastic, vinyl
and grease that makes up that 'new car smell' :-)
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com (new
format)
OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>;
spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>; 'Simmons, Reid W'
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: ODs off topic
>
>Here, here. I think about how great it would be to have had one of these
>gems from the time they were showroom new. In the meantime, the best I can
>do is to install the options I want and make the rest of the car as new as
I
>possibly can! But it will never have that "new car" smell. Not even with
>the new interior I recently installed. Sigh.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Jeff in San Diego
>
>'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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>http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
>To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>; 'Simmons, Reid W'
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:57 AM
>Subject: RE: ODs off topic
>
>
>>
>> Reid, after reading your post, I wondered what it would be like walking
>into
>> a Triumph showroom and ordering a new Spitfire with the options I wanted.
>> Then there is that day when I take that first drive in a brand new
>Triumph.
>> Maybe sometime you could recount a few of your memories for the many who
>> have only known their LBCs after a PO.
>> Terry Banbury
>>
>> > ----------
>> > From: Simmons, Reid W[SMTP:reid.w.simmons@intel.com]
>> > Reply To: Simmons, Reid W
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 11:38 AM
>> > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: RE: ODs
>> >
>> >
>> > ODs may be hard to find now but I would hardly call them unreliable.
>The
>> > one in my '79 has not given me even a hint of trouble in 21 years.
>Prior
>> > to
>> > the Spitfire I had an MGB with overdrive that never gave me any trouble
>in
>> > the many years I owned it. When I bought my Spitfire I told the dealer
>> > that
>> > the OD was a "must have" or the deal was off. For highway and
>interstate
>> > driving I wouldn't want to be without it. Not only does it make the
>> > engine
>> > happier loafing along at a low RPM, but the gas mileage increases
>> > significantly when I use the OD at higher speeds.
>> >
>> > Reid
>> > '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Fred Griffiths [mailto:griffco@mail.cadvision.com]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 5:59 PM
>> > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > With all this talk about hard to find ODs, and their unreliability, why
>> > not
>> > contemplate fitting a 5 speed transmission?
>> >
>> > I am sure it haas been done, but what would be a good model to use with
>> > the
>> > least amount of work?
>> >
>> > I know, I know, it's not original, but....
>> > Cheers, Fred
>> >
>> > David Moag wrote:
>> >
>> > > Laura,
>> > >
>> > > I just wanted to second Dean's opinion of the O/D. When I first got
my
>> > Spit
>> > > it didn't have one, and I'd have to wind it up pretty well to stay up
>> > with
>> > > traffic. I tried to limit my freeway driving as much as possible
>(which
>> > in
>> > > LA, as you know, is not too easily accomplished). Now that one in the
>> > car,
>> > > it is SO much nicer that I really would NOT want to have one without
>an
>> > O/D.
>> > > But again, Nigel's engine is capable of quite a bit more than my
stock
>> > 77
>> > w/
>> > > smog controls can give me.
>> > >
>> > > Dave Moag
>> > > 62 TR3B
>> > > 77 Spitfire
>> > > La Canada, CA
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
>> > > [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dean Dashwood
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:24 AM
>> > > To: Laura.G@141.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
>> > > Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>> > >
>> > > Laura,
>> > >
>> > > Good point about more things to go wrong. In fact, in the time I've
>had
>> > my
>> > > car,
>> > > the overdrive has gone wrong far more times than anything else. But
>> > it's
>> > > always
>> > > been a simple electrical problem (broken wire, inhibitor switch worn,
>> > etc)
>> > > which
>> > > I've always been able to fix myself, so it's not really bothered me -
>of
>> > > course,
>> > > this will vary depending on individual ability.
>> > >
>> > > Personally, I would think twice about buying a car without overdrive,
>> > > especially
>> > > as a daily driver - it really is much more pleasant to be able to
>reduce
>> > the
>> > > rpms by 1000 or so when cruising along the motorway. To me, having
to
>> > > remove
>> > > the gearbox tunnel every few months to fix a wire is a fair price to
>pay
>> > for
>> > > that.
>> > >
>> > > Of course, Nigel is not your average Spitfire, so he may be able to
>take
>> > the
>> > > high RPM much better than my car!
>> > >
>> > > Dean
>> > > ------------
>> > >
>> > > Date: Tue, May 23 2000 10:21:54 GMT-0600
>> > > From: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
>> > > Subject: Re: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>> > >
>> > > None of my Spits have had o/d. With Nigel, we've talked about it.
Then
>> > one
>> > > of
>> > > the guys from my local Triumph club said he could get me (a used) one
>at
>> > a
>> > > good
>> > > price. I thought about it. Talked about it with Dave. Talked about it
>> > with
>> > > the
>> > > English guy who works for Dave. In all, I talked to about 5 different
>> > people
>> > > and
>> > > what it came down to is that it's a nice thing to have-but not a
>> > necessity
>> > > and
>> > > more importantly-it'll be just *another thing to break or go wrong*.
>> > >
>> > > That last bit, coming from individuals I respect and who hadn't
>confered
>> > > with
>> > > each other convinced me not to do it.
>> > >
>> > > This year, at least!
>> > >
>> > > Laura G.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
>> > Calgary, Canada
>> > http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
>> > mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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