Hi Ryan, indeed there is a rather large concentration of LBC folks in
central Arkansas. We have a very active "ALL MARQUE" club named BMCA for
British Motoring Club of Arkansas. The club was chartered in early 1989
with about 12 or 13 original members. We are now at a paid membership roll
of around 120 owning 150 LBC's or so. Of course, not ALL these cars are on
the road at once. We are heavy in the MG and Triumph marques with a bit
fewer big Healeys and Sprites, numerous Jags, Minis, English Fords, Jensens,
Berkleys, and the odd Lotus or two. Usual attendance at monthly meetings is
around 50 or so and we have monthly events and/or tech sessions. I
personally own a 62 big Healey, a 62 Sprite (both tastefully modified) and a
73 Austin Marina sedan. Believe me, there are MANY kindred spirits here.
We even have a transplanted Hoosier. Also, McLeod's British Cars nearby is
a repair-dismantler-used and new parts business. Another repair and parts
business is The RPM Group in Benton, Arkansas. Glad to have you coming to
Arkansas. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Jack Brashear
Little Rock, Arkansas
501-376-3633 office
501-847-4484 home
-----Original Message-----
From Ryan James Irwin [mailto:rirwin at iusb.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:16 PM
To: Spridget List
Subject: does my choke suck?
well i checked my mail for the first time since late october today and
found a little over 2500 messages.... i read some of them and realized i
hadn't missed much. But i did catch you guys talking about these locking
chokes again. Now as i understand it you guys turn your choke knob to
keep it out or something of that sort. When i pull on my choke it stays
where i leave it until i push it back in again, is it supposed to do
this? It's really handy, but does that just mean i have a really
gummed-up choke cable (i wouldn't be surprised at all)?
Also, It seems quite likely that i'll be moving from Indiana to Arkansas
in a month or so. Yippie. However, the Midget won't be coming with until
later. Sigh. So i guess my question is, are there any listers in the
LR/Central Arkansas area that i could get in touch with, establish a
rapport, and maybe have someone to help fix this thing when i get it down
there.
TIA,
-Ryan Irwin
'61 Midget GAN1L/4506
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