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Carefully inspect your prospective B for evidence of the “tin worm”. Specific area are the rockers and lower fender edges. Also look closely near the welting at the top of the fenders and for evidence of the dreaded MGB crack in the fenders and/or doors. Take a good magnet with you. Without pictures, 8k seems like a fair price for a B with good mechanicals and a solid chassis and body. Will probably need interior work. Be prepared to renew the brake system and the cooling system.

While we are changing subjects…has your son made any progress with the Morris?

I remember those episodes of CCC. A very interesting car, very evocative of the styling of that era. Sort of the love child of a Cadillac and a Daimler SP250. It is art and everyone will have an opinion.

Angelfish, If you have not done s, I would suggest you test your coil. Your experience of driving about 15 - 20 minutes, waiting a while and the restarting sounds very much like the coil that failed on my old MG TD. It is a tricky issue…it seems like it should be a fuel delivery issue but it is not…failing coil gets very hot and simply quits. Sit by the side of the road for a bit and it cools down and becomes functional. Great looking car…always liked them myself. Cherrs!

Beautiful MG. What I find interesting are the gauges. On the TD in the same period, gauges were the typical round Smith/Jaeger gauges. The octagon gauges were not used until the TF…and they look nearly identical.

I am sure there were mixed emotions as the Morris was trailered out. Hopefully, you will get an opportunity to take it for a drive under its own power. In the meantime, I am sure you are able to focus upon the Rapier’s needs.

BMW 328i also uses twin turbos…to great effect

I drive my 1950 Mg TD everywhere in our little city. Our “daily drivers” are also aging…an 18 year old BMW and my wife’s 1981 280zx. The only issue is that, invariably, no matter where I park, a massive pick up will be parked next to our car when I come out of the store. One evening, the pick up truck that parked next to our Z4 was jacked up so high, I could have driven between the axles.

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Ed, Sorry to hear about your friends. We have sent four over the “rainbow bridge” ….always a tough day. I would suggest a serious discussion with the breeder. Our neighbor last an Airedale in much the same situation. Breeder gave him pick of the next litter…no charge.

Interesting take on fake cashier’s checks. Recently, my wife and I bought a condo out of state. We asked the attorney handling the closing how they wanted the funds. She insisted on a cashier’s check. We offered an EFT FROM OUR BANK. NO…bring a cashier’s check. Apparently there are issues with counterfeit EFTs, somehow, as well. To be really sure, I guess you need to insist on a briefcase full of hundreds and check them for forgery.

I turned to the waterless wash products (Meguier ‘s) when drought restrictions went into place. Great, easy to use product and the cars all look great. Occasionally use a carnauba based wax on the old MG.

Bernie, great to see a classic like the Rapier used regularly. Who wants a trailer queen? Much more fun to head down the road. Also, SU carbs do not get too much of a shine, at best a glow, when metal polished. I enjoyed your “cold start process”; it is pretty much what MG T-series owners use for “hot starts”. After a good run, fuel tends to vaporize in the passage from the float bowls to the jets when turned off. Using the little plunger floods the vapor out so the motor will start. keep at it on the Morris…another unique car.

Bernie, Great shots of the Rapier engine. Question…is that exhaust manifold/extractor a factory item or something you fabricated? If yours, excellent looking work

Wow, great show! Really beautiful metal work and paint. Seems like there is something there for everyone. Enjoy your pictures.

Huzzah!! The Rapier has returned. Must have felt great to drive it home.

Sorry to hear the Rapier still under the loving care of the “specialists”.

Great pictures of great cars. Congrats to all the winners

Moss Motors (Goleta, Ca) is the largest supplier of parts for LBCs as well as Jaguar in the US They may be able to find something in their Austin or Jag inventory that will work for you

“Above” meaning Helen? Or, your son’s wife?

Bernie, I hope your son gets the Morris on the road. He is lucky to have a father who bestows such great gifts. Frank, I have twin SUs on my TD. I have found that once they are in tune, they pretty much stay in tune, just have to watch the oil level in the reservoirs. I have used two methods…the old hose trick which allows you to listen to each carb and balance by sound; kinda weird but works. I have also used the Unisyn device which I still do not fully trust after eight years. Others use a Colortune for setting the mixture.

Hardly a waste…more of a well understood interest and a life lived well, especially your self taught skills. I also recall the work performed in your carport on some of your other projects. I hope your Rapier returns home soon. Any thing new on the Morris Special?

Bernie, Most modern cars, with a decent battery are incredibly reliable. Just be sure that when you take the Peugeot for a drive, that you travel more than seven miles…that is usually what is needed to top up the charge on the battery. I know exactly how you feel with the waiting…can be very frustrating. Good red wine helps.

Burlen (burlen.co.uk) purchased SU. They are the go to source for SU parts. They appear to be easy to work with according to feedback on some of the MG forums.

The HCFI is the Horseless Carriage Foundation. Listed around the rim of the pin are a number of very, very old and long since defunct American automobile manufacturers. I recognize some of the names… Selden was an early competitor of Ford (there was a nasty patent fight), Kissel (maker of the Gold Bug roadster, Brush and Oakland ( a forerunner of GM, if I recall correctly). I probably saw some of these marques when I visited the National Automobile Museum (formerly part of the Harrah collection) but have never had the opportunity to ride in any.