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With both of them, hopefully? 😃
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
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Livin' life bro'! No worries. 😁
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
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Saw this yesterday parked in front of the local garage in our wee village.
It was running, too. Not very smoothly
-- but it was running.
I did have the presence of mind to ask the fellow in the driver's seat if he was OK with my taking a few photos (which he was). He was warming it up for his wife -- it car's "her rig", said he.
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Horrible little cars. Always thought so.
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What were those cars like compared to others in their time? Were they faster than other stuff, or any particular handling characteristics that made them desirable? The MGs I came across never seemed to be running properly and were awkward getting in and out of. The midget version, whatever it's real name is, had an incredibly tight engine compartment. Looked difficult to work on.
Are they just one of those quirky vehicles that are enjoyed for their eccentricities?
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The MGB was the first MG "sports car" that wasn't a sports car and was put together from the BMC parts bin. The MGA was the last MG that was a real MG even though it too contained some BMC parts. The MGB was neither fast nor handled very well. Compared to contemporary sports cars (Lotus, TVR, Austin Healey and even Triumph) it was a clunker.
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Fairly inexpensive (in the US), though, so always popular.
They looked the part of the classic British sports car. Well, until they got the compliant big rubber bumper(s).
There's one of these (ca. 1974 or 75) for sale, in BRG, not two miles from the spot where I photographed that BGT (FWIW).
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oh, they did this, too, to comply with the "5 mph bumper" laws, too, apparently.
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All above is true.....but they (when right) they were fun to drive! And cheep.Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
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The MGB can be highly modified. Dropping a V8 in turns it into a rocketship.
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There were factory 6 cylinder (MGC) and V8 (MGB GT V8) versions. The MGC had a really heavy engine and the car just basically followed the engine around, often bearing no relation to where the wheels were pointed. The V8 used a Rover (ex Buick) aluminum engine that was in fact lighter than the 4 banger. It wasn't a bad car (apart from all the normal British Leyland faults like bits falling off) but the motor produced vey little power for a V8. As for modded MGBs, anything goes of course like all cars.
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Knew a kid in high school (Royce Hoffmeister) who had a Ford Cortina with a Ford V8 (289 or 302 -- memory's hazy at this point) shoehorned in it. The car was terrifying.
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Informative, and funny as well.There were factory 6 cylinder (MGC) and V8 (MGB GT V8) versions. The MGC had a really heavy engine and the car just basically followed the engine around, often bearing no relation to where the wheels were pointed. The V8 used a Rover (ex Buick) aluminum engine that was in fact lighter than the 4 banger. It wasn't a bad car (apart from all the normal British Leyland faults like bits falling off) but the motor produced vey little power for a V8. As for modded MGBs, anything goes of course like all cars.
I can appreciate some mods and restoration/maintenance work keeping an older vehicle on the road. Sometimes it's not even about doing this with something worthy of mass appeal, but just in keeping up something meaningful to the owner.
This is why I was wondering if there's anything special about these cars to the people who own(ed) them. To me, the drivers are some combination of particular features that are unique, the driving experiences they offer, or just plain nostalgia, and the memories and feelings old vehicles can evoke. It's these things that, for me, build appreciation for the brand in these vehicles' respective eras of design and use.
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I hope it was one of those situations where it had drum brakes all the way around, as well?mhardy6647 wrote: »Knew a kid in high school (Royce Hoffmeister) who had a Ford Cortina with a Ford V8 (289 or 302 -- memory's hazy at this point) shoehorned in it. The car was terrifying.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Knew a kid in high school (Royce Hoffmeister) who had a Ford Cortina with a Ford V8 (289 or 302 -- memory's hazy at this point) shoehorned in it. The car was terrifying.
There was a guy called Jeff Uren who produced the Cortina Savage with an Essex Ford V6 for the Mk II. These were fully sorted and really good an desirable cars. The king of the hill was a Cortina Savage based on a Cortina 1600E. The 1600E in standard Ford form had a Cortina GT engine with the Lotus Cortina suspension and a luxury interior with leather and wood dashboard. It was well sought after in standard form, but the 1600E Savage with the V6 was Ford Cortina Nirvana.
Cortina 1600E interior:
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Saw this on ASR -- but this is my strategy to a tee.
