On Mon, 11 Aug 1997 09:27:55 -0500 "Thomas James Pokrefke, III"
<pokrefke@ocean.st.usm.edu> writes:
>I was driving back to Hattiesburg on Saturday and stopped to look at a
>car for sale that claimed to be an MG TD. I am unfamiliar with the
>entire 'T' series, so here are its characteristics:
>
>1. An octagonal badge on the radiator/grille that said 'TD'.
Stop right here! A real TD has an octagonal badge that says - guess what
- MG!
>2. A coil spring front suspension
>3. Normal tires, possibly 185/70R-14
TD's have 15" wheels
>4. 'Backwards' doors
>5. Rack-and-pinion steering
>6. A sign proclaiming "6,000 original miles"
>I decided that the car was a replica, especially in light of number 6.
Good guess!
>Since I'm still a young fart, I'd be interested in what the older (and
>more stale) farts have to say.
Lawrie
(Older, but trying not to get stale....)
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