Ok, I checked this story out. After Costello visited Charles Griffin,
the Director of Engineering for British Leyland Limited, with his MGB-GT
V8 he was asked to take the car to Chairman Lord Stokes. After his visit
with Lord Stokes ..........
"In late 1971 a brand new LHD harvest gold MGB-GT and Rover engine
arrived from Abingdon [to the Costello shop] with a request to fit the
engine into the car. Two weeks later Ken personally delivered the
converted car to Special Tuning in Abingdon. (BL never paid the 1000
pound invoice for the work.)"
This was written by Robin Weatherall in the MGB-V8 Newsletter Issue IV
Vol 2.
So it appears that it wasn't his car, or engine, and it was his labor
that he did not get paid for.
By the way, how do you make the Pound symbol? It appears that my North
American keyboard does not recognize our British brethren's monetary
system; or, more likely, my computer skills are lacking.
Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
Denver, CO USA
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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On Sun, 4 Jan 1998 15:50:47 -0600 dmeadow@juno.com writes:
>See the current issue of MG World for a full discussion of the
>Costello V-8's, including some words from Mr. Costello himself. He
>does mention showing one of his conversions to the factory folk, but
>he doesn't mention not being paid for it.
>
>I have no financial interest in this issue of MG World, since Philip
>excluded my Running Report this time around :-(
>
>Even worse, I had to buy my own copy! double :-(
>
>David Littlefield
>Houston, TX
>
>On Sun, 4 Jan 1998 11:13:59 -0700 mgb.roadster@juno.com (Larry A Hoy)
>writes:
>>On Sun, 04 Jan 1998 15:28:20 +0000 Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
>>writes:
>>>Costello did early conversions in the UK, predating the factory car.
>>>
>>>PaulH.
>>
>>
>>
>>In fact I was told he was asked to take a sample conversion to the MG
>
>>factory so they could take a look at it, which he dutifully did.
>They
>>never returned the car and never paid him.
>>
>>Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
>>Denver, CO USA
>>1969 MGB Roadster
>>1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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