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Re: Engine Colour, no- rbb bashing

To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>, mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Engine Colour, no- rbb bashing
From: Bill Saidel <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:20:42 -0500
I've had enough of rbb bashing. I am terribly pleased with my '76 rbb 
because I don't know any better. My '76 is the first one I bought and if my 
SO has her way, the last.  It serves me as I want it to and all you '67 
fans are expressing what?


Yes, in the world of $$$,   '67 will bring in more, but then you won't have 
the car. I have mine to drive and it drives reliably. I've modified it with 
antisway bars and with HIF's. Purist I am not, but I never intended to be. 
Yes,  it still is higher than a '67 and it still gives me room to make it 
more mine (rebuilt engine with larger bore in the future). So I still 
wonder what's the point of bashing...??   to say, in response to US 
government dicta, MG debilitated a fine car into a good car? So what!



Bill Saidel
'76B
British Motor Club of Southern New Jersey





At 03:45 PM 1/31/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>on 1/31/05 3:03 PM, WSpohn4@aol.com at WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
>
> > I agree - the 1968 was arguably best of the  line with all synch trans,
> > though I like the 67. Anything after 1974 should be  buried in a deep hole
> > along
> > with all Austin Marinas ;-)
> >
> >
> > Bill
>
>I don't know, I would take the (pre-68) metal dash, large instruments and a
>glovebox over the all-synchro trans any day. But I managed to get my cake
>and eat it too by retrofitting an all-synchro OD box to my 66.
>
>I am inclined to agree re RBBs but I would never say such a thing for fear
>of ruffling the feathers of their afficionados <g>.
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the primer red one with chrome wires




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