on 7/11/06 4:14 PM, Dan DiBiase at d_dibiase@yahoo.com wrote:
> Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Alas, I am not driving my MGB this
> week as it is awaiting the arrival of new
> shocks (due Thursday); therefore, I am forced to suffer in this 90 degree
> weather driving the "greenhouse" -- a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda fastback, with
> an enormous rear window and a black interior. Fortunately, it has two
> footwell fresh air vents, each approximately 4 times the area of an MGB's,
> and is thus able to generate nearly the same level of cockpit turbulence
> despite the fixed roof. Rather like a high-speed convection oven...
>
> Actually, it's the 13mpg that really hurts.
>
>
> No slant six, I guess, eh, Max? ;-)
Nope, Commando V8. My dad has a "slanty" convertible, though, so he has the
best of both worlds.
>
> I am awaiting arrival of my new insurance card as I let it lapse on 7/1,
> stupid me......
I was embarrassed to find I had forgotten to apply my registration sticker
for two months. I guess the sticker is not what people look at when they see
an MG, even the cops...
>
> Dan D
> The Garden State
> '76 MGB Tourer - Driver - "On the Road Again....!"
> '65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
> '04 Audi A4 1.8T q MT-6 - quattro, baby!
> NAMGBR #5-2328
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dibiase/Working_MG_Gallery.html
>
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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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