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21. Re: Tripumph GT6+ (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 09:07:09 -0500 (CDT)
Don't flame him, Triumph lovers! He's an MG guy and knows not of what he speaks. :-) The Stag is a different car. One that I suggest you avoid like the plague. Its chief problem, IMHO, is that it is
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00172.html (8,178 bytes)

22. Re: "....We happy few..." (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 13:22:37 -0500 (CDT)
Gee, I feel so honored! Of this lot, Roger Garnett is probably the most deserving, having examples of various types of LBCs: The Old, the Fairly Commonplace, and the Truly Odd. His ability and willin
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00238.html (7,920 bytes)

23. Re: Europa Lower Links (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 22:33:14 -0500 (CDT)
and ha$ links several $ anyone know First, Ken, lotus-cars-request@netcom.com is an address you should email to and get on the lotus-cars list. It has less traffic than the british-cars list on whic
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00240.html (8,509 bytes)

24. Re: TR rear shock mount (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 08:43:50 -0500 (CDT)
Clean the threads with brake cleaner and let dry. Apply LocTite (the medium-strength stuff) and tighten normally. Do not overtighten, because if the place is hard to reach, the repair will be a night
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00350.html (7,450 bytes)

25. Re: Thanks List - Bikes (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 12:40:04 -0500 (CDT)
And whatever comes our way... Sorry, Roland, you are old enough to know the song. It is only one of the best-known songs of the sixties. Just about every time you see a Harley chopper on TV or in the
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00361.html (7,952 bytes)

26. Tire sizes spreadsheet (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 16:59:17 -0500 (CDT)
After a few abortive attempts, I have succeeded in educating myself in FTP sufficiently to get my spreadsheet for tire sizes and speeds onto the server. It is only about 3K. You can expand it to take
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00368.html (7,524 bytes)

27. Re: RHD cars in LHD countries (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 23:45:19 -0500 (CDT)
Sorry. They are not conversions. They were built that way as part of a government contract. You buy that many vehicles and you can get them made any way you want.
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00373.html (7,215 bytes)

28. Re: Fifties US Automobilaria (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 09:46:38 -0500 (CDT)
Paul Garside, in the UK, asks for some USA jargon help, after listening to rock & roll songs > Might be a certain Ford saloon configuration from the 20s or early 30s. I don't remember hearing "flat-t
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00383.html (8,323 bytes)

29. Re: Meaning of Rim specs (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 10:34:29 -0500 (CDT)
Agustin de la Calle asks > True. The ratio between section width and section height is expressed in percent and is called the aspect ratio, and often referred to as "profile" as in "low-profile" or "
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00390.html (7,533 bytes)

30. Re: Obtaining a title to an registered vehicle (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 11:28:49 -0500 (CDT)
Don't worry that you 'created' this. I have it on good authority that there is no such thing as forgery in the absence of intent to defraud. In plain American, this means that the stuff you did is n
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00462.html (8,351 bytes)

31. Re: Wheel Designators (J JJ etc (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 10:29:45 +0000 (BST)
This is not necessarily a bodge. Many cast wheels are intended to be used with long reach nuts. Call Coyote. They can supply damned near anything. Measure your wheel center thickness and all dimensio
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00512.html (8,188 bytes)

32. Re: jag-lovers list address (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 12:30:53 +0000 (BST)
Last I heard, it was scott@psy.uwa.edu.au This is Scott Fisher #2, in Oz, not Cal.
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00524.html (6,581 bytes)

33. Disk fund (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 17:21:50 -0500 (CDT)
OK, So I got off the dime. I'm cheap and lazy, and I know how to procrastinate (in fact, I just missed my bus). But I sent Mark $10 today. Surely most of us can spare ten bucks, considering what we
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00534.html (6,989 bytes)

34. Re: Bites, Gugs and Klass (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 08:52:10 +0100 (BST)
Duncan Bryan asks > Because British ships carried limes and ordered the sailors to eat them to prevent scurvy. British sailors became known as Limeys, and eventually by extension all British subjects
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00595.html (6,963 bytes)

35. Mini, well-balanced (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 00:18:14 -0500 (CDT)
It is late at night, and I just watched a guy on The Tonight Show balance a Mini on his head. This is just after he balanced Steve Allen on his head. Hi-ho Stevereno was sitting in a lawn chair on a
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00736.html (7,047 bytes)

36. Re: is there a lotus list? (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 08:21:02 -0500 (CDT)
There may be others who wonder, Will, so this message goes both ways. To subscribe to lotus-cars, send Email to lotus-cars-request@netcom.com The human who runs the list will add you. lotus-cars has
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00008.html (6,906 bytes)

37. Re: Rallying (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 10:57:26 -0500 (CDT)
There is also a mailing list. This is all I know: Rally list is at listserv@guvm.ccf.georgetown.edu I assume normal listserve routines are to be followed, like send a message with "sub rally your-re
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00101.html (6,777 bytes)

38. Re: Wheat-a bix, Vegemite and Marshmellows (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 13:41:51 -0500 (CDT)
That's marshmallow. No, I don't know where the name comes from nor why it is spelled that way. When I was in the Univac Sports Car Club (while I worked for 3M!) our "Driver from England", John Dymond
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00109.html (8,160 bytes)

39. Re: Close-ratio straight cut gears? (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 16:26:22 -0500 (CDT)
Confused in Corvallis asks> The ratios are more narrowly-spaced so that as you go up through the gears, shifting at the same maximum RPM, the revs drop to a higher minimum speed than they would with
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00123.html (7,197 bytes)

40. Re: Duck/Duct Tape (score: 1)
Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 16:46:30 -0500 (CDT)
OK, so I am the designated Minnesota guy. I called 3M at 612-737-6501. This information office can also be reached from outside the Minneapolis/St. Paul area toll-free at 1-800-364-3577. Thanks to An
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00166.html (7,315 bytes)


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