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21. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Ronsoave@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:20:42 EDT; Shields down to fire: Which Midget did they water down in 1960 when mine was built? Shields up.; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00768.html (9,145 bytes)
22. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 09:21:05 -0700; But which Morgan do you mean -- the Morgan with the Buick engine, or the Morgan with the Fiat engine? :-) (Explanation: the Morgan +8 uses the Buick-derived 3.5L aluminium V8. At one point several ye; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00769.html (12,837 bytes)
23. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Ronsoave@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:35:54 EDT; Morgans used Fords, Triumphs, Etc. The V-8 in there now is a GM, I believe.; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00771.html (9,083 bytes)
24. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Nory P <nory_midget@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 09:42:38 -0700 (PDT); Oops! Forgot about that. I guess there aren't any British cars anymore after all..... == **The above address is for list purposes only. Please send private e-mail, as before, to Nory@webtv.net --NOR; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00772.html (9,672 bytes)
25. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:49:35 -0400; Oh, c'mon!! Everyone knows that the Bugeye was just a poor excuse of a prototype for the Midget! -- I mean, who could ever really take serious a car with no trunk lid and no way to store a muddy flat; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00774.html (10,045 bytes)
26. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: "Andy Webster" <trunkie@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:19:31 GMT; Very true, It's my understanding the the whole idea of the sprite was to produce an inexpensive sports car with a minimum of manufacturing i.e. by using as many existing components as possible...; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00780.html (10,626 bytes)
27. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:23:30 -0700; No. According to Cecil Kimber, M.G. stands for sports cars. By the time The M.G. Car Company had been established (even before they took over the old Pavlova Leather Works in Abingdon), Cecil Kimber'; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00781.html (10,708 bytes)
28. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:48:17 -0700; ...a slight omission, when I said that I would concede the point to anyone who made a case that many Triumph engines were in-house, proprietary designs. They were not *exclusively* sports-car engines; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00784.html (11,738 bytes)
29. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Ronsoave@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 13:58:59 EDT; Damn, you're good Bob. But kudos aside, let's face it - I hear Midgets are weak... yeah, that's it. THAT's why I've spent every night this week either looking at / driving them, or scouring the inter; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00788.html (9,880 bytes)
30. RE: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: CONAN@RALVM8.VNET.IBM.COM; Date: Thu, 13 May 99 16:17:15 EDT; Spitfires had Rolls-Royce engines LONG before they had BL engines. Ed in NC ;-) :-) :-) For that matter, so did Mustangs. ;-); /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00795.html (8,906 bytes)
31. re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: CONAN@RALVM8.VNET.IBM.COM; Date: Thu, 13 May 99 16:34:15 EDT; I believe the 105E was an overhead valve (Anglias from 1959-'67). The 100E predecessor was the sidevalve. Ed in NC; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00796.html (8,956 bytes)
32. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 16:33:47 -0400; Yeah, and they had incredible 0-60 times, and what would be some very interesting options these days. (Can you say "Road Rage"?) But they were are REAL pain to paralell park. Chris; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00797.html (9,585 bytes)
33. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Herb_Goede@amsinc.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:40:37 -0600; Just to take this thread into infinity..... Actually parallel parking a tail dragger airplane like the Spitfire is easy. On ground steering is done using left and right brake (rudder) pedals. You can; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00798.html (9,360 bytes)
34. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Lancer7676@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:20:22 EDT; As I posted before--my 1500 ticks right along, and I drive it EVERYDAY, all weather, everywhere I go. And I drive it a bit hard. Seems the only complaints I have heard about the 1500 are from those w; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00800.html (9,223 bytes)
35. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Lancer7676@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:54:13 EDT; << It is hard on the bottom end (crank and rod bearings). The crank and rod bearing do have a pretty short lifespan if not cared for, and it has been known to drop its crankshaft thrust washers >> St; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00803.html (10,239 bytes)
36. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Lancer7676@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:19:58 EDT; << My car is better than yours!!!! If only I could get it running...... >> <G> That's the spirit, Mike!!! --David; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00805.html (8,923 bytes)
37. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: JustBrits@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 20:12:14 EDT; << A prop beating on the air is much less efficient then big fat tires grabbing the ground. >> Especially if there is a "cat chock" involved!!!!; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00807.html (9,131 bytes)
38. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 21:29:45 -0400; Ahhh but you have it all wrong. Yes the top 2 are correct but the 1275 never came with an all synchro gearbox. Even my wife with her stock 1275 blew away the rb midgets and spits at the Carlisle drag; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00812.html (9,742 bytes)
39. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 22:00:18 -0400; Scott I think you said it all. BMC was one thing, BL was another. My only new Brit car was a BL Spitfire, and it was the absolute worst car I ever owned. After 3 years of replacing engines (3), trann; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00813.html (10,353 bytes)
40. Re: Morris vs British Leyland (score: 1): Author: Kate & Gary Bales <kgb@clipper.net>; Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:10:36 -0700; What do you mean "even" your Kate; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00815.html (10,192 bytes)

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