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21. FW: wanting engine suggestions for europa S2 (score: 1): Author: DaveVH@microsoft.com; Date: Thu, 29 Oct 92 14:03:51 PST; Mark Reichert writes (on the Lotus cars mailing list, but I can't seem to respond to that, so I'll put it out here instead): As the saying goes, how fast can you afford to go? Are you committed to th; /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00434.html (8,941 bytes)
22. Re: electric spitfire (score: 1): Author: DaveVH@microsoft.com; Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 14:39:21 PDT; A fellow here at Microsoft (hence on the net) has an electric Midget that he drives to work everyday. I could dig up his email address if anyone is interested. No lie. We had a "transportation fair"; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00148.html (7,427 bytes)
23. '74 MGB for sale (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 22 Sep 92 19:04:55 PDT; Contact daleng@microsoft.com (Dalena Gagatko) I"m willing to look it over if anyone's interested, but I don't know that much about MGBs. Dave davevh@microsoft.com; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00375.html (6,527 bytes)
24. Electric Midget (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 20:41:30 PDT; Well, I finally dug up the owner of that Midget converted to battery power (also the past owner of an electric TR7 that he sold some months back). He is Jaybe Ammons, on the net as jaybea@microsoft.c; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00504.html (6,268 bytes)
25. Re: Jag Oil changes (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 13:58:06 PDT; Uh, driving it??; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00530.html (7,050 bytes)
26. Re: Jacks, Lucas, & Oil (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 4 Aug 92 14:26:40 PDT; I'd have to say "yes". I've had the headlight and ignition switches melt at different times on my Lotus. (Note that my Europa is not a convertable, so Bruce's clever theory about extra exposure to t; /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00054.html (7,429 bytes)
27. re: English Ford Club (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 10:27:33 PDT; Good reading, Sebastian. But I think we need a little more detail on a couple of points -- One night?? There has got to be more to this story! Banned?? Banned how? Did the townspeople come out with t; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00398.html (7,050 bytes)
28. Re: Key Locks (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 13:40:11 PDT; If that many. I once locked my keys in my car at my mechanic's shop. He picked up the keys from the other customer cars he had in and tried those. It opened on the second try.; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00476.html (6,856 bytes)
29. Re: recent trip to Smoky Mtns (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 11:51:53 PDT; That should probably be "a", not "the". Moviemakers invariably use multiple cars. I read something about Bond's DB5 once upon a time, and I'm sure there was more than one, although I can't remember; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00605.html (6,995 bytes)
30. RE: Value of a Europa (score: 1): Author: spitfire?davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Fri, 12 Jun 92 19:30:48 PDT; Bottom line: about $2K. It's either a project or a parts car, IMO. Looking at it from a buyer's point of view,the poor cosmetics are going to be really expensive to fix. A new windshield will run abo; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00279.html (8,575 bytes)
31. RE: Value of a Europa (score: 1): Author: spitfire?davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Mon, 15 Jun 92 13:01:42 PDT; (Sorry if this gets posted twice, I'm testing the mailer.) That's what I thought too, until I called around on it. My information is that the only US manufacturer that was making Europa windshields (; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00297.html (9,009 bytes)
32. RE: Europa Heads (score: 1): Author: spitfire?davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Mon, 15 Jun 92 16:52:06 PDT; Warning -- Whoever it was that bemoaned the lack of "tech stuff" on this list a while back, this ought to satisfy them. Lotus minutiae ahead -- Well, yes and no. In 72 they put some leftover small-va; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00307.html (8,045 bytes)
33. RE: Value of a Europa? (score: 1): Author: spitfire?davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 16 Jun 92 12:47:35 PDT; Not to be a wet blanket, but I don't quite see how trading one Chapman design for another is going to reduce your need for a mechanic!!; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00345.html (6,735 bytes)
34. Re: Horsepower (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Fri, 1 May 92 12:25:32 PDT; Man, I cannot believe you guys! The horsepower unit was defined by James Watt himself. His steam engine was developed to pump water out of mines, a job previously done by horses. To get an idea of ho; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00026.html (7,655 bytes)
35. MGB-GT for sale (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Thu, 7 May 92 11:12:46 PDT; For Sale: 67 MGB-GT I'm not an expert on MGs and have only looked at the car very briefly, but this is what I've seen: Red, body clean and straight, no dents. Paint looks great. Rust in right front w; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00158.html (6,592 bytes)
36. Re: From Lotus reMarque (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 12 May 92 16:33:32 PDT; I called Scott and asked. He says the original owner blew the engine and stashed the car in a barn in Kansas until he could get around to it. When he moved to Colorado (Fort Collins), he found a mec; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00256.html (7,276 bytes)
37. RE: Exhaust pipes and backfires (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Wed, 20 May 92 11:37:02 PDT; Because the engine keeps sucking air, and with the throttle plate closed it creates very low pressure in the intake manifold behind the carb plate. Onfortunately the carb jets are in that region so; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00415.html (8,151 bytes)
38. All-Lucas Brit Car (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 14:48:23 PDT; a TR7 owner with a busted engine -- For Sale: ELECTRIC Triumph TR7 Advanced DC motor, 108v sys, amp & volt meter, elect. heat & def, AM/FM cass. New paint (BRG) & int (black). '92 conversion, 1 yr w; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00236.html (6,507 bytes)
39. Re: MGB tech questions (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 15:00:55 PDT; I'll bet those're for the ignition interlock. You know, that short-lived Congressional foolishness that the car couldn't be started unless the seat belts were fastened. That meant a weight sensor on; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00238.html (8,728 bytes)
40. Re: Classic Cars prices (score: 1): Author: davevh@microsoft.com; Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 11:06:05 PDT; I had no idea. I spotted a black-bumper Midget, looked to be a "B" on this rating scale, for $1600 the other day. I guess that was a better deal than I thought. What, pray tell, do they have to say; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00272.html (6,960 bytes)

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