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121. Re: Hills Run video #2 (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 02:12:43 +1030; Alright, bear with me - the car ic locked in the garage so this is my night-time fix: This is an even SMALLER file of the same run: http://www.erickson.on.net/mgb/movies/hills/nortondown.MOV I am sti; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00191.html (6,882 bytes)
122. 42 mile 1980 LE (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:25:37 +1030; I have mentioned this car before on this list, well, it has been sold. Looks like eBay did the trick for them and the car is hitting the high seas... to Belgium (from Australia)! They told me the got; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00235.html (7,330 bytes)
123. Re: 42 mile 1980 LE (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 02:42:15 +1030; We "assembled" a lot of MGs here (at the Zetland, NSW, factory) but where do you think most of the cars on the road come from now? They are shipped over from the US. Those cars shown at the top of th; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00237.html (8,513 bytes)
124. Re: 42 mile 1980 LE (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 02:18:58 +1030; Just to clear things up, re-reading my initial response and it did look a tad defensive. Really, it was more a "I need to get to work but I will shoot off a reply before I go" thing. I hope I didn't; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00248.html (8,018 bytes)
125. Re: 42 mile 1980 LE (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:14:21 +1030; Hear, hear. And I can tell you (even though it is one of the latest/last built being a 1980 model) it feels like stepping back in time to sit in this "as new" machine that even SMELLS like a new car; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00250.html (7,265 bytes)
126. Re: Totally OT venting... (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:27:02 +1030; Full Of Rust and Dents? Oh we could go on, couldn't we? :-) (says me who is doing my dog-legs right now :-) Eric '68 MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00255.html (7,563 bytes)
127. Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left. (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:51:19 +1030; Firstly, it isn't only the British that drive on the left. Secondly, I drive on the left because the cops take my licence away from me if I didn't. Now you see why I like driving on racetracks :-) --; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00266.html (8,239 bytes)
128. First new metal (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:29:50 +1030; I am not sure whether to celebrate or not, but I have just had my first bits of new metal added to the 'B. After thinking about it for too long (contemplating taking up welding but never quite gettin; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00321.html (7,169 bytes)
129. Re: Antifreeze Mixtures (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:04:01 +1030; He may be arguing in his spare time. -- Eric '68MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00348.html (7,709 bytes)
130. Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left. (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:43:58 +1030; I still love it that when I first visited America in the mid-eighties on business I asked when the US might be going metric. The answer I got was a quite definite "NEVER". When I asked why not, when; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00351.html (9,837 bytes)
131. Re: OT - Tennis (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:34:18 +1030; Too far to walk :-) Actually it is only a couple of hours away by air and ten hours by road (I have driven there in the 'B - back via the Great Ocean Road - wow), but hey, a guy has work to do and ha; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00370.html (7,805 bytes)
132. Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left. (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:41:55 +1030; As I said... this was TWENTY YEARS AGO. I would assume that attitude had softened somewhat ;-) Eric '68 MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00371.html (9,556 bytes)
133. Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left. (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:45:30 +1030; Well, I was a child of two dramatic eras of change. In the mid sixties we changed to decimal currency. I was young enough to be flexible and made the change pretty smoothly, yet I was old enough (6/7; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00378.html (12,081 bytes)
134. Re: OT - Tennis (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:28:30 +1030; Thanks Dan (no, really :-), I get a shudder when I think how I was never sure if it was 16 ounces to the pound and 14 pounds to the stone or the other way around (takes me some concious thought to be; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00394.html (7,865 bytes)
135. Re: Metric (was Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:33:13 +1030; OK, how do you state the engine displacement of your OLD MGB? http://www.bgsoflex.com/dispunits.html It has its speedo in MPH but does ANYONE talk about its engine in cubic inches? BTW it is 3:30am h; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00395.html (8,236 bytes)
136. Re: OT - Tennis (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:47:11 +1030; And for all those wondering why Eric is suddenly talking in PIDGIN ENGLISH ("they WEIGHT around 160 pounds") well it really is after 3:00am and I have had a very long day :-) -- Eric '68MGB MkII Adel; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00396.html (7,984 bytes)
137. Re: Metric (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:56:40 +1030; 100F (that is 38 and a bit degrees C) in Adelaide today. It is Australia Day and the MG Car Club always has a lot of cars (especially the "oldies") in the big parade through the city. My car isn't "p; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00408.html (6,923 bytes)
138. Re: OT - Tennis (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:25:19 +1030; Hey at 24 (25 in a day or so) she is a fine specimen of a woman and nicely settled in life and her career - no awkward, gangly, gushing teenager there :-) But it seems it was not meant to be... a gre; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00413.html (7,401 bytes)
139. Re: Only 42 miles on the clock (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:50:44 +1030; Sheesh - nevber looked that closely at it. I can always ask the guys selling it but I would assume it might have fallen off or something. But I can tell you, it really has only done 42 miles and even; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00000.html (6,817 bytes)
140. Re: eBay item 4509065623 (Ends Dec-05-04 11:10:46 PST) - MG : (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:24:30 +1030; Well, it worked for him. Obviously a salesman. I think a lot of people miss a lot of opportunities when they sell online - you still have to SELL! Eric '68MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00120.html (8,433 bytes)

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