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1. All British field meet (car sold!) (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Tue, 4 Sep 90 16:38:45 PDT; Well, I took my Midget "Hershey" to the All-British field meet this last weekend. Got up early Saturday to discover that my roommates GTI (he planned on following me down on his way to his mother's h; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00028.html (10,111 bytes)
2. Trip to England (& France) (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Tue, 18 Sep 90 14:23:52 PDT; Hi! I'm going to be off the list for about 2 months or so starting October 1st. My company (in it's wisdom) has decieded to send me to France to work for the next 7 weeks. The good news is I plan to; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00215.html (7,109 bytes)
3. MG Prices (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Mon, 6 Aug 90 09:38:34 PDT; What is the British car market like in the rest of the country? I've been trying to sell my '78 Midget, "Hershey", here in Seattle the last couple of weeks with very little success (no, I'm not looki; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00045.html (7,516 bytes)
4. Re: MG prices (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Tue, 7 Aug 90 17:05:04 PDT; I wrote (re: selling my Midget): *Of course* it has been worth the $2000! I've had many a fun time in the car. It's just that I want a real collectable british car. BTW, I only paid $800 over sticker; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00056.html (7,122 bytes)
5. RE: morals vs. money (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Wed, 22 Aug 90 09:26:04 PDT; Does he want a "perfect" '78 Midget for only $3400? :-) :-) :-) ... As long as the guy isn't planning on running it off a cliff or smashing it with a train for a movie, I say sell. Would it worry yo; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00255.html (8,597 bytes)
6. Portland LBC Convention (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Tue, 28 Aug 90 09:39:23 PDT; I've decided to try and go to the LBC get-together in Portland this weekend. Any other SOL people going to be there? What's it like? How much does it cost? I'm going to bring down my Midget "Hershey"; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00320.html (7,490 bytes)
7. RE: Spit 1500 compression (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Thu, 30 Aug 90 09:33:30 PDT; Tim Drabik has been asking questions about Spitfire 1500 compresion, pistons and heads. I seem to recall somebody mentioning that in 1976 *only* (?) there was a high-compression engine option availab; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00337.html (6,687 bytes)
8. Re: Emissions requirements in the seattle Wash area.... (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Mon, 2 Jul 90 11:50:12 PDT; As of 1990 it's 1968 and newer. Something about the older cars being bigger polluters. Also new for 1990, the test is for *two* years and costs $16. Now you must spend $100 (2 years x $50) before you; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00022.html (8,708 bytes)
9. Joseph Whitworth (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Tue, 10 Jul 90 17:53:02 PDT; Read this in the August issue of Road and Track [Tech Notes, by Dennis Simanaitis] Whitworth Madness Isn't it about time we salute Joseph Whitworth, British engineer and author of the 1841 paper "A U; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00101.html (7,859 bytes)
10. Re: Filling holes (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Fri, 1 Jun 90 09:28:18 PDT; There is a very good product called Marine-Tex. It consists of two parts, the filler and a catalyst. It does a very good job and it's totally waterproof (and fuel proof and just about anything else p; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00008.html (7,703 bytes)
11. electronic ignitions (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Fri, 15 Jun 90 09:52:59 PDT; ... -Ed I have had an Allison electronic ignition on my Midget for 5 years now with no problems at all. I seems to work well and never needs to be fiddled with. I wish the rest of the car had been as; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00085.html (7,733 bytes)
12. Emissions requirements in the seattle Wash area.... (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Wed, 20 Jun 90 10:34:12 PDT; If you actually reside in either Bellevue, Seattle, or the immediate surrounding area all cars built after 1968 must have an emissions test every other year ($16). Older cars don't have to meet the s; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00128.html (8,745 bytes)
13. Bill Sohl's TR-8 (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Wed, 20 Jun 90 17:43:31 PDT; Just noticed that the TR-8 pictured in the spring 1990 "Automobile Quarterly" ("TR in Name Only", pp 32-33) belongs to Bill Sohl!. Bill, you have a very pretty car. The description of the (4) photos; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00134.html (6,898 bytes)
14. Midget is on the road (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Mon, 7 May 90 12:52:25 PDT; Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions with the starting and richness problems on my '78 Midget. This weekend I decided to get serious and attack the problems. I started by checking the timing an; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00187.html (7,308 bytes)
15. address list (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Thu, 10 May 90 09:34:58 PDT; Here's my addition to the address list: Alan Dahl 35920 22nd Pl So #B Federal Way, WA 98003 (206) 874-0998 '78 MG Midget '90 Mazda MX-5 Miata ...amc-gw!morpho!alan; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00226.html (7,160 bytes)
16. Strombergs and Colortune (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Wed, 16 May 90 10:52:38 PDT; I just rebuilt the CDT150 on my '78 Midget and I can give you a brief idea of how the mixture adjusting tool works. The carburetor has a piston or slide with a needle that fits into a seat in the bod; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00368.html (11,545 bytes)
17. spridget prices (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Fri, 13 Apr 90 09:31:35 PDT; ... This brings up an interesting question. What are the going prices for spridgets these days? Is there a big difference in different parts of the country? I'm thinking about selling my Midget when; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00105.html (8,524 bytes)
18. car names (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Wed, 25 Apr 90 09:49:03 PDT; I used to have a Fiat 850 Spyder that we named "Tony" (as in Fix It Again Tony). I haven't named my 78 Midget yet, but I think "Hershey" would be appropriate since it is milk-chocolate brown. Of cour; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00295.html (7,907 bytes)
19. Midget almost on the road (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Mon, 30 Apr 90 09:50:27 PDT; This weekend finished rebuilding my ZS carb on my 78 Midget, re-attached it to the intake manifold, bolted the manifold on, attached all the water hoses, turned the starter, two cranks and VROOM!, st; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00383.html (8,239 bytes)
20. stuck clutch (score: 1): Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl); Date: Wed, 14 Mar 90 17:06:43 PST; I have a question that I wonder if someone could help me with. I let my '78 Midget sit (inside) all winter and now the clutch is frozen. My best guess is that the disk is stuck to the flywheel. A fri; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00139.html (7,734 bytes)

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