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1. British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 14:46:01 EDT
OK. One of the SCCA guys runs a Van Diemen Formula Ford in Solo II and he says it is English. I know my MG Midget is British. How do I explain the difference? Is there a difference? Why do you guys a
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01124.html (7,763 bytes)

2. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:27:48 +0100
Since your Midget was made in England it is strictly 'English'. However since only the Scots and Welsh get touchy about their nationality we English don't mind the North American prediliction for cal
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01129.html (8,825 bytes)

3. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:56:00 +0000
Sort of like American, North American and United States of America (England is the name of a country). But why on Earth have the Olympics comentators resurrected the term Great Britain here? Eric '68
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01138.html (8,820 bytes)

4. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: "DENNIS COX" <djc@appsig.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:35:54 -0700
I'v owned 4 British Fords.. Ford has been making cars in England since the 30's.
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01140.html (8,310 bytes)

5. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 08:21:53 +0000
Hey where do you think those Capris (with the leaky soft-tops) cam from. Just as the Texan I met was horrified when I told him how we export a lot of beef to America from Australia, I bet a lot of Am
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01142.html (9,482 bytes)

6. RE: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:56:36 -0400
How about Van Diemen - a real Dutch name. It' derived from the small villages near Amsterdam named Diemen. Van Diemen is a common surname here... Next episode of... Cheers Hans --Original Message--
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01144.html (8,928 bytes)

7. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:59:25 -0500
Ok Paul, We can learn the darnedest things on these LBC lists! It brings up some questions though. Is a King of England, who used to be the Prince of Wales, the King of England or the King of Britain
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01145.html (8,800 bytes)

8. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: "Richard Spurling" <hobbes@senet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:26:40 +0930
They drive BBBCs........B&^% Big British Cars Cheers Richard == Anne and Richard Spurling http://www.geocities.com/twisted-lines ==
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01148.html (8,621 bytes)

9. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Carl W French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:28:05 -0400
Carl F
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01151.html (8,708 bytes)

10. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 02:23:01 -0700
Three points: I thought his father, Philip, also drove a MG while courting Elizabeth. <<<snip>>>FWIW; <<<snip>>> I spent 18 years trying to teach students that the Soviet Union was to be called the U
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01161.html (9,540 bytes)

11. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:08:45 EDT
OK, are they British Fords or English Fords?!? I know that Anglia is an English Ford. Enquiring minds...and all that... Allen Hefner - - - - - - - - - - - -
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01167.html (9,082 bytes)

12. RE: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:54:50 -0400
A CGT still is a big car while being a student! I drive a wreck like Citroen 2CV (would not pass the MOT now) and Cortina MK1 in a very poor state as well (consumed a lusty litre of oil per 70 miles
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01191.html (9,310 bytes)

13. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 19:44:08 +0100
By tradition the eldest son of the reigning monarch is given the title Prince of Wales, he would then expect to become King of England in due course. Most monarchs seem to have more titles than you c
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01205.html (11,176 bytes)

14. RE: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:26:17 -0400
A British Ford is one deriving from any part of the UK. An English Ford is referred to it's home grounds (Dagenham mostly I think - at least there came my Cortina from) Now the funny thing: a Britisc
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01211.html (9,453 bytes)

15. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 23:24:24 -0500
Bought a flivver once ( little Ford Pinto 4-cyl hatchback) to use while rebuiding a 260Z. The flivver had an english 1.6 litre pushrod motor and a german tranny. Ran good. After I put rings and beari
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01246.html (8,579 bytes)

16. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Dave Houser <mgs4dave@warwick.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:19:25 +0000
I bought a 67 Cortina GT Mk. I new and kept it for 14 years, rebuilding the engine once. I gymkhanad the car at Floyd Bennett several times and took home many first prize cups. It was are family car
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01257.html (8,405 bytes)

17. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 00:35:21 +0000
I sprint against a couple of the Lotus versions... now THAT is a beaut little car! Eric '68MGB MkII PS I am playing hooky tomorrow to go to the track with the boss. All my talk of the fun I have spri
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01265.html (8,517 bytes)

18. RE: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:57:48 -0400
Never heard of a flivver. What slang is this? Cheers, Hans Bought a flivver once ( little Ford Pinto 4-cyl hatchback) to use while rebuiding a 260Z. The flivver had an english 1.6 litre pushrod motor
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01277.html (8,674 bytes)

19. RE: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:50:47 -0700
That goes waa-a-a-ay back to the days of the Model T Ford, the original Tin Lizzy, in a dilapidated state also known as a flivver or jalopy. In latter days a Pinto would be the rough equivalent. Duin
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01285.html (9,017 bytes)

20. Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related) (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:09:38 EDT
<< Never heard of a flivver. What slang is this? Cheers, >> - - - - - - - - - - - It's a term used to refer to a Model T Ford. I don't know what it has to do with LBCs. Allen Hefner Philly Region SCC
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01299.html (7,945 bytes)


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