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1. Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: "S. L. Hower" <howersl@ttown.apci.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 16:14:49 -0500 (EST)
I am reading _MG_by_McComb_ and thought I would test the list knowledge with a question: After our man Cecil Kimber 'left' MG, he went to work for a company that produced auto parts. Identify that au
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00604.html (7,747 bytes)

2. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:47:20 +0000
Studebaker? Actually I have no idea. But Saturday is Cecil Kimber's birthday so make sure you run the LBC around the block in solemn observance. Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6 -- ** STANDARD
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00606.html (8,072 bytes)

3. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.oz.au>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 08:48:22 +1100
Specialloid Pistons John Swanland Melbourne Australia
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00607.html (7,964 bytes)

4. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Ross MacPherson <arm@unix.infoserve.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 16:37:20 -0800
Actually Mr. Kimber had two employers subsequent to his parting with MG. The first was with the coachbuilding firm of Charlesworth and then, and I think this is the one you're referring to, Speciallo
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00611.html (8,325 bytes)

5. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 18:03:21 -0500
OK, what train station in London was Kimber in , reading a newspaper, when the last car that he was in derailed and he was killed? Mike
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00617.html (8,369 bytes)

6. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE LAMBDIN, CANS" <E720LAM@TOE.TOWSON.EDU>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:23:54 -0500 (EST)
Is this a trick question? If the train car was "in" the train station I assume it was sitting still, as opposed to moving. How then did it derail? Rearended by another train maybe?
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00645.html (8,054 bytes)

7. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 10:36:34 -0500
Yes, the train was moving out of the station, going less then 10 miles an hour. The "points" (switch tracks to us colonist) were changed while the train was slipping back causing the derailment. Hell
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00669.html (8,573 bytes)

8. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 11:31:01 -0500
when Sorry,wrong, your penalty, buy an MG History book or buy "Inside the Octagon" Mike
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00680.html (8,796 bytes)

9. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 17:39:34 -0800
I believe the answer you're looking for is King's Cross, London. The trivia question which tickles my fancy is this: GHN and GHD were a chassis number prefix for all the lbc's we love. G signified M
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00691.html (8,401 bytes)

10. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:06:36 -0500
when Nina Barton and Kim Tonry are the first to post the correct answer. Now Nina posts a question. This trivia thread can be educational. Mike
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00692.html (8,948 bytes)

11. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: KGROWLER@aol.com
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:00:12 -0500 (EST)
OK Alex - MGs for 100 - On 2/13 Nina wrote: GHN and GHD were a chassis number prefix for all the lbc's we love. G signified MG, H was the engine capacity number, but what did N or D stand for? N was
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00694.html (8,282 bytes)

12. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:00:10 -0500
A very hard question. Kimber as a boy vacationed in a sea side town on the North Sea.. Can you name it? This is really difficult. Mike
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00698.html (9,170 bytes)

13. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: dfdarby@juno.com (David F. Darby)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:21:51 PST
______________________________________________________ Hello Nina: The N denotes roadster, and the D indicates coupe, in this case the good ol' MGB-GT. Regards, David F. Darby Interior Highlands, Mis
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00702.html (8,603 bytes)

14. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: dfdarby@juno.com (David F. Darby)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:37:33 PST
-- Actually, these designations were used earlier in the MGA series. N for open two-seater and D for coupes. David F. Darby
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00706.html (8,635 bytes)

15. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: dmeadow@juno.com (David C Littlefield)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:00:53 EST
Bognor Regis? David Littlefield Houston, TX
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00707.html (8,302 bytes)

16. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 02:26:45 -0500
David, I am afraid not. Mike
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00710.html (8,217 bytes)

17. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 06:07:20 -0500
The winner!! Mike
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00718.html (8,885 bytes)

18. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 08:00:16 -0800
McComb states that N stands for open, and D for closed. This gives us all some indication of what those letters stand for. It made me laugh out loud! Nina
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00730.html (7,842 bytes)

19. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: Geoff Love <engconn@infi.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 11:10:29 -0500
Scarborough? Geoff Love, The English Connection
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00731.html (8,576 bytes)

20. Re: Kimber trivia... (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE LAMBDIN, CANS" <E720LAM@TOE.TOWSON.EDU>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:03:13 -0500 (EST)
Gee Mike, no need to get agitated. I was merely trying to get a clarification on the question. Mike p.s. thank's for the answer.
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00739.html (7,942 bytes)


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