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1. abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 00:19:46 -0600; what's an abingdon pillow? would that be abington? but pillow?; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00008.html (7,108 bytes)
2. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: James Harwood <james.harwood@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:10:31 -0800 (PST); Oliver, I believe Abingdon is a town in Oxfordshire, England, from where our MGs were born. But I could be hopelessly wrong on this. The "pillow" refers to the abundance of foam applied to the dashbo; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00009.html (7,985 bytes)
3. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Aeseeyou@aol.com; Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:52:25 EST; what's an abingdon pillow? would that be abington? but pillow? Nick name of first padded dash. Built to provide for American Import safety requirements. Abingdon on Thames was where MG's were built b; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00010.html (7,818 bytes)
4. RE: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>; Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:00:48 -0700; You guys are too kind. The Abingdon pillow refers to that ugly monstrosity of a dash that came out starting with the 1968 MGs, replacing the sleeker metal dash. David Councill IT Server/Network Admin; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00012.html (8,540 bytes)
5. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:03:56 -0500; To me, this is even sillier than CBB vs. RBB. At least in that case there's a real measurable difference -- hp, handling, weight (which are the essence of a sports car, yes?). But in this case it jus; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00016.html (8,622 bytes)
6. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:09:37 -0800; Aside from the subjective issue of appearance, there are the very real differences of smaller gauges in a less readable position, the inconvenient location of the choke knob, and the absence of a loc; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00018.html (9,628 bytes)
7. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 22:42:57 -0800 (PST); I'm with you! To me the primitive dash always seemed a little anachronistic in the more modern MGB. I always foumd the "pillow" dashboard to be more attractive, better organized and more in keeping w; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00027.html (8,535 bytes)
8. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 02:31:40 +1030; A letter from my lawyers will arrive at your address shortly! -- Eric '68MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00030.html (8,591 bytes)
9. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:58:34 -0600; You guys are both full of beans. (G) My '69 B has the pillow and NO GLOVE BOX, just a "map pocket" which pulls off the wall if you try to get your hand in it. Grrrr..... CR; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00031.html (8,914 bytes)
10. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:22:47 -0800; I fail to see how you can consider a style of dashboard padding that was never seen before 1968 in any type of vehicle to be somehow "more in keeping with the aesthetics of a 1960s car" (especially o; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00034.html (9,667 bytes)
11. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 20:08:04 -0800 (PST); I'm another pillow-dash fan. I think it's handsome, if not in a 1960's way, then certainly in a 1970's way. I happen to have converted my car to a metal dash (by stripping off the pillow padding and; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00037.html (9,874 bytes)
12. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 20:12:09 -0800 (PST); Well, if you're reaching for the shifter and your hand lands in the map pocket, you get what you deserve! :-) I never had any problems with the map pocket on my 68 MGB, and I never missed the glove b; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00038.html (8,903 bytes)
13. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:14:54 -0600; I have the "map pocket" noted above and it's perfectly fine for holding my owners manual, registration, etc. Heck, my wife's Land Rover has a glove box and I think I've opened it twice in two years (; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00040.html (8,948 bytes)
14. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:24:15 -0800; I like to keep my mini-Maglite and nice brass tire gauge locked up (and, yes, I check the tires frequently). I also keep a tiny oil can for topping up the SUs. And my registration and insurance paper; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00041.html (9,032 bytes)
15. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:35:55 +0100; Clausager mentioned, that the map pocket was a typical GT part of standard Cheers, Hans '71 BGT with standard map pocket where the carpet kit did not have one....; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00043.html (9,759 bytes)
16. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:31:22 EST; I don't hate the Federalised dash, and I can see why some people would actually like it. I guess what puts me off a bit is that it was just the start of BLMC 'cheaping out' on the MGB. New reg requir; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00060.html (9,361 bytes)
17. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:30:43 +0100; I do have the Abingdon pillow in my GT as well. What I do like better is the instrument layout against the European style. What I miss is a glove box. Cheers, Hans '71 BGT -- Original Message -- From; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00062.html (10,224 bytes)
18. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:23:49 -0800 (PST); Here's an execrise in logic. If today Chevrolet introduced a new Camaro with a vinyl top, one could rationally state that such a car contained a styling anachronism that was more appropriate to cars; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00071.html (9,677 bytes)
19. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 14:43:48 -0500; Hi David, The answer to your question is "yes". Just kidding -- Sorry, but I couldn't resist. :-) I'm going to put a metal dash with large gauges in my 68-74 BMH MGB body shell. Low seats too -- no h; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00072.html (10,571 bytes)
20. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:19:11 -0800 (PST); Don - I'm not condemning your choice, as I'm sure you know. I'm just trying to explain why an aesthetic opinion cannot be a *wrong* opinion unless based on demonstrably faulty reasoning. Some folks s; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00073.html (9,245 bytes)

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