Back in college , i used to call my '70 B/GT ,
a 'baby' Jaguar (E-Type)
" life was so much simpler then"'
HoYo
> Bob,
> I used to have an MGB-GT when I was in my 20s, (Can't recall the model
year,
> ..but well before the ride height adjustment and the big bumpers). I had
more
> fun with that car than any other I have ever had. I wish I still had it.
> I just meant that to the average onlooker, any LBC is "an MG or
something".
> (Ever have to replace a "gulp valve"?)
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Tarwater
> To: davidwjones
> Cc: Healey List
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Austin Healey 100
>
>
> Dave
>
> I was going to reply to your post and defend the honor of my one owner
> 1971 MGB-GT until I remembered the day a few years ago when a guy asked
> me, "what year is your Pinto"? They can't get any worse than that!
>
> Cheers
> Bob Tarwater
> BJ7 and a 1971 pinto look alike
>
> davidwjones wrote:
>
> >I'm laughing, because half the time I pull up anywhere, someone
> "compliments"
> >me by saying: "Wow!, Nice MG!!" -If they don't know enough to know the
> >difference, I should care?
> >Dave J.
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