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Re: Questions to ponder

To: Don Mathis <donmathis@lucent.com>
Subject: Re: Questions to ponder
From: Brian & Patricia LaVoie <BPLAVOIE@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 09:17:24 -0700
Don Mathis wrote:
> 
> I have come across 2 major questions which I can't answer.  Anybody else
> notice this?
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> Question #1  Why are the magnetic oil drain plugs offered for sale for
> Triumphs but not MGs?
> 
> Question #2  I can find models on the order of 8" length for every
> automobile ever made, except.....an MGA.  Why is that?  (There was a MGA
> model made by Tonka-Polistil #01869 1:16 scale which I can't find anywhere.)
> 
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> I could probably sleep better at night if I could answer those two
> questions!  Thanks for your pondering of these 2 mysteries.
> 
> 
> Don Mathis,Ph.D.
> donmathis@lucent.com
> '61 MGA
> '37 Derby Bentley (B190KT)

I found a very nice Tonka/Polistil 1:16 MGA Twin Cam in Venice (Europe,
not CA) a few years ago. Bought it for the equivalent of $15 (the only
bargain of the trip!). Haven't seen it offered anywhere since.

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