I'm right behind you, Paul. Not too close behind a guy in his skivvies,
but behind you in spirit!!!
Larry Dickstein Kansas City, MO
'58 Bugeye, '67 BJ 8, '67 MGB V8
KILE, PAUL D wrote:
>
> John (MGmagnette@aol.com) berates us for using Rover engines in MG V-8
> conversions. He (or someone else, as the posting gets a bit muddled
> here) also cites that if we want an MG with a V-8 engine, we should buy
> a TVR.
>
> John, you seem to be writing from a British point of view. Here in the
> States, we never had the luxury of being able to buy a new MGB-GT V-8,
> and we still don't have the luxury of buying any of the new TVRs. Our
> Government seems to know what's good for us, and will let us have all
> the bloated, wasteful SUVs we can stand, but the TVR, new Alfa, Fiat
> Spyder, MGF, Elise, etc, etc. are all OFF LIMITS! All we are allowed
> are the emasculated Miata and Z-3, neither of these has the glorious
> Rover V-8.
>
> One of the few pleasures left for us Yank sportscar nuts is to hotrod
> our cars. Although I am an originality nut on my own cars, I can really
> appreciate the MG V-8 conversions, and if I had not stumbled upon and
> bought one of the 15 Factory GT V-8 cars in the States, I would be
> converting a car right now.
>
> Besides, most of the V-8 donor Rover saloons will NEVER be restored here
> in the States. Due to a lousy dealer network and inappropriate design
> for US driving habits, these cars were not and are not popular over here
> (outside of a very few Rover enthusiasts). Most are rusty, crunched, or
> waiting for the crusher because no one is beating down the gates of the
> junkyards to rescue them. Better that their V-8s should live on in an
> MG as God and Ken Costello intended, than to be smelted down to make
> more Ford Explorer parts!
>
> (Rant mode off, I welcome dissenting opinions as I stand here in my
> Nomex skivvies)
>
> Paul Kile
> 1962 MGA 1600 MkII (The Hangar Queen)
> 1974 Factory MGB-GT V-8 (The Rustbucket)
>
>
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