Hi David!
Living near Abingdon, wow!
Congratulations on your car.
Hope you will be able to remove the dirt from under your fingernails the
day you get married.
Rene
DZSHANNO.UK.ORACLE.COM wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Ive been reading the digest now for a couple of months taking in what
> I hope will be useful information for today Im off with my car and trailer
> to
> Germany to pick up my lifelong dream. An MGA!! Im not sure what year or type
> but I do know that its a roadster (and I think 1500 mkI),green, has driven
> recently but cannot pass the strict German road traffic laws on brakes,
> lights
> and security ( and I got it for a song!). Here in England were a little more
> forgiving on classic cars. In fact I live only a few miles from Abingdon so
> it
> will be coming home. As I understand it the car was origionaly exported to
> South Africa where the current owner picked it up before transporting it to
> Germany about 5 years ago. Its been garaged ever since and in constant
> restoration at a garage who worked on it when he could.
> The plan is to restore it so It can be used as a daily driver in the
> spring and summer and enjoy the wonderful English countryside in it. We
> intend
> using it as transport to our wedding in May next year so I have the winter
> to
> work on it and an incentive to get it finished.( will our engagement survive
> it!!:-) )
> Anyway enough waffle about my dream come true, I let you know how it
> turns out when I get it back and examine it. If anyone has any info on
> differences or perculiarities of South African MGA's Id be very grateful.
>
> regards from a soon to be happy,poor with no free time and loving it driver
>
>
> David Shannon
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Rene and Marion van Maanen
Netherlands Europe
SOHC/4 sohc4@dorje.com Honda CB350F ['74] member #252
Honda CB750K2 ['75]
http://members.tripod.com/renevm/cb750k2/index_restoration.html
MG list mgs@autox.team.net MGB GT ['68]
http://members.tripod.com/renevm/mg/index.html ring #119
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