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Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 12:27:27 -0600
From: Mark Endicott <endicott@nashville.com>
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Eric wrote:
>
> Neil Cotty wrote:
> >
> > Andy,
> >
> > >on page 45 of their sale flyer? Do they look the part or are they
> > >crap?
> >
> > As John says, try polishing your existing ones, they come up like
> > Chrome anyway. Not concours, but unless you can afford to get the
> > carbs replated, it's the cheap alternative.
> >
>
> When it comes to putting lots of chrome under the bonnet, I like the
> comment in the "judging rules" for the annual MG CONCOURS run by the MG
> Car Club of South Australia (I should just about be a member by now...
> just awaiting the phone call, e-mail or letter).
>
> Under the heading of ELEGANCE:
>
> "Elegance is not to be obtained at the expense of originality. Limited
> chrome plating of engine components is acceptable, eg.g rocker cover,
> side cover, generator and starter motor dust covers, pancake air
> cleaners and the like will be tolerated."
>
> The use of the word "tolerated" here makes me smile.
>
> And I thought my car looked a little 'plain' under the bonnet... a new
> paint job and tidying up the body and I might just enter my little
> yellow car in next year's Concours.
>
> Eric
> '68MGB MkII
Oh Man! am I in trouble?
http://members.home.net/mendicott/engine800.jpg
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Mark
1970 Midget
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Nashville, Tennessee
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