I had a story similar to this but my computer dropped my connection just
as I finished, I am too lazy to retype it but in a nutshell. Had
friends/listers check cars in Ca, Ok, Oh, and some others for me after
discovering I could fit my hand through any part of sills in '74 and I
didn't have the knowhow to fix them. Found a car in Tulsa (?) OK. Left
Fri afternoon after work, got there 4am, slept till 10am, looked at car
turned out car had OD on HC engine, A/C, Factory tinted glass, good int.,
NO RUST. Bought car for $450 and drove home.
Now the car is stripped and has three half dollar sized holes in
footwells, one from A/C drain hose, one from rust, one from sharp
projectile outbound from passenger compartment (gun under seat maybe) and
the trunk floor is shot from a 16 year old bottle of brake fluid left in
trunk.
I will agree that finding a daily driver isn't all that hard if you have
some cash, but I wanted a shell only for $500 or less cause I am broke and
I didn't need any of the parts for the V8. These types of cars are harder
to come by (I think) so you often have to be willing to travel.
BTW, Places to drive with the top down:
Peak to Peak Highway from Nederland to Central City (West of Denver)
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'74 BGT going by-by soon
'63 Buick 215
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, mrayborn wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm a lurker around here, but I wanted to offer a different view. I live in
> Mississippi. We don't seem to have a lot of MG's in this area.
>
> I bought my first B, 1980, actually for my daughter, in Oklahoma City, OK.
> 750 miles away. I made it a weekend trip. I asked a multitude of questions
> by phone and the owner was exactingly honest in his description. I enjoyed
> seeing a part of the US that I had never visited before and I got a GREAT
> DEAL on a B! (Excite classifieds)
>
> I bought my '72CB B project car from a nice gentleman in Houston, TX. About
> 450 miles away. This was a nice one-day outing for my wife and I. Also,
> another GREAT DEAL on a B! (Thrifty Nickel online)
>
> I bought a 1972 parts car from a fellow lister, David Darby, in Southwest
> Missouri, about 650 miles away. I got to meet a very interesting guy, see
> some nice MG STUFF, and visited Branson, MO and Eureka Springs, AR to boot!!
> Pulling a trailer along those narrow, winding streets in Eureka Springs was
> a BIT TEDIOUS, but all-in-all, a very nice 3-day mini-vacation for my
> family. GREAT DEAL on a parts car! Thanks again, David!! (mgs list)
>
> Thursday, last, I journeyed to St. Louis, MO. Again, 650 miles away. I had
> finally located a parts car with an overdrive transmission. 1976 B, strong
> engine, good overdrive, new wheel cylinders, front bearings, u-joints, tires
> on decent ro-styles. Good top; good glass: all gauges work. Bad shocks,
> non-working manual choke on a rough-idling Zenith carb; Poor interior, fair
> paint, rust in rockers, floor, and wheel-wells. I paid $1000 for the car
> and it cost me $200 in fuel, food and lodging to go get it. I met a nice
> fellow MGer, Robert Rushing, and his friend, John Mangles, who owns a
> garage, Hi Tech Collision Repair, speciallizing in MGs. I saw a beautifully
> restored '67 B, and a couple more CBBs in various stages of restoration.
> (mgcc classifieds)
>
> I drove this car in the country yesterday, and I drove it to work (20
> miles) today. Overdrive is WONDERFUL!! Even with the rusted out rockers, I
> have had a couple of compliments on the car already. I think I'm going to
> drive it this summer while I finish my '72.
>
> ANYWAY, If you like to travel, hunting for MG's and accessories can be a
> great EXCUSE for seeing new sights. And even now with higher fuel prices,
> traveling is still relatively inexpensive entertainment.
>
> The downside of this is that I have a road atlas filled with spots marked
> "MUST EXPERIENCE THIS IN AN MG WITH THE TOP DOWN!".
>
> Here are a few:
> Anywhere in Southwestern MO and Northeastern AR: Narrow, curvy(understated),
> hilly, scenic highways TO DIE FOR!!
> Los Angeles to San Diego on Hwy 1
> Flagstaff, AZ in the spring
> Albuquerque, NM lights at night from the west on I40
> Miami to Key West on Hwy 1
> Winslow, AZ on Route 66
> Chatanooga, TN in early October
> Madison County, IA in summer
>
> Anybody else got any "MUST BE IN AN MG" places?
>
> Regards,
> Mark
> 1972 B looking a lot like a 67
> 1976 B temporary enjoyment
>
>
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