Excuse me. My car is not a Plymouth Baracuda. A true British car deserves
a Hood Strap!!
(assuming appropriate haughty British accent.)
K.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harlan Jillson [mailto:hjillson@argolink.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 2:33 PM
> To: mglist
> Subject: Re: Aluminum Bonnet
>
>
> Max,
> Hood Pins?
> Harlan.
>
>
> >Your '64 probably has a steel one because the alloy one
> doubtless blew
> >open on the highway and wrapped itself around the windshield
> frame, and
> >the PO didn't feel like repeating the experience.
> >
> >I need a new bonnet at this time, but if I decide to splurge on the
> >aluminum one I will be damn sure to reinforce the safety
> catch before I
> >take it on the road. I will also make sure I have those
> rubber snubbers
> >in position as one lister suggested a while back.
> >
> >MNSHO...
> >
> >Frank Krajewski had this to say:
> >
> >>I am beginning to wonder if anyone out there has a
> non-alloy bonnet/hood!
> >>And why does my 1964 B roadster
> >>have one! Seems they aren't as rare as I previously
> believed. Then why are
> >>they so darn expensive!
> >>Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
> >>http://www.bmcne.com
> >>
> >>"Andrew B. Lundgren" wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have 2 '70s One B, one BGT both from Oct/69 and both
> with alloy
> hoods.
> >>(The GT is damaged however...
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Linda Gaubert wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > I am the second owner of my 70 MGB (GHN5UA200090) built
> in 2/70....i
> >>> > bought it with 19,000 miles in 1972, with no evidence
> of accident
> >>> > damage............it has an alloy hood, which tends to support
> Clausager
> >>> >
> >>> > ED GAUBERT
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > "Dodd, Kelvin" wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Youse guyz, making me look this up. His nibs Clausager says
> "aluminium
> >>> > > until 1969". At the back of the book he admits that
> some early 1970
> >cars
> >>> > > may have had alloy still.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I don't have the build date on the 70 I had in
> Colorado, but it was
> an
> >>> > > original split bumper car. I'm pretty sure the
> bonnet was original,
> at
> >>> > > least as sure as anyone could be. It was alloy, so it kind of
> supports
> >>the
> >>> > > tentative comment that "some 1970 models may still have had
> aluminium
> >>> > > bonnets"
> >>> > >
> >>> > > D*mn, if I'd have known the car was a rare conflict
> solver I'd never
> >have
> >>> > > let the old lady have it in the settlement. Live and learn.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Kelvin.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > > -----Original Message-----
> >>> > > > From: David Councill [mailto:dcouncil@imt.net]
> >>> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 3:35 PM
> >>> > > > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> >>> > > > Subject: Re: Aluminum Bonnet
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > I believe Frank is correct on this and it can
> probably be verified
> in
> >>> > > > Clausagers (which I don't have with me, its at home). I do
> >>> > > > remember reading
> >>> > > > or hearing that the aluminum hood was discontinued sometime
> >>> > > > in 67 or 68. My
> >>> > > > 67BGT has the aluminum hood.
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > David
> >>> > > > 67 BGT
> >>> > > > 71 BGT
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > At 03:17 PM 3/29/00 -0800, Tony Woodruff wrote:
> >>> > > > >I suppose a person might have changed it out, but
> my July '66
> (but
> >>> > > > >registered '67) roadster has a steel bonnet
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > >I will note, however, that my old parts car ('67 GT) had a
> >>> > > > steel one too -
> >>> > > > >but it had been replaced (and never painted - ouch!)
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > >So maybe the GT had an aluminum bonnet in 67.
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > >Kelvin?
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > >Tony Woodruff
> >>> > > > >'67 ;-) MGB
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > > >>> frank krajewski <frankk@intap.net> 3/29/2000
> 1:27:26 PM >>>
> >>> > > > >I believe all the MkI Bs, 1962 - 1967. Altho some may have
> >>> > > > slipped thru
> >>> > > > >after that as they used up the supply. I defer to
> the experts.
> >>> > > > >Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > >wcameyer wrote:
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > > > What year(s)/part year(s) MGB had the aluminum bonnet??
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > > Bill
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > >
> >>> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> >Max Heim
> >'66 MGB GHN3L76149
> >If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> >it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
> >
> >
>
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