Right on, James!!
Bill
'77 rdstr
'67 rdstr project
'74 GT donor car
My son drives (only car he and his wife have) a '74 GT
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Nazarian Jr" <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
To: "Kai M. Radicke" <kmr@pil.net>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: the passing of american mechanics
> I take serious offense to that. I trust that you are kidding, but just in
> case I have restored 2CBBs, an E-type, and am building a V-8 racing CBB.
> Furthermore, I am not the only kid that has done this sort of thing. I
> happen to have a number of friends that own/restore Bs. I have one friend
> who has never placed worse than 2nd at any show (including MG2000) with
> his RBB. Oh, by the way I am 21 now, started restoring my first B at 7yrs
> old and I drive it every day, including across the country twice.
>
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
> '63 Buick 215
>
> "Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines"
> Enzo Ferrari
>
> On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
>
> > Allen Hefner wrote...
> >
> > > Especially to children and teens. They are the future of our cars, so
we
> > > need to get them interested. (Most teens could probably afford an MG,
> > > but most American muscle cars are now way too expensive. That leaves
>
> > them with rice boys, unless we show them the way.) If they knew that
> > > most LBCs are inexpensive to buy, easy to find parts, and easy to work
> > > on, they could get interested.
> >
> > I completely disagree. Encouraging teens to purchase LBCs is like
giving
> > them a license to be your next DPO. Do you really think they're going
to
> > take the time, or want to, learn how to adjust points, valves, and
> > everything else associated with routine maintenance? And what about
more
> > complicated work.
> >
> > Plus, the less you encourage children and teens to purchase LBCs... the
more
> > LBCs there will be for you and me to purchase.
> >
> > If they already don't know what an MG or a Triumph is, why bother
getting
> > them involved. I don't need to see more bailing wire being used to hold
MGs
> > together in the future.
> >
> > Let them keep their Hondas...
> >
> > --
> > Kai M. Radicke -- kmr@pil.net
> > 1966 MGB -- 1974 Triumph TR-6
> >
>
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