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Re: dying BGT gives birth

To: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>,
Subject: Re: dying BGT gives birth
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 09:37:59 -0700 (MST)
The weather for this weekend: 
Saturday, snow with a high of 38.
Sunday, snow with a high of 30.  

It isn't going to be warm! But who knows about next weekend.  We might
hit the 50-60 degree range in Denver. 

On Tue, 05 Dec 2000 21:08:06 -0700, David Councill wrote:

>My sad saga nears an end. My dying BGT has spawned into two more cars. I 
>received a check from the insurance company for a little over $2000 last 
>week. Then today, with good timing, I put in a bid on Ebay for a 65 MGB 
>plus 72 MGB parts car. With less than 60 seconds to go, my insurance 
>settlement has gotten me two new cars.
>
>The 65 runs but it contains the drive train from the 72. If all goes well, 
>I can bring the 72B back to life with the parts from my wrecked 71BGT.
>
>There is a downside to this. I've been looking for a buildable roadster 
>within 1000 miles of here since late October to replace the wrecked car. 
>These two cars are located in Wichita, Kansas - slightly over 1000 miles 
>away. To get them back here to Montana, my plan is to tow the 72B shell 
>behind my Ford Explorer (on a trailer or dolly from Uhaul) while my son 
>drives the 65B. An adventure for sure.
>
>Any listers in Denver and the area from Denver to Wichita (I-70) who can 
>provide me some help - like weather forecasts for this weekend and anyone 
>who might want to catch up to this trek either to help or maybe laugh at 
>this wild plan? I mention Denver because its the midpoint and will probably 
>be our stopping point on the trip back. Weather is the big factor - it 
>looks safe to the south but we have snows coming in Montana and single 
>digit temperatures on the way by Sunday or Monday. The big trip will either 
>be this weekend or next weekend depending on the weather forecast.
>
>David Councill
>67 BGT
>71 BGT (dead)
>65 B (soon)
>72 B (soon)
>80 TR7 (to be for sale next spring)
>

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Andrew Lundgren
lundgren@byu.net
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren

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