Careful Gary, William is Irish and may take exception to being called "very
British". I can say I've been taking all my cars to William for about 6 or
7 years and am very happy with his work.
Steve Plath
'69 Jaguar E-Type Coupe
'48 MG TC
'64 Daimler SP-250
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Phillips" <gphillips@slpcpa.com>
To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need -dawson-orig #s
>I went to William Shaw of Corte Madera British & European
> Motors in Greenbrea to rebuild my TR6's engine (and breaks, rear end and
> clutch system) and he did a fine job. Plus he's a nice guy - very
> British. You might want to talk with him. It won't be cheap but his
> approach and follow up are quite good.
>
> Gary Phillips
> '72 TR6
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dawson Church <dawson@authorspublishing.com>
>
> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 22:47:19
> To:North Bay British Car Club <nobbc@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need -dawson-orig #s
>
>
> Yes, all the numbers match.
>
> I'm not thrilled with N Bay British, he balanced my Lotus Elite carbs,
> and a $400 estimate became a $1400 invoice. I could have rebuilt them
> for less.
>
> I have a guy who works on my Lotus now as a side job to his regular
> work, but I'd rather find someone who's rebuilt an MG motor before.
>
> So I want a functional engine, but not the platinum cotter pins!
>
> Dawson
>
> On May 4, 2008, at 10:22 PM, Steve Lehmann wrote:
>
>> always better to have orig. rebuilt rather than thow in something
>> elese-
>> deal being matching #s
>> if this eng-trans is what this chasis and body all got sent out w/
>> from the
>> start then that,s what you want-
>> all these #s e-z to track down-
>>
>> cant say for m.g. but for triumphs it can be tracked down to day and
>> time
>> this commishion # issued to the 2 guys that built the car to the kid
>> that
>> was sweepng the floor at 10:42 a.m. that day and what girl in the
>> office
>> brewed the tea..
>> do you want a primo ham and eggs at the top of the mark or or a box of
>> scrambeled eggs from jack in the box?-
>> it,s your choice and it,s your pocketbook.
>> keep it orig as possible at all time!
>> theres my 2 cents worth.
>> good luck w/ it-steve.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Lehmann" <sand@frii.com>
>> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need Advice w 1953 MG-TD
>>
>>
>>> hey dawson you could try north bay british euro-rohnert park-
>>> steve-colorado-
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dawson Church" <dawson@authorspublishing.com>
>>> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
>>> Cc: "Greg Tatarian" <gregtat@pacbell.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:31 PM
>>> Subject: [Nobbc] Need Advice w 1953 MG-TD
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Ron and Greg,
>>>>
>>>> I wound up buying it, Ron, thanks for the tip! Its a good example,
>>>> frame, body and interior are primo. The engine and transmission are
>>>> out, not rebuilt, partially disassembled:
>>>>
>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/normcay/MGpics?authkey=OwuF6YpwLjQ
>>>>
>>>> Is there a shop in the bay area that can rebuild? The car is in
>>>> Sacramento, the former owner is trailering it out here. I'd rather
>>>> have him unload at the rebuilders, since my garage is bulging at the
>>>> seams.
>>>>
>>>> Or does any charitable club member with acreage have space for the
>>>> body while I have the motor rebuilt?
>>>>
>>>> Any advice is appreciated, for instance, is it important to rebuild
>>>> the old one, rather than just grab an existing rebuilt wherever I
>>>> can
>>>> find one?
>>>>
>>>> I swear I will have this one on the road in time for club ride this
>>>> year!
>>>>
>>>> Dawson
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