[Zmagnette] age

[Gene deRuelle]

First week in January I will turn 80.

Gene deRuelle

From: Allen Bachelder 
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11:50 AM
To: Chris Kotting ; zmagnette at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] age

OK, so who on the list is under 56? How many are over my age of 76?

Curious in Michigan,

Allen 



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Allen Bachelder, prop. 

On Nov 11, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Chris Kotting via Thelist <thelist at zmgna.org> wrote:


  Jim -

  If you're the teenager at 64, what am I at 56?

  Chris K.

  On 11/11/2015 10:39 AM, James Schulte via Thelist wrote:

    Racer Steve,
    Welcome to the real MG's have 4 doors group. I am the teenager in this wily old group at 64 lol. Have a 74.5 BGT that is still being restored but is on the road and about 95% done. A 70B Heritage body shell that my wife claims is hers and "Jeanne" our family car. She is a 58 ZB steel blue and gets the best awards at car shows. Named after my 92 year old Mother.
    Your collection is impressive.  Good luck and Safety Fast!
    Jim in Pennsylvania 



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    From: bachldrs--- via Thelist mailto:thelist at zmgna.org 
    Date: 11/11/2015 12:44 AM (GMT-05:00) 
    To: slilves at sbcglobal.net 
    Cc: Allen mailto:bachldrs at airadv.net, Magnette List mailto:TheList at zmgna.org 
    Subject: Re: [Thelist] New Member 


    Hey Racer Steve ("RS"?)  -

    Your racing pedigree deserves respect, and you have mine!  ' Never raced.  ' Did a bit of autocrossing many years ago - only to discover that under pressure of competition, I lose all respect for the machine, and just run it balls to the wall. ' Surprised I didn't destroy my poor old '73 B/GT; but I did learn that I have the wrong temperament for competitive driving. 

    We have some inventory in common: I'm putting my '65 B together.  It was a basketcase I bought in '89, and it has yet to see the road. A few other projects intervened, including my '57 ZBV Magnette. ' Have never had a TF but did have a TD for several years.  Like you, age has been an increasing factor. I still can get up and down from my creeper a dozen times per hour while working on the MGs, but with age 76 coming up in a couple weeks, can't help but wonder how long this will last.  I'm having to adjust my attitude: if I can do it today, that's all I need to know.  Once I finish the '65, the '60 A 1600 and the '69 C/GT are next.  I'll be darned if my long range plans should be limited by my long range prognosis (and even that looks pretty good). I've known guys restoring these cars well into their 90s - why give up 15 years short of that?  Nevertheless, old age sucks, as I'm sure you'll agree.  

    OK, so my B/GT is a '73, but I do have a '69 C/GT.  OK, not even close, but I got the year right, and I love the car. It's been lurking in the back of my shop for seven years, but recently, courtesy of Robert Kirk, it has brakes!  Drives great around the yard.  A few new switches and I can at least drive it.

    In the meantime, my recently-restored Magnette keeps presenting me with nagging new and continuing problems.  Clutch is leaking down internally, so I've got an M/C problem.  Not really major, except I'm not looking forward to pulling the damn thing.  

    In the meantime, my daily-driver '73 GT has a cracked head - again...  I've run it on the cracked head for perhaps a year.  It really runs well. Fast enough to put the proverbial smile on my face, but I have to address that head!  And since I'm thinking of something akin to a Burgess econotune head, I think I'll have to go through the bottom end again too. ' Rebuilt the whole thing back in '92 but oil pressure doesn't go to 75# any more...  There's a bit of magic going on in this old cracked head.  ' Have no idea what it is, but don't want to lose it in the replacement.  ' Might pick your brain a bit if you don't mind.

    At any rate, welcome again!  So glad to see new folks respond so quickly.  ' Look forward to your presence on the list.

    Cheers,
    Allen
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    Allen & Florrie Bachelder       =iii=<

    Spring Creek Home for Wayward MGs

    '57 ZB, '60 A1600, '65 B, '69 C/GT, '73 B/GT

    North Street, MI 48049, USA

    http://www.mgexperience.net/member/bachldrs

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    From: "slilves--- via Thelist" mailto:thelist at zmgna.org
    To: "Steve" mailto:skirby210 at cox.net, "Prentiss Kirk" mailto:kirkprentiss at gmail.com
    Cc: "Allen" mailto:bachldrs at airadv.net, "Magnette List" mailto:TheList at zmgna.org
    Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 10:59:04 PM
    Subject: Re: [Thelist] New Member


    Wow! Appears you guys are really MG fans, a really good thing.
    In the early 70's I raced one of the E Production Huffaker MGB’s in the Cal .Club region of the SCCA, so how about “Racer Steve?”
    My first car was a 1955 TF, which I still have. We're in the process of getting it back together after way too many years of “rest.”
    I also have a ‘65 MGB that I built up while working at Huffaker Engineering. It's overdue for a freshening up, a ‘69 BGT that needs a complete restoration, a “55 ZA Magnetite that's in line after the TF, and I’m almost done with my “62 Mini Countryman. I just hope I live long enough to get them all done and don't run out of $$$.
    Looking forward to meeting everyone on the “List.”
    Cheers,
    Racer Steve
    PS:  I also raced a Formula Atlantic car way back then, and more recently a “65 Mini Cooper S and a Turner MKIII that I just sold. Probably won’t race any more due to back and shoulder problems (too dam old!)


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    From: Prentiss Kirk via Thelist
    Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎November‎ ‎10‎, ‎2015 ‎7‎:‎15‎ ‎PM
    To: Steve
    Cc: Allen, Magnette List

    What about Steve Martin?  Isn’t he a member too?  8-> 

      On Nov 10, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Steve via Thelist <thelist at zmgna.org> wrote:

      Steve Carroll
      Steve Wagoner
      Steve Kaufman
      Steve Travato
      Steve Hanegan
      Steve Kirby
      Steve Christiansen
      Steve Lilves

      and that’s off the top of my head . . . w/o looking at a roster

      From: Steve Hanegan via Thelist
      Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:11 PM
      To: bachldrs at comcast.net
      Cc: Allen ; Magnette List
      Subject: Re: [Thelist] New Member

      Welcome to the party Steve! Now all you have to do is figure out Steve-what would you like to be called - we have a Steve H (me), a Steve T, a #1Steve K. (Kaufman), a #2Steve K. (Kirby, really a #1 kinda guy), let's see... Who am I leaving out... a bunch of us!


      Steve H.

      On Nov 10, 2015, at 5:49 PM, bachldrs--- via Thelist <thelist at zmgna.org> wrote:


        Welcome Steve Lilves!  ' Hope you enjoy this list (informal club, really) as much as we do.  It's one-stop shopping for entertainment, information, advice, parts, and great friendships.


        Cheers,
        Allen
        ******************************************************** 
        Allen & Florrie Bachelder       =iii=<
        Spring Creek Home for Wayward MGs
        '57 ZB, '60 A1600, '65 B, '69 C/GT, '73 B/GT
        North Street, MI 48049, USA
        http://www.mgexperience.net/member/bachldrs
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        From: "Dee via Thelist" <thelist at zmgna.org>
        To: "Mike" <mikesmuseum at yahoo.com>
        Cc: "Allen" <bachldrs at airadv.net>, "Magnette List" <TheList at zmgna.org>
        Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:25:12 PM
        Subject: Re: [Thelist] New Member


        We have extra doors if anyone needs them. Welcome Steve , YA another CA member
        Dee


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        On Nov 10, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Mike via Thelist <thelist at zmgna.org> wrote:


          Hi guys,

          I'd like to add Steve Lilves in Corte Madera, CA to our merry band. Steve has a long-term ZA project car, plus an assortment of spare pieces. I'm pretty sure he has a spare set of all four doors that he'd be willing to sell, for example.

          Mike Jacobsen


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