I believe these stupid thing are hiding in garages all over the place waiting for the fuel to get so bad that it smells up the shop for months and all the brake a clutch hydraulics have turned into a white clump sacrificial anode.
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Land Rovers and Range Rovers are his specialty also I've seen him changing out the coils and the plugs and tuning them up and head gaskets Etc. You should all bring your British and European cars too James he can fix them I've seen him do it.. Now that Sean has sold all his is International Scout stuff and the Nash and the Oldsmobile and other miscellaneous stuff there's plenty of room in the shop for everybody to bring the British cars down to James. I heard he even gives multi-car discounts. 
James I think you should get the city to rename Big Bear Boulevard to MG HEAVEN.....
James I think you should get the city to rename Big Bear Boulevard to MG HEAVEN.....
James,
You should advise all of your customers that want to keep these vehicles and not use them to take the drums off and soak the brakes in WD40 then reassemble and park in the shed. You could also get into shed back wall repairs then as well
Steve
You must remember after WW2 we had a lot of the returning servicemen that purchased British vehicles and shipped them back to the states. Those same servicemen cars made a impression with their own children. Also think about racing crowds that wanted cheap vehicles that were somewhat easy to fix.
Dave
Here you go James you might want to check this link out! Might help you out with your British Invasion.
Just trying to help!!!!!
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/quincy-1956-thru-1980-mga-and-mgb/6913731520.html
Just trying to help!!!!!https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/quincy-1956-thru-1980-mga-and-mgb/6913731520.html
Interesting collection, the real bad thing about working on these cars is the test drive..............well let's say it just ain't all that.
James I know this might be off topic but did you just hear the loud stealth bombers going east? Whiteman Air Force Base is only about 75 miles from us to the West. It woke me up it shook my house the rumble and ground shake went on for several minutes. The last time I felt that and heard that it was the stealth bombers headed to the east. Just curious if you heard it too?
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I saw a Stealth heading West just last week, about 6:00 in the morning. It was flying quite low, way under the clouds. Heard it before I saw it!
Didn't hear anything this morning, they must be North of me. I'm about equidistant between where Tooth lives and where James lives.
Good thing they aren't made by BMC or they'd be hitting the ground once the electrics shut down
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TomK
Didn't hear anything this morning, they must be North of me. I'm about equidistant between where Tooth lives and where James lives.
Good thing they aren't made by BMC or they'd be hitting the ground once the electrics shut down
.TomK
I didn't hear anything down here in my bunker.
This one stopped by to see about replacing the rear main seal.
Well just took the Morgan for a test drive, runs like crap, not to my surprise.
Front carburetor is far out adjustment and the slide hangs up, Champion spark plugs look like crap. And this guy said it ran fine.
Sure would like to take some of these people for a ride in the Shaker.
Front carburetor is far out adjustment and the slide hangs up, Champion spark plugs look like crap. And this guy said it ran fine.
Sure would like to take some of these people for a ride in the Shaker.
I could bring the beater Nova down and you could take them for a ride in it, I would prefer that they be sporting some depends though not looking forward to any clean up if you know what I mean!Well just took the Morgan for a test drive, runs like crap, not to my surprise.
Front carburetor is far out adjustment and the slide hangs up, Champion spark plugs look like crap. And this guy said it ran fine.
Sure would like to take some of these people for a ride in the Shaker.
Keep in mind that after WWII the boys came back with a love for small European cars. That created a huge market in the states and so tens of thousands of these cars were sent to the U.S. and it filled a niche in the market for small cars when American Auto builders only made large cars. My 64 chevy's are 17' plus long and yet my wifes 1959 Triumph TR3 is 12-13' long.
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My first car was a 1957 Morris Minor 1000 Tourer (convertible) that I bought at age 15. I spent about a year and a half rebuilding everything and acquired 2 more Saloons (2 door coupes) along the way. My sister got the very nice 62 model and the other, a 61 was relegated to providing parts for the two runners. She failed to check oil and kicked a rod through the block one day so she stepped up to a 61 Tempest four banger, 3 speed rope drive pos. I believe that thing was more dangerous than any Corvair I ever drove.
Anyway, I was working after school at the neighborhood pharmacy and we had a 5th year pharmacy major doing this residency there with whom I became good friends. He was engaged to marry soon and his betrothed insisted he get rid of his present vehicle, a ticket magnet. It was a 62 Impala SS, 327/250 4 speed, black with red interior. He asked if I was interested in an even swap and I couldn't sign the title over quickly enough. I kept that car for about 4 and a half years, rebuilding and hopping up the 327, 2 tranny rebuilds, replacing axles, spider gears and drive shafts along the way. I have always missed that car, so a little over 3 years ago I purchased my current turd and am reliving my youth by replacing just about everything. If only the body were as willing.