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I have recently acquired a 58’ TR3A and when added my 52’ MGTD I guess now is an official British car collection. Neither car is running at present but if all goes well the TR3 will be soon! The car has managed to rekindle my interest in the LBC.
My interest in the British sports car was inherited from my father. He gave me the TD almost 20 years ago ( not running of course) but the infection was implanted many years earlier as a kid riding from some port city on the East coast in winter. We were moving from overseas to Maryland and we had picked up the car from the shipyard and where driving it to our new duty station near Washington D.C. Dad said “you want to ride with me or your Mother?” Easy answer! Well, we left the yard during the nice sunny day with the top down, a little cool but still a nice afternoon. Soon it was dark and VERY cold and wet, I don’t remember if we put the top up or if there was a top because I was huddled in the floor as close to the gearbox cover as I could get when I wasn't being the wiper motor. I thought “ride with your mother??” , bad answer, but a memorable and fun ride! That is how I became interested in the LBC that I have, most of the other memories are of helping tune the carburetors, changing fuel pumps, and washing and waxing. I grew to love that little yellow MG and during a visit to England we even visited the factory site in Abingdon to learn that the buildings were scheduled to be torn down soon. We ate lunch at the Magic Midget and took pictures at the factory office building and visited the MG Car Club. She didn’t get it but I thought that part of the trip was better than Glamis Castle or Peter Rabbit.
Now the MG is in pretty sad shape so I’m saving it for later in life when I have the time and money to bring her back to resemble my memories. In the interim I’ll settle with the Triumph for fun driving and fixing. It’s sad to say but I don’t remember much about working on the cars so I’ll probably bug you guys here about some of the basics of ignitions, wiring, carburetors and the like. It feels good to have dirty hands!
My interest in the British sports car was inherited from my father. He gave me the TD almost 20 years ago ( not running of course) but the infection was implanted many years earlier as a kid riding from some port city on the East coast in winter. We were moving from overseas to Maryland and we had picked up the car from the shipyard and where driving it to our new duty station near Washington D.C. Dad said “you want to ride with me or your Mother?” Easy answer! Well, we left the yard during the nice sunny day with the top down, a little cool but still a nice afternoon. Soon it was dark and VERY cold and wet, I don’t remember if we put the top up or if there was a top because I was huddled in the floor as close to the gearbox cover as I could get when I wasn't being the wiper motor. I thought “ride with your mother??” , bad answer, but a memorable and fun ride! That is how I became interested in the LBC that I have, most of the other memories are of helping tune the carburetors, changing fuel pumps, and washing and waxing. I grew to love that little yellow MG and during a visit to England we even visited the factory site in Abingdon to learn that the buildings were scheduled to be torn down soon. We ate lunch at the Magic Midget and took pictures at the factory office building and visited the MG Car Club. She didn’t get it but I thought that part of the trip was better than Glamis Castle or Peter Rabbit.
Now the MG is in pretty sad shape so I’m saving it for later in life when I have the time and money to bring her back to resemble my memories. In the interim I’ll settle with the Triumph for fun driving and fixing. It’s sad to say but I don’t remember much about working on the cars so I’ll probably bug you guys here about some of the basics of ignitions, wiring, carburetors and the like. It feels good to have dirty hands!
