New Member introduction

[Greg Howell]

I am a new member, having finally purchased an MG. I live in Florida and had never ridden in a MG TD. Although I did sit in one in 1967. I have owned several Porsche 356's, but always had a desire to own a TD. I finally found the right car for me. It was located in Austin Texas. I live in Florida. After working a deal on the phone, I flew out to Austin. The condition of the car sold me the minute I saw it. The owner gave me a quick ride, then I took it for a quick ride. The rest of the day the owner went over everything about the car, including the operation of the top and side curtains. The car was restored 10 years ago. During the restoration the engine was rebuilt with hardened valve seats, Bored .20 over; Installation of a Crane High Performance cam; H-4 carbs and the installation of a 5 speed transmission. Anyway, my first real test came the next day when I got in the car and headed home. 1188 miles. The longest I ran one day was 389 miles. Not bad for an old car and an old driver. By the way I am 6' 3" tall, and had no problems in the drive. in fact the car is quite comfortable. We are using the car daily and have installed driving lights to make for safer night time driving. Since we use the car so much I am considering installing a roll bar. Anyone with information regarding a roll bar for a TD, I would appreciate your comments. This is my first posting so I hope it works out! Thanks for listening, Greg