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Old 12-02-2004, 07:57 AM
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This was in the parking garage this morning.
I'm guessing this is some sort of British car, but it was debadged and I have never seen one before. It looked like fun though.

The guy apparently has a great security program - take the steering wheel off!
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Old 12-02-2004, 08:09 AM
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My first impression is it's an MGC-GT, but the front doesn't look quite right to me. Who knows.
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Old 12-02-2004, 08:10 AM
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I like the look of the wheels, mmm deep dish 8) .
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Old 12-02-2004, 08:18 AM
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Jim, that was my thought, MG. It appears that there has been a lot of custom work to this car.
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It is an MGB GT.Came out in the early 60s and went till late 70s early 80s. originally 1800cc 90 some H.P. with quite a bit of room for tuning.Still a goodly number on the track,though stock was pretty lame except for cruising. They brought out a C model with a 3000cc straight 6 )basically the Austin Healey motor) had a small bonnet bulge, handled like a pig and did not do very well. Eventually brought out a V8 with the rover motor(formerly Buick) I think around 3.8 or so.Lighter weight but still an "old" car. A lot were converted to V8s and this looks like one with aftermarket bonnet and wheels.
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Old 12-02-2004, 08:20 AM
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My first impression is it's an MGC-GT, but the front doesn't look quite right to me. Who knows.
What he said for sure!

6 cylinder, 2.5 ltr., similar to A.H. 3000, except slower (a lot) and near perfect weight distribution (for a Mustang) .
No front bumper, glass hood & lower pan. Back in the day, nice ride... if you spoke "British", and knew the difference between + & - grounds and Wentworth hardware.
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Pari, I thought you said anything less than 22" without spinners was a waste?

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Old 12-02-2004, 09:12 AM
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Old 12-02-2004, 09:41 AM
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Back in the day, nice ride... if you spoke "British", and knew the difference between + & - grounds and Wentworth hardware.
Make that Whitworth hardware. Dave, you can't go messing with our childhood. Dirk and I , and maybe others here, spent many years learning the subtle secrets of Whitworth, BA, SAE, and other obscure hardware. Several wrench sets required for any Brit car. What's wrong with positive ground, anyway? If the electrics are Lucas [The Prince of Darkness] they never worked long enough to to make the ground polarity an issue.
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Very cool. I have a 72 B in the garage, be it in 1000 pieces. MG's and rust are synonyms I believe.
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