Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Sports cars

[E M (pokiebaron]

Hi Larry,

There was a company in England, not sure if they're still around, but I
believe they are.  They made up panels for old MG and other cars, using the
original forms and bucks.  They even offered fully bodies.  Was a much
better way for many to go, especially in tin worm heaven, over in England,
than trying to mess and restore an old car full of rot.  I think they were
called Heritage or something??

Ed
911SC

2009/2/22 LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>

> Hey Rick --
>    You bought it!  Good for you!  I'm sure you're enjoy driving it.
> BTW,The sound is unique as you know.  Not
> Ferrari unique but unique just the same.  I recenly installed an
> Ansa exhaust on my MG - hopefully I'll
> be able to start it soon and hear how it sounds.
>
>    Now the fun part (for me) starts - going thru all the systems
> and planning their repair. ;-) finding parts, deciding
> how to proceed - that kind of stuff -
>
>    BTW, I did a full restore on my 66 MGB and regret that was my
> only choice.  It's a major big deal to
> do a project like this, much better to tackle small projects one at
> a time IMHO.
>
>    Good luck and pls keep us informed.
> .
> Sincerely,
> Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
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>
>
> .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:51 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Sports cars
>
>
> > Hey Gang,
> >
> >   A couple of days ago I wrote a note about upscaling measurements
> > from one scale to that of another.  Its part of what I do in my
> > job.
> > I compared it all the the experiences of driving different size
> > cars.
> > And although that note generated a good deal of geek chatter, the
> > thread of the message was subliminal.
> >   The reason for the post was to prepare you for an announcement.
> > I
> > have decided that my old Mercedes project car is just too rusty
> > (structural rust) for me to attack in my garage.  The second
> > reason is
> > that Mercedes parts cost even MORE than Ferrari parts, but the
> > finished
> > product is worth very little.  It is the classic
> > financial-black-hole
> > restoration project.
> >     To replace the M-B project, I have bought another sports car.
> > And yes, it is a little British sports car.  Here are a couple of
> > pictures of a car similar to the one I bought.  Same colors and
> > not
> > far off the same condition.  http://www.aubard.us/tr3a/TR3a_1.jpg
> > and  http://www.aubard.us/tr3a/TR3a_1.jpg .
> >   It is a 1961 Triumph TR3a and it is as close to a true "barn
> > find"
> > as one might ever encounter in this lifetime.  It is a one-owner,
> > completely original, always-garaged gem.  I take delivery in early
> > April.
> >
> > Happy Saturday,
> >
> > rick
> > '08 M-B C300
> > '03 L-R Discovery
> > '96 BMW 740iL
> > '83 Mondial QV
> > '79 308GTB
> > '61 M-B 180b
> > '61 Triumph TR3a
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