What made you smile today? Part III
Jul 24th 2021, 8:25 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
I know nothing about cars, but I do appreciate a machine with nice lines. Some of them seem to run a lot higher than 35k.
https://classiccars.com/listings/find/all-years/mg/mga
I once went out for a ride in a tiny Triumph ( not me driving), don't remember the model, but we went out on the highway and it felt like being in a toy car - very fast, but way smaller than everything else. We could have driven under the semis.
https://classiccars.com/listings/find/all-years/mg/mga
I once went out for a ride in a tiny Triumph ( not me driving), don't remember the model, but we went out on the highway and it felt like being in a toy car - very fast, but way smaller than everything else. We could have driven under the semis.
The TR3 and MGA were beautiful cars. The TR4A and MGB were more practical in the rain but not near as good looking as their predecessors. The MGB was like a box. Hated them.
Jul 24th 2021, 8:32 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by dakota44
Might it have been a TR3? Smaller than the TR4 but a TR3 was a lot prettier.
The TR3 and MGA were beautiful cars. The TR4A and MGB were more practical in the rain but not near as good looking as their predecessors. The MGB was like a box. Hated them.
The TR3 and MGA were beautiful cars. The TR4A and MGB were more practical in the rain but not near as good looking as their predecessors. The MGB was like a box. Hated them.
Jul 24th 2021, 9:26 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by dakota44
Might it have been a TR3? Smaller than the TR4 but a TR3 was a lot prettier.
The TR3 and MGA were beautiful cars. The TR4A and MGB were more practical in the rain but not near as good looking as their predecessors. The MGB was like a box. Hated them.
The TR3 and MGA were beautiful cars. The TR4A and MGB were more practical in the rain but not near as good looking as their predecessors. The MGB was like a box. Hated them.
Possible, but don't remember I'm afraid. It was a long time ago and I may have been more interested in the driver at the time
Jul 24th 2021, 9:33 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Nutek
The Tr3 will fit in my garage very neatly next to my E-Type. 
Jul 24th 2021, 9:35 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Nutek
The Tr3 will fit in my garage very neatly next to my E-Type.
Dribble...
Forget the Triumph, the suspension was always iffy, far better off with an MG - photo of my MGB (not-a-box) to follow...
Oh, hang on, you lot don't have bends in your roads, do you? Gentle curves, maybe? Ok, the Triumph might behave in that situation.
Jul 24th 2021, 9:37 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Possible, but don't remember I'm afraid. It was a long time ago and I may have been more interested in the driver at the time
Yeah, if cars could talk my TR4 and the MGA would have loads of tales to tell.
Jul 24th 2021, 10:59 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Nutek
It’s not steam… it’s atmospheric lighting.
Jul 25th 2021, 12:39 am
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Just like having a Lancia. That isn't rust, it's an orange go-faster stripe. What do you mean my driveshaft fell off 3 miles back?
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Jul 25th 2021, 12:42 am
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by dakota44
Sounds like the Chevy Vega. Engine was toast in a matter of months and the rust was literally built into the car. I witnessed people cry when they discovered their car was, effectively, unrepairable, worth maybe $50 as scrap at 6 months old and that GM would only give a raised middle finger to them. Sorry you have so many payments left. Absolute trash.
