You’ve poured your life, soul and wallet into restoring your classic car for the past few years, and things have gone pretty well. You’ve done most of the work yourself, hiring only a few professionals along the way when you haven’t had the time, skills or equipment. The day finally comes when you go for…
My first time driving was in my older brother’s first car, a red 1964 TR4. We had just finished a repair. My brother realized that somehow I understood mechanics better than he did. He saw that I wasn’t assisting him, but the other way round. I hadn’t caught on yet. I was 14 and he…
My interest in British cars started in my early teens, when just being allowed to run the family powered lawn mower was considered a treat. I recall to this day traveling to my cousin Billie’s home for a family outing and sitting in his garaged Lotus Europa. I thought it was the coolest car I…
I was ten-years old growing up in Pittsburgh. The Pirates fans were singing “We are Family” and celebrating a World Series Game 7 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Willie Stargell is named the Series MVP. My favorite show was Charlie’s Angels—Farrah Fawcett. Both Claire Daines and Adam Levine were born. And our family dog Cindy…
Sandy was an amazing woman! I was teaching 5th grade in Sacramento, California when she walked in my room September 30, 1977 and said, “Hi, I’m your new teachers aide.” She was gorgeous! Sandy had this 1967 MGB when I met her. What more could a man ask for: An outrageously beautiful intelligent woman who…
For my wife and I, our first MG experience was in 1978, an Aconite 1973 roadster. In 1988, we were living in Alabama when I noticed a 1969 MGB GT for sale in the Tuscaloosa News. When I went to look at the car, it was sitting in a carport, sadly well past its prime….
Or: How can I get this Austin-Healey into my garage? I’ve known about this Austin-Healey for 58 years! It’s one of those cars that, for whatever reason, you do not forget… and you actually dream about. My Austin-Healey love affair began in January, 1954 when my father returned from the New York Auto Show with…
People order things online all the time—books, clothes, electronics, and so on. Not many buy a rusted out British sportscar and ship it 400 miles, uncovered, in northeast November weather. And, for those that do, few of these projects become completed, road-worthy cars. And of those that get finished, I only know of one that…
My dad has always had a special radar for spotting classic cars on the street and quickly shouting out the year, make and model. For my brother, sister and I, the shout outs were part of our upbringing. Still today it amazes me that he can look at a car for a split second and…
From Moss Motoring 1983 The Austin Healey has been popular since its debut thirty years ago. People take pride in their Healeys, many paying more attention to their car than their spouse. Clubs have been formed to help preserve the marque all around the world. In these clubs are some of the most devoted Healey…
