Last September, members of the Bay State MGA Club met at Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire to caravan to the British Invasion at Stowe, VT. Hurricane Irene had made several of the usual back roads routes up impassable, so we adventured north through Keene and up to West Lebanon where we stopped for lunch at the 7…
For over fifty years the Moss Motors upholstery division has provided enthusiasts with a wide range of quality products to refurbish their British sports cars. These include a wide variety of interior panels, seat kits, carpets, tops, tonneaus and related items to enhance your sports car and make it more comfortable to drive. This is…
My dad had a Navy friend stationed in Germany who he talked into not only picking up the new MG from the dealer there, but also getting it shipped to the states for free on a Navy ship. It was an export model made around August of 1953, and it was the 12th or 13th from the…
I guess most people would find it funny that a 6’5’’ guy would have such an interest in British cars. It is quite clear that Mother Nature really intended for me to be behind the wheel of some classic American muscle car. But sometimes your heart is blind to your perceived physical limitations! When I…
My 1978 Spitfire 1500 trip odometer reset knob is oddly located below, and to the right of the steering column. Being below the dash board, it is nearly invisible to the driver. In fact it was several months after I brought the car home that I actually discovered that it had a trip odometer (trip-o-meter)…
Well sports car fans I am learning many lessons while putting together my Triumph Spitfire 4. Lesson number one is there are slightly more complications when you use equipment other than original parts for a specific year car. Interesting and challenging but with pitfalls. Lesson number two: get people that know what they are doing…
A Little History Back in the 1980s, we began receiving complaints about wire wheels that were “egg shaped” or so far out of round they could not be balanced. We wound up checking every wire wheel upon receipt using a jig mounted wire wheel hub and a pair of dial indicators. After 6 months, we…
Building the Perfect Workbench Plan in PDF Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many sports car enthusiasts in their garages (usually with attached homes) and have found most garages to be poorly equipped to efficiently handle serious mechanical rebuild or restoration projects. I’ve also restored my share of cars and in the…
The second most frequently asked question about our cars must be “how do I take care of my wire wheels?” “Should the car be off the ground to hammer the knock-off, or should the wheel be on the ground?” Well, that’s two questions, but the problem remains…Whether you call it a knock-off, a knock-on, a…
I was converting my older British car over from positive to negative ground when I came across the question of coil polarity. I discovered coil polarity is very much misunderstood. In researching it, I was very confused until I found out there are two definitions of coil polarity. I talked to three or four knowledgeable…
