None of us would be poring over this publication if somewhere along the way we hadn’t been bitten by the “sports car” bug. But how did it bite, and how serious the infection, and more importantly, how it progresses, is my story of this incurable affliction. My story may or may not be typical, but…
“To B or not to B…?” was an often asked question that frequently resulted in the realization that old rusted out MGBs just weren’t worth saving. Today’s MGB enthusiasts have an alternative to traditional rust repair by re-bodying their tired old MGB with a brand new factory original body. It’s well known that the MGB body…
Looking through the many club magazines that were submitted for the Moss Journalism Awards (and I really have to congratulate you on your splendid efforts), there were a couple of features of club life that were the subject of comment and opinion over and over again. I noticed in several instances, that the age-old question of…
“Pull Cable” Makes Life Easier Bob Muenchausen Boise, ID (“Why didn’t I think of that?”…might be your reaction to this common sense idea! —Ed) When replacing the choke cable or any loose hose or wire that is threaded through some maze of mechanical/electrical clutter, an easy way to rethread the new piece through is to…
Your car’s suspension probably needs a good restoration and you may not be aware of it. That’s not surprising. Suspension systems wear slowly and evenly. Nothing dramatic happens. Then one day you realize that the old precision and sharpness has disappeared. It’s time to either restore it, or modify and restore it at the same…
For years I’ve made my pal Len Frank’s love for old Italian cars the butt of countless jokes. I’ve done it in person, behind his back, and even in print. I’ve made no secret of my feeling that Len’s weakness for these old crocks is a fit subject for public ridicule. I am about to…
(Ron and Patty D’Aigle sent in a funny log of the trials they went through in obtaining and restoring their MGB GT, which was just too long to print in its entirety in Moss Motoring. In this issue, you’ll read Part I, which deals with finding their first British sports car. Look for the continuation…
Winter Storage Cradle William Bremer Cape Elizabeth, ME As a resident of New England, I must store my 1951 MGTD for the winter. Last winter (my first with a TD), I wanted to “fit” the TD as a third car in my heated two car garage so that I could work on it from time…
All of our British sports cars are fitted with Lucas electrical equipment; indeed, it was William Richard Morris, later Lord Nuffield, who gave Joseph Lucas Ltd., their first really large orders for motor car electrical equipment in the early twenties. But just who was Joseph Lucas, the man who founded what is nowadays an international, multi-million…
Whoever said you can’t restore a British Sports Car? I am sure there isn’t a reader out there who hasn’t looked longingly at his or her dream car sitting neglected at a nearby junkyard. To the average passerby, it looks like just another wreck, but to a British sports car lover, a Jaguar in the worst…
