When John Nikas turns the key, listens for the ticking of the fuel pump and presses the starter button of a 60-year old Austin Healey 100-4, he is acutely aware that, even with his high level of mechanical aptitude, soon enough he’s going to need help. Yes, these classic British sports cars do require care,…
Alternator conversion and alternator change Some of us have given up our old generator and moved ahead to an alternator. Some of us have moved from an old style alternator to a more modern and more efficient alternator. If you are the kind of classic car owner that likes to blend the classic with the…
We all have them, or maybe are them ourselves. Today, being an owner of Little British Cars makes one something of an offbeat, if not downright eccentric individual. And in the event one is labeled eccentric, your best bet is to blame it on others. “You think I’m nutty, I had an uncle who collected…
It’s been my observation that ownership of classic British sports cars is not waning. The shows I’ve attended have seen growing attendance and participation, articles I’ve read have increasingly been penned by younger writers, and the attention my cars have drawn is steadily skewing toward younger, technically adept and astute enthusiasts. I’m not talking about…
LED lights use Light Emitting Diodes to produce light. Most of us already know… 1 LED bulbs can be significantly brighter than conventional bulbs. 2 LED bulbs consume a tiny fraction of the electricity a conventional bulb consumes. That’s a big help when you are sitting in traffic with several demands on your electrical system…
Our LBC came from Kelly’s best friend and her husband. I saw it under a cover in their garage and inquired about it. They had rescued it from a field in California years earlier and had worked on it together as a project. They didn’t use it anymore and said they would probably sell it soon….
Every so often we will post some pictures of the folks out there who are taking the Challenge. Many of the photos are sent in in order to earn the “Sneak Peek” bonus points. Others are just for fun. If you’d like to add your favorite shots to the bunch, send them along with a…
I tend to be more into history than nostalgia, but the long nights have been a good time for reflection. When I first started dating my wife in 1987, I picked her up in my first MGB. And it wasn’t even a particularly good example of one, either. Rather tatty, actually—a calico combination of orange…
“Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.” Ben Franklin may not have owned an MG, but he was wise enough to leave that advice for MG owners. Recently I took bits of my MG engine to a machine shop to be examined, ground, bored, and otherwise refreshed, and I realized…
Steel, Leather and Gasoline: a combination that can make powerful men weak, weak men feel strong and virtually all men affected. Inauspicious in their origins, yet in their final forms, they are things of wonder, works of art. The blending of these disparate components is nowhere better rendered than in the classic automobile from the…
