Our 1972 TR6 was purchased as a project for my son Michael and I. We purchased the car when my son was 15 and it took us about a year and a half to tear it down to the frame and tub and rebuild it to the condition it is in now. All of the work…
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 couple summers ago I took a drive in my father’s ’48 MG TC. It had been 10-15 years since our last encounter, but the deep exhaust tone and supercharger whine were exactly as I remember. You see, Moss Motors’ founder, Al Moss, started selling aftermarket supercharger kits back in the mid 50s, and my father…
It was love at first sight 12 years ago when I first saw my 1951 MG TD with those big chrome headlights and very British cutaway doors. I knew little about British roadsters, and next to nothing about these slow, leaky, and utterly charming vehicles from seemingly Victorian-era British automotive design. The old MG was…
Triumph vehicles are so designed that a minimum of attention is required to keep them in satisfactory running order. There are, however, certain maintenance operations which must be undertaken regularly. The object of this instruction book is to assist the owner to understand the various operations required, and so ensure that the vehicle receives regular…
MGBs are known for their delightful “snick-snick” gear shifting characteristics. The short gear lever placed perfectly for wrist-rocking gear changes is one most endearing – and satisfying- aspects of driving it. The action has been likened to a rifle bolt and I can’t say that I disagree with that description. Some high mileage ‘Bs exhibit…
Are we, as owners of classic cars, alienating the next generation of automotive enthusiasts? It may just be possible that we are. Classic car shows and informal cruise-ins are perfect family outings. They are usually free of charge, conducted in a pleasant setting and give young people an opportunity to see the cars that their…
The oldest continually held car rally in nation turns 60! Sixty years ago, auto travel from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, was not nearly the leisurely three-hour interstate jaunt that it is today. Two-lane roads, some still only partially paved and without shoulders, took motorists over multiple high mountain passes. At that time, sports car…
Back in the day—that day being sometime in the early 1980s—the Moss warehouse carried a series of informative cards that helped diagnose several systems made by Lucas. It turns out a handful of these cards remained hidden for decades like nuggets of treasure. We’re glad to post them here for all to see. Each of…
Some folks call what we do—working on, owning and driving British sports cars—a hobby. It’s even been legally codified, at least in Wisconsin, to the point that you can be officially recognized by the DMV as a “Hobbyist.” I worked in a hobby shop in my teens. The attention to detail our customers brought to…
