In the last issue of “Moss Motoring News” (Vol.5 No.4) an article titled “The English Connection” caught my eye and caused me to reconsider a possible MGA restoration project. The sentence that did it was the simple statement “The line of products they already carry is complete enough to construct a brand new MGA body…
The choice of carburation for MGBs has really become confusing. Moss currently stocks five basic carb setups. They are twin 1.5 inch SU, twin 1.75 inch SU, Weber DGV down draft, Weber DCOE side draft, and the newest addition is the SK DBS (Double Barrel Side draft). We are purposely avoiding Zenith Strombergs as they…
A tech tip from Bernard Allison Recently, Bernard had to replace the steel tubes, bolts, and rubber bushings on the bottom links of his 1957 MGA’s front suspension. He was concerned about releasing the pressure of the springs and came up with this safe, easy method of doing it alone. Lift the front of the…
Stretched Head Studs? Barney Jackson Northridge, CA During an engine rebuild, be sure and check the condition of the head studs. They should be straight, with the threads clean and tight in the block. They should not have damaged threads or be “stretched”—this occurs after being torqued and re-torqued, used and re-used (a common event…
Perhaps the most annoying source of oil leaks in older British sports car engines is the mechanical oil slinger/seal arrangement designed as the primary rear crankshaft seal. The theory of this archimedes-principle seal, is that the spiral grooves at the back of the crank fit with only a slight clearance to the stationary upper and lower…
Two weeks before I went for my driver’s license exam, I purchased my first car—a British racing green 1966 MGB, the car I had dreamed of owning ever since I could remember. It was 1975 and above my parent’s protestations about my choice of a “dangerous” sports car over the Ford Mustang they had offered…
Imagine by delight when, over lunch last week, the Executive Manager of the Kowloon Shangri-La hotel mentioned that he had recently crewed on a friend’s MGA at the Bangkok Vintage Car Races. This is the same wonderful chap who, during my visit to Hong Kong last November, took me to the Asian Rugby Tournament finals….
(After Ken and Barbara Smith logged over 5,000 miles while visiting countless states to attend British sports car events all over the country in their bright yellow ’78 MGB, it seemed that the time had come for Moss Motors to purchase a company RV. Although Ken and Barb proved that an MGB could hold an…
With one car up for sale in the U.S.—an MG—I was scanning the ads in Hong Kong to find a replacement. A 1950 MG TD in running condition was advertised, with holes in fenders, rusted running boards, ripped top and a transmission that acted as if it were a machine gun in the not so…
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…
