Comments | jwg: My MG-A

jwg

My MG-A

Jul 21, 2019 17:10

In early spring of 1962 I had decided to leave grad school and get a job in the computer industry having taken several computer programming courses and had a part-time job at MIT in the computer center. And along with that I decided I would get a new car to replace my then-current used car - I don't remember what it was - probably about a 1956 ( Read more... )

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zipperbear July 21 2019, 21:29:32 UTC

Our neighbor had an MG (eventually 2 of them, for spare parts). One of the earliest jokes I remember learning is that the British drink warm beer, because Lucas Electrics also makes refrigerators.

katbyte July 22 2019, 10:43:49 UTC

Back in the late 60's my first husband had an Austin Healy Sprite to begin with. Then we got an Austin Healy 3000. I got a triumph spitfire when we lived in the south bay area in Calif. We belonged to the sports car club, so we knew lots of people with TR-7, MG midgets, Jaguars, MG-As and MG-Bs. Even a Morgan. This brings back lots of memories.

italiangm July 29 2019, 18:31:14 UTC

In my late teens I owned a 1959 (bug-eye) Sprite. In my early 20s I bought a 1971 MGB GT w/ electric Laycock overdrive. Except for having to frequently balance the dual SU carburetors, I loved the MGB GT.