Racing TC for sale

[David and Joyce Edgar]

Dick, I am not familiar with the 48 EXU racing TC you mention below but I bet some of the other So. Cal members would. How about it Doug Pulver, Mike Goodman, Pete Thelander, Ron Simon, or anyone else? These fellows have a broader knowledge of area TC's and a couple are or have been on the racing circuit. I bet someone out there knows. David Edgar, TC5108 El Cajon, California At 7:27 PM -0500 10/30/01, MGVADICK@aol.com wrote:

>Greetings David, I am tryingto get some info. on the previous owner of a red >'48 EXU TC that belonged to someone in So. Cal. who passed away 3-4 years >ago. The car was sold by the fellows daughters and is now in N. Cal. It was >apparently raced at the Monterey Historics in '82, '83, and '84. It has >bobbed front fenders, no running boards and is currently being offered for >sale up here. Does any of this ring a bell with you? Any info. is >appreciated. Dick Duncan

[Ronald Simon]

Just for the record, there were no EXU TC's in '48. EXU's were only made in late '49. It would be interesting if anyone has chassis or motor numbers for this car. Ron Simon David and Joyce Edgar wrote:

> Dick, > I am not familiar with the 48 EXU racing TC you mention below but I > bet some of the other So. Cal members would. How about it Doug > Pulver, Mike Goodman, Pete Thelander, Ron Simon, or anyone else? > These fellows have a broader knowledge of area TC's and a couple are > or have been on the racing circuit. I bet someone out there knows. > > David Edgar, TC5108 > El Cajon, California > > At 7:27 PM -0500 10/30/01, MGVADICK@aol.com wrote: > >Greetings David, I am tryingto get some info. on the previous owner of a red > >'48 EXU TC that belonged to someone in So. Cal. who passed away 3-4 years > >ago. The car was sold by the fellows daughters and is now in N. Cal. It was > >apparently raced at the Monterey Historics in '82, '83, and '84. It has > >bobbed front fenders, no running boards and is currently being offered for > >sale up here. Does any of this ring a bell with you? Any info. is > >appreciated. Dick Duncan > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Chip Old]

Actually, TC/EXU production began in late 1948.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Ronald Simon wrote: > Just for the record, there were no EXU TC's in '48. EXU's were only made in late > '49. It would be interesting if anyone has chassis or motor numbers for this car. > Ron Simon > > David and Joyce Edgar wrote: > > > Dick, > > I am not familiar with the 48 EXU racing TC you mention below but I > > bet some of the other So. Cal members would. How about it Doug > > Pulver, Mike Goodman, Pete Thelander, Ron Simon, or anyone else? > > These fellows have a broader knowledge of area TC's and a couple are > > or have been on the racing circuit. I bet someone out there knows. > > > > David Edgar, TC5108 > > El Cajon, California > > > > At 7:27 PM -0500 10/30/01, MGVADICK@aol.com wrote: > > >Greetings David, I am tryingto get some info. on the previous owner of a red > > >'48 EXU TC that belonged to someone in So. Cal. who passed away 3-4 years > > >ago. The car was sold by the fellows daughters and is now in N. Cal. It was > > >apparently raced at the Monterey Historics in '82, '83, and '84. It has > > >bobbed front fenders, no running boards and is currently being offered for > > >sale up here. Does any of this ring a bell with you? Any info. is > > >appreciated. Dick Duncan > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > -- Chip Old (Francis E. Old) E-Mail: fold@bcpl.net Manager, BCPL Network Services Phone: 410-887-6180 Manager, BCPL.NET Internet Services FAX: 410-887-2091 Baltimore County Public Library 320 York Road Towson, MD 21204 USA

[AJChalmers@aol.com]

Harvey Schnaer, fountain of knowledge and wazir, told me there was a guy in San Fernando Valley who used to specialize in modifying TCs when they were new. Bobbing fenders, chopping up hoods and belting them was his specialty ;-( Harv says he was across the street from another old time car guy, Tony Nancy. Trigger anything in anyone's mind?

[Want1937hd@aol.com]

Tony Nancy, one of the greatest auto upholsterers of all time! Both his 1929 Ford roadsters, Hot Rod Magazinecover story cars are restored, and living in New England. Both have won AACA first place awards. One, the later Buick powered car also won the AACA Past Presidents Cup. High end Ferraris are now the mainstay of his work. Bob TC4956 << Harv says he was across the street from another old time car guy, Tony Nancy. Trigger anything in anyone's mind? >>

[Want1937hd@aol.com]

After my last post I realized that some may not know that Tony Nancy, was a drag racer. Both his restored cars were state of the art when built, and the restorations reflect that today. They may still be on loan to the Petersen Museaum in L.A.. Bob TC4956

[Bob McKarney]

This modifier of the early days sounds like it may have been Jan Verbeisen on Ventura Blvd. .. also the founder of the infamous Octagonal but fictional MG Museum of the '70's or '80's. On second thought, however, Harvey would have surely remembered him.

[The Arnolds]

I would to hear "the rest of the story" regarding that proposed museum...whatever happened? Bob McKarney wrote:

> This modifier of the early days sounds like it may have been Jan > Verbeisen on Ventura Blvd. .. also the founder of the infamous > Octagonal but fictional MG Museum of the '70's or '80's. On second > thought, however, Harvey would have surely remembered him. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Pete Thelander]

To any who were curious: In the 1970s, Jan Verbeisen (along with his father and sometimes his brother)ran a restoration shop in Studio City, CA. He did own an ex-racing TC, but he didn't have anything to do with its construction nor did he ever actually race it. I did see him drive it to a meeting of the California MG T Register. The museum was just a grand idea. He did hold a ground breaking at the family "ranch" in Canyon Country north of Los Angeles, complete with the local English Consulate. He did publish two issues of the museum's own magazine. But nothing beyond those ceremonial first shovels of dirt ever materialized. Unfortunately, he had a tendency to find new projects and tear them apart faster than he could put them back together. He had a particular liking for Tickfords - large and small. At one time he owned three TAs, two SAs and a WA, plus VA and WA saloons. He died some 6 or 8 years ago. Pete Thelander

> [Original Message] > From: The Arnolds ihopman@home.com> > To: bmckarney@thegrid.net> > Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>; AJChalmers@aol.com> > Date: 11/1/01 3:03:27 PM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Racing TC for sale > > I would to hear "the rest of the story" regarding that proposed > museum...whatever happened? > > Bob McKarney wrote: > > > This modifier of the early days sounds like it may have been Jan > > Verbeisen on Ventura Blvd. .. also the founder of the infamous > > Octagonal but fictional MG Museum of the '70's or '80's. On second > > thought, however, Harvey would have surely remembered him. > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to

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--- Pete Thelander --- pthelander@earthlink.net

[Skip Kelsey]

Pete: He got money from me and a lot of others. The crook just took the money and ran. The museum was a scam. Skip.................................................. At 05:10 PM 11/1/01 -0800, Pete Thelander wrote:

>To any who were curious: > >In the 1970s, Jan Verbeisen (along with his father and sometimes his >brother)ran a restoration shop in Studio City, CA. He did own an ex-racing >TC, but he didn't have anything to do with its construction nor did he ever >actually race it. I did see him drive it to a meeting of the California MG >T Register. >The museum was just a grand idea. He did hold a ground breaking at the >family "ranch" in Canyon Country north of Los Angeles, complete with the >local English Consulate. He did publish two issues of the museum's own >magazine. But nothing beyond those ceremonial first shovels of dirt ever >materialized. >Unfortunately, he had a tendency to find new projects and tear them apart >faster than he could put them back together. He had a particular liking for >Tickfords - large and small. At one time he owned three TAs, two SAs and a >WA, plus VA and WA saloons. >He died some 6 or 8 years ago. > >Pete Thelander > > > > [Original Message] > > From: The Arnolds ihopman@home.com> > > To: bmckarney@thegrid.net> > > Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>; AJChalmers@aol.com> > > Date: 11/1/01 3:03:27 PM > > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Racing TC for sale > > > > I would to hear "the rest of the story" regarding that proposed > > museum...whatever happened? > > > > Bob McKarney wrote: > > > > > This modifier of the early days sounds like it may have been Jan > > > Verbeisen on Ventura Blvd. .. also the founder of the infamous > > > Octagonal but fictional MG Museum of the '70's or '80's. On second > > > thought, however, Harvey would have surely remembered him. > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > >--- Pete Thelander >--- pthelander@earthlink.net > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/