Re: Update from Jim

[Bill707@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/9/00 15:23:51, FDShade@aol.com writes:

>
I think you'll find that Joe's name is CURTO.
BT

[FDShade@aol.com]

Larry Cogan (woodrat@spacey.net) asked concerning books on MGs: "Is there
anything else that I should have for this "must have" category?"

===You can find Factory
Printed Literature ( http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-04.htm) and a T-ABC's Forever Book List
(http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-05.htm) on our T-ABCs webpage (http://mg-tabc.org/)

====Also, If you want to see some of our T-ABC gang (Including Viv James,
Carl Fritz and wife,Clive Sherriff and wife?, Roger Furneaux, Paddy Willmer
(Editor of the MGCC Safty Fast), and Walter Prechsl), take a look at the Silverstone 2000
(http://mg-tabc.org/stories/silverstone-00.htm) page on our T-ABC website (http://mg-tabc.org).

You will notice that some of the individuals in the photo are not identified
- If you are in the photo but not identified please email Walter
(walter@publi-consult.com) so that we can add your name to the photo caption.

==== And did you see the P
hoto of the Month (http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-photo.htm) posted by
T-ABC member Ib Lynge (iblynge@post4.tele.dk) of Viborg, Denmark ?

(What is that Ib, and does it belong to you ? - Jim)

====Finally - Speaking of photos - If you haven't already done it

Members are encouraged to send photos of themselves and their cars along with
a brief biography for posting on the website.

Photos may be (1) emailed to Walter at pre@publi-consult.com, or
(2) faxed to phone # +49-(0)7130--46051, or
(3) snail mailed to

Walter Prechsl
Publishing Systems Consultancy
Kappelaecker 10
D-74182 Obersulm, Germany

====and that's it for now from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

(Hhhmm - no new members to report this time !)

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new member:

Park, Richard------------ RICHARD@lynne3.fsnet.co.uk----------- Cheshire. UK
1938 TA 2188 MPJG 3235

===Here are some TC's for sale:

1 ) 1947 MGTC
car was restored 10 yrs. ago runs & drives great!
colors are tan/tan, this car is of show quality, car was
restored in england by english professionals.
sacrifice $25,000.00 US

Contact: archie oglesby
south carolina, South Carolina, USA
Tel: 864-242-4010, Fax: 864-322-4654
Advert placed 12-Jun-2000 at 12:28 (UK time) Advert expires 10-Aug-2000

2 ) 1947 Black TC
Need to find good home -- for 1947 TC
Has been sitting for 10 years -- but is complete
requires some TLC -- will consider offers $15,000. Also have
body & engine parts; wire wheels for TD & TF.

Contact: Gretta Dane
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA

3 ) 1948 MGTC
Ivory with red interior, professional ground-up restoration
12 years ago and stored since, very solid, nice canvas
top, tonneau and side curtains. Motolita wheel, medalion
headlights, just had major checkover, fluids, tune-up, etc.
sensibly priced at $18,000. PH: 401-965-1600 RI

Contact: Tom Fair
North Kinstown, Rhode Island, USA
Tel: 401-965-1600

4 ) 1949 MGTC
ALL ORIGINAL 1949 MGTC STORED SINCE 1976. REBUILT MOTOR WITH 2600 MILES.
BRIGHT RED PAINT WITH MINOR BLEMISHES....NO DENTS, NEVER WRECKED. NEW TIRES.
CALIFORNIA CAR WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RUST. NEW TAN LEATHER UPHOLSTERY, TOP AND
SIDE CURTAINS NOT YET INSTALLED. PICTURES AVAILABLE BY E-MAIL.
MANY NEW UNUSED ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED PARTS SUCH AS
LAMPS, TACKS, ODOMETERS, GAUGES, 3 SETS OF ORIGINAL TOOL KITS, AXELS, STEERING
BOXES, AND THE LIKE.
$21000 AS-IS OR MORE IF COMPLETED. PICTURES AVAILABLE BY E-MAIL.

Contact: STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
ORANGE, California, USA
Tel: 714/282-1742

==== Did you know that the

http://www.nemgt.org/tso.htm">The Sacred Octagon, Magazine
http://www.nemgt.org/tso.htm - is on-line?

======That's all for now from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new members

Needle, Priscilla-------------pneedle@tir.com---------West Bloomfield, MI
USA
1948 TC 6823 XPAG 7519

and

Figenskau, Bob--------------------FIGSMG@cs.com-----------Minnetonka, MN, USA
1947 TC2796 XPAG 3457


======Have you looked at our http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-class.htm">Classifieds
(http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-class.htm)

Lots of good stuff there, but I wonder if it is all still available? If you
have placed an ad please let me know if it is still available. If I do not
hear from you by September the ad will be removed

=====Here's a little about our eGroups site

Here are a few things you might need to know to help you get the most out of
our egroups site.

In addition to the message posts and our T-ABC website, we also have a web
page provided by eGroups which contains searchable records of past posts as
well as a
complete member directory.

You can use the eGroups web page to change the way you receive group
messages. You must register with eGroups to access the T-ABC page. If you
haven't yet registered with egroups, go to: http://www.egroups.com/register

eGroup registration will allow you access to our web page at:
http://www.egroups.com/group/mg-tabc

At the left side of the page you'll find a list of active links - select
(click on) these links to access web page features , among which are:

MESSAGES - A complete archive of past posts, with a search function. You
can search member names, topics or key words. This archive contains a vast
store of knowledge about many subjects which have been covered in past
discussions. You may find an answer faster by searching the archive than
you will with a new post.

TO CHANGE THE FORMAT IN WHICH YOU RECEIVE GROUP POSTS - You can specify the
way you receive group mail. Choices are: Individual emails - Messages are
delivered one at a time to your email inbox; Daily Digest - Messages are
delivered in batches of 25 or daily, whichever comes sooner; No Mail / Web
Only - This option puts email message delivery on hold, for example while
you are on vacation. If message archives are available, this option also
permits you to read messages at the eGroups Web site.
To set any of these options, go to My Groups and choose from the drop-down
list of message delivery options for your group.

=== and that's it from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

welcome to our new members:

Harmer, Dan ------------------ WDHarmer@aol.com ------------San Diego, CA, USA
1948 TC XPAG 6043

who writes:

This TC was my first car. I bought it in 1954 from a shop that raced TCs.
They had four cars but only raced three, so they sold me the "slow" parts,
and helped me assemble them into a semi complete car. Over the years, I've
sold it twice, but I've bought it three times so it is still part of the
family. My motoring experience is very catholic, including everything from
Citroens to Ferraris. I've learned that I am probably the world's worst
mechanic, but I love driving sporting machines. I have a new Harley-Davidson
that reminds me of what MG could have been if they had continued to be stuck
in the 30s. It's primitive but wonderful.

For the past 27 years, I've been in the Car Cover business. I have great
experience & expertise in car covers, and general cosmetic car care. My
business offers custom fit TC covers in 11 fabrics from $74.00 to club
members. No one can offer a softer* or more water repellent* or better
warrantied* cover than North Coast Tarpaulin Works. (*This is , of course,
not all the same fabric.)

I will be happy to try to field any car care questions. If I don't know the
answer, I'll admit it.

====and

Mendelsohn, Bob------------ bobmend@apk.net------------- Cleveland, OH, USA
1949 TC 8204 XPAG 8809

who writes:

I'm looking forward to what appears to be a great information source.

====and

Garnett, Greg-------------------garnetgl@muohio.edu-----------------Oxford,
OH, USA
1947 TC 3391 XPAG 4064

====and

Maw, Ernie----------------------emaw@att.com --------------- Morristown, NJ,
USA
1949 TC

=====and so we GROW !!

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to member # 268

Thorson, Jerry------------jnthor@gateway.net----------- Golden Valley, MN. USA
1949 TC 8560 XPAGE 9279

===and now I have a question:

If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no
woman around to hear him..is he still wrong?

===and that's it for now from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[Roger Furneaux]

Jim, this sounds like a variation of the old Chinese philosopher who say:

If tree fall in middle of forest and nobody there to hear it, does it still
make a sound???

keep on trucking

Roger

Jim was pondering:

>===and now I have a question:
>
>If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no
>woman around to hear him..is he still wrong?
>
>===and that's it for now from

[mrbadger]

===and now I have a question:

If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is
no
woman around to hear him..is he still wrong?

My wife says "YES".

[MikeMarjot@aol.com]

Roger this is NOT a Chinese problem!!! It is MUCH more serious.

The answer to Jim's conundrum is of course YES, but I am sure he already knew
that.

Mike

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new members

==# 269

Felper, Jerry -----------------------felperg@earthlink.net---------- Anaheim,
CA, USA
1949 TC 7532 XPAG 8270

(Note from Jim - Jerry is in the business of MG electrical repair and
restoration.)

===and # 270

Muir, Roger-----rogermuir@compuserve.com----Bromsgrove, England
TA 1890 MPJG 2836

who writes:

I bumped into Carl Fritz* at the MG Marque Day at the British Motor
Heritage Museum at Gaydon in Warwickshire UK on Sunday 6th August where
he twisted my arm to take a look at the 'mg-tabc' web site. Having done
so I thought I would enrol myself!!

My interest in MG's first started , although I have always been interested in
cars, began when I found out that my father in law had owned and MGTA during
the Second World War. He had the car when he was 18 in 1939 and owned the
car right through to 1952 when my wife was born. I have tried to trace his
car but it seems to have disappeared, probably scrapped, in the early 60's.
However I did have a letter and some photos of the car in the mid fifties
when it was owned for a short period by Mike Ellman-Brown whose book MG
Collectibles may be known to you.. I also spoke to the last, positively
known, owner of the car but his recollection of what happened to it was very
vague. If anyone sees it out there, it was TA 2531 Engine MPJG 2774.

*(Note from Jim - Carl Fritz (CFritz7001@aol.com) lives in Florida, USA - He
must be on vacation.)

===and thanks to Terry Sanders (TATERRY@aol.com )

who posted the http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/torque.htm">Torque
values for XPAG and XPEG engines
It is number 18 on the http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-07.htm">
Technological Upgrade page of our website at

http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/torque.htm

===and now a question for Nicola Parolin (nip@mrimooresrowland.mc)
our member in Italy>

If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry?

===and that's it from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA