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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Sat Dec 15, 2001 10:58 pm

Welcome to our new member #454

Dahlberg, Anders------mail@delfing.se--------Mariestad, Sweden
1949 TC 8284

===and #455

Lange, Tom--------- tlange@acadia.net ------------- Bar Harbor, ME, USA
1939 TB 0327 factory replacement engine

===and here's an anagram for "Osama Bin Laden"

Be a Slain Nomad


Jim Shade West Covina CA

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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Fri Dec 21, 2001 1:03 pm

Welcome to new member # 454

Klemm, Dennis--------DenKlemm@aol.com -----Orfordville, WI, USA
1936 TA TC2 XPAG 17841

===and congratulations to Mike Card (zenilite@pncl.co.uk)

who is putting another TC back on the road. He recently wrote:

TC 9477 came to me as a bare chassis with engine-block and gearbox. I have gradually gathered all the other parts for it over the past two years, [including the back axle case from Terry]* so it will be one more TC brought back from death

*Terry Sanders (TATERRY@aol.com)

===But Goodbye to :

Cynamon, Bruce ----------cynamonb@aol.com ----------Ft.Lauderdale, FL, USA
1939 TA 3169 ENG # MPJG3426

who writes:

I sold my TA over the weekend and wish to unsubscribe since I no longer own a T type. I'm going to concentrate on my newer cars (50's & 60' vintage).

===and here is the Welcome message that I now send to all new members (for your review and any comments):

OUR T-ABC WEBSITE

The T-ABC Website created by Walter Prechsl has photos of members and their cars, MG stories, names of suppliers, available literature, clasified ads, special files, etc. You can visit theT-ABC site at http://www.mg-tabc.org

PHOTOS AND BIO'S

PLEASE DON'T send photos as email attachments to the List address
(mg-tabc@egroups.com).

Members are encouraged however to send photos of themselves and their cars along with a brief biography for posting on the T-ABC website ( http://mg-tabc.org/ )

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

Walter Prechsl
Kappelaecker 10
D-74182 Obersulm, Germany


You can also post photos on our Yahoo site at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/files/? (click on "Add File")

SPECIAL FILES ON OUR WEBSITE

The "Special Files" section on our website are not accessible to the public
and can be accessed only by clicking on the "Special Files" icon on our website - then entering

user name: mg-tabc
password: xpag

I have discovered that sometimes one needs to delete the xxxx that appear there and then type in the password "xpag"

T-ABC CAR BADGE

T-ABC member Austin Baer designed a T-ABC car badge which can be viewed at http://mg-tabc.org/badge-photo.jpg. If you would like to purchase a badge just send $35 US currency, personal check, money order or bank draft to:

Jim Shade
2110 E. Mesita Ave.
West Covina CA 91791
USA

SENDING EMAIL TO THE GROUP

To send an email message to all members on the List, just address your email to

mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com


OUR YAHOO SITE

You can elect the way you want to receive T-ABC messages; "Individual Emails", "Daily Digest" or "No Email" . Just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc , click on "members" search for your email address, and revise method of email delivery.

And you can review past messages and search them by subject matter; Just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc ,click on "messages" and type in your subject.

TO LEAVE THE LIST

If you want to leave a list, just send the following message

To: fdshade@aol.com
Subject: unsubscribe
Message: (tell us why you are leaving please)

Oh a couple more things:

Please don't send file attachments, as some service-providers limit file sizes and others download attachments automatically, using costly on-line time. if you have a photo or image for the List, please send it to Walter for posting on the website.

and

If you want to advertise to the TABC list members, please send your advertisement to Walter for posting on the TABC website, maybe with a short email note to the List, but do not place the whole advert and pictures in an email to the list. Similarly if you advertise on ebay, your own home page, or elsewhere outside the TABC web site, then a short email to the list is enough if you wish to alert TABC list members.

That's it ! Any questions just email Jim Shade - FDShade@aol.com

===and - That's it for this time from

Jim Shade West Covina CA

Almost forgot - Here's another anagram for Osama ben Laden

Is a lone, bad man

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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Tue Dec 25, 2001 7:23 am

Welcome to member # 554

Hudson, Chuck--------cahudson3@home.com---Virginia Beach, VA, USA
1948 TC 5624 XPAG 6378

who wrote:

Am a real neophyte at this email stuff. To me its like Lucas with glitches except I can't correct anything once I hit send, so bear with me. I would like to join MG-TABCs.

Heard about MG-TABCs from Bob McClaren at our Tidewater MG Classics club.
I have had my TC since 1994. I am, to my best knowledge and sleuthing, her third owner in the US. I met the importer, who also lived in Virginia Beach. He told me he had brought it in from Manchster in 1980 and kept her because she was such a great driver. And she still is!! except for a nagging Lucas problem. Nothing new. In 1956 my stepdad shared his '53 TD with me and we were always tinkering with connections.
I also have an'86 MG Metro 6R4 with only! 753 miles on it. I had to "Save An Octagon" as our club motto says. It is For Sale, factory stickers and all, plus lots of spares,

Chuck

===and someone recently asked "where are all the T-ABCs located?"

Well thanks to Walter, we can now view the T-ABC roster by country.
Just go to the T-ABC website (http://mg-tabc.org) and
click on Members then
click on Display with map then
use your mouse to point to a country and click on that country

Thanks Walter - a very nice Christmas present for us!

===Merry Christmas everyone - and Peace on Earth !

Jim Shade West Covina CA

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Re: Update from Jim

Post by Gene Gillam » Tue Dec 25, 2001 11:28 am

click on Display with map then
use your mouse to point to a country and click on that country

Geez, For the size of the country, there sure are a lot of T-ABC's in Great Britain. Grinningly (is that a word?), Gene

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Re: Update from Jim

Post by Leclerc, Lawrence » Tue Dec 25, 2001 7:53 pm

There are a couple missing from the good ol USA!

-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Gillam
To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com; FDShade@aol.com
Sent: 12/25/01 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Update from Jim

click on Display with map
then
use your mouse to point to a country and click on that country

Geez,
For the size of the country, there sure are a lot of T-ABC's in Great
Britain.
Grinningly (is that a word?),
Gene

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Thu Jan 03, 2002 3:53 pm

Welcome to our new members # 446

Walker, Graham---------grahamandsonja@ukonline.co.uk--Birmingham, UK
1947 TC 3107 XPAG 3717

===and # 447

Horan, Gerald-------- jerryhoran@voyager.net-------- St. Johns, MI, USA
1948 TC 5766 XPAG 6443

who writes: Purchased from R. McCombs of Columbus, OH, in May of 2000

===and #448

Cattivelli, Daniel ----------anone@movinet.com.uy----Montevideo, Uruguay
1946 TC 0402 XPAG 991

===but goodbye to

Leo, Tony --------------tonyleo@pacbell.net -----------San Francisco, CA, USA
1945 TC 0254 Gold Seal Motor # A-47325

Hoak, Bill------------------------billou@iopener.net-------------Cambria, CA, USA
1947 TC 2887 XPAG 3599

Pawlak, Joel---------------------jjpawlak@syr.edu----------Pennellville, NY, USA
1947 TC 3242

Maywhort, Keith-- kmaywhort@hotmail.com--East Bridgford, Notts, England
1947 TC 3924

Dyer, Gary--------gtdtahoe@home.com -----------Reno, NV, USA
1948 TC EXU 7388 XPEG ???? (but has XPAG 7861)

Jacobson, Russ------------------russj@enol.com--------------Provo, UT, USA
1949 TC 8162 EXU XPAG 8953

McCombs, R. L. -------- RLMcCombs@aol.com--- Columbus, OH, USA
1949, TC 5766, XPAG 6443

These are dropped from the roster as their email addresses are no longer valid.

===and rembember

Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular.

Jim Shade West Covina CA

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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Wed Jan 09, 2002 11:35 am

Welcome new member # 448

Bradley, Jack -----------jbradley@packetdesign.com - San Jose, CA, USA
1948 TC 5901

===and #449

DeHeer, Jan --------jan_deheer@hotmail.com-------Leusden, Holland
1949 TC 8572 XPAG 9320


===and did you know that

you can add a photo to our Yahoo site at:

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg ... =/&.src=gr


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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Tue Jan 15, 2002 7:53 am

Welcome to our new members # 450

Berger, Steve----------sncberger@jps.net ---------------Mill Valley, CA, USA
1947 TC 3765 XPAG 4445

who wrote:

My father bought the car in 1952 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He drove it to work and used it as the family car for many years. Then the kids came and mom said the MG won't due any more, we need another car. The MG got put into the back of the garage and was only taken out on the weekends. When I got my drivers license (1970) my father let me drive the TC. After driving it for a short while the rear end blew up (dad wasn't much on maintenance). I rebuilt the rear end and have kept it running ever since. A year ago I had the British Car Company in Corte Madera do some fixing as well as have it painted. I ve always wanted to get it cleaned up and running well and now it is!

===and # 451

Sharp, Bill------------bill@sharpw.fsnet.co.uk------Burton upon Stather UK
1946 TC 1634 replacement BMC- E47432

who wrote: "under restoration from a chassis and several boxes."

===and you know you are old

....when you are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.

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Post by FDShade@aol.com » Fri Jan 18, 2002 5:42 pm

Welcome new member # 451

Frizington, Alan------Alanh1951@tesco.net------Cumbria, England
1949 TC 8969 XPAG 9649

===and #452

Stewart, Dan & Teresa-Daniel.Stewart@Roadway.com-CotatiCA,USA
1948 TC 7244 XPAG 7421

===and #453

Andrew, Mark-----------mgandrew@nextek.net---Granville, OH, USA
1948 TC 5146 XPAG 5808

===and - I'm on a diet but

Cooky pieces contain no calories. The process of breaking causes calorie leakage.

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Update from Jim

Post by FDShade@aol.com » Wed Jan 23, 2002 2:52 pm

Welcome to our 554th member:

McKenna, Victoria----------vmckenna@inreach.com-----Sacramento, CA, USA
1948 TC 5838 XPAG 6615

who wrote:

I have just inherited my Father's 1948 TC5838 currently gray with green interior. His name was J.A.G. Smith, but went by "Gordon." He was a rather dashing former R.A.F. pilot turned California real estate developer.He emigrated to the States and became a citizen after the war. (Something of which he was extremely proud.) He was however just a little bit wistful recalling his old Aston Martin that had to be sold in order to come to America. Eventually, I believe he bought the car from someone in Palo Alto sometime prior to or in 1967. They, I think had converted the car to left hand drive. Dad restored it to right hand drive. There were many years of road trips and fly fishing weekends with Dad and his beloved car.
Sometime around 1973 Gordon underwent a spinal surgery that left his right arm somewhat disabled. At that point he garaged the car (with brand new tires), hoping to recover and drive it again. That time never came. The TC has remained there covered with boxes and debris until he passed away.
We dug it out just before Christmas and laughed to find the new sales stickers still on the tires. Opening a long forgotten drawer we found Gordon had left us a "road map to restoration." The drawer was filled with replacement parts he had been collecting over the years, outlining for us what he felt needed to be done. Even though he had not driven the car in over 25 years he was collecting parts as recently as 1996. It seems the only thing we are missing is the air cleaner.....Thanks Dad!
It was quite a fight getting the little car away from my sister's, who also had claims to the car. But after much hair pulling and giving up my claim to a rather lovely pair of Stafforshire dogs, (and a tidy sum of CASH.) I managed to carry it home.

I am very interested in any information regarding the little car's history. It has a "Made in England" plate on the battery box, but does not have the "EX-U" stamp anywhere. Does this mean the car was originally sold in England and then later shipped to the U.S? Rather than being sold directly into the U.S. market?
The original color seems to have been cr me with green interior. It currently has two fog lamps mounted on the badge bar with a horn installed under the bonnet on the left hand side of the frame.
I am also wondering if what I have are the seats from a TD as they seem to be much fuller than photos I have inspected.
Any help with such questions will be much appreciated. Photo's to follow.
Victoria Smith McKenna

(note from Jim - Check Gallery for photo(s)


===and a reminder;

Please don't send attachments to the List address

Several members have complained that their service-providers download attachments automatically, using costly on-line time. You can post Photos on our Yahoo site. Just go to our Yahoo site, click on "photos" then click on "add photo".

Then send a message to the List, alerting them to the fact that you have posted a photo. I have posted a posted a photo of our newest member there.

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===That's it for now from



Jim Shade West Covina CA

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