Re: Update from Jim

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our 1057th member


Dondorp, Dirk ------- dwdondorp@gmx.de -- Hamburg, Germany
1945 TC 0660 XPAG 1186

who writes

The car was discovered by me in Houston -TX about 20 years ago in not a
too good, but driving condition.
I brought it to Hamburg where it joined my wifes's 1950 TD. Did some work
on it to complete prevous owners "restoration" efforts. Recently I decided
to a complete overhaul including renewal of all woodwork and most of the
"iron" bits and pieces by a german company called Mika in northern
Germany. It took us two years but was worth it.


=== and - remember that



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

=== and - TIFN from

Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA



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Welcome to our 1058th member

Jones, Roy ----- roy1732@roadrunner.com -------- Fullerton, CA, USA
1949 TC 7075 eng TD 5727

who wrote

I sourced my TC via phone bidding at the August 1, 2009, RM Auction, which
was held at an event called Vintage Motorcars of Meadowbrook. I believe the
location of the event is near Detroit, Michigan. Best I can guess at is
that it appeared the car had been owned by a person in Michigan for about 5
or 6 years. I think the car was restored by the Oregon owner in 1999. Do you
have any contact information for Joseph Potter? I tried contacting him
with an email address that Lloyd Hendrickson found for me, but got no response.

=== and - remember

And you can also post photos on the Yahoo site. Just go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc, click on "photos", and add your photo. Then
send a message to the List, alerting them to the fact that you have posted a
photo.

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




Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA


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Welcome to our 1059th member


Teitge, Stan ------ teitge@telus.net --- Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
1948 TC 6680 XPAG 7320

=== and - The TC Motoring Guild here in the Los Angeles Area

has a really nice monthly newsletter -
_http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/_ (http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/)

edited by non other than T-ABC member David Edgar
_djedgar@pacbell.net_ (mailto:djedgar@pacbell.net)

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Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA


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Welcoem to our 1061st member

Hoffer, Bill ---------- billsmgs4662@gmail.com ---Newtown, PA, USA
1946 TC 0777 XPAG 1386

=== and - here is a source for

_tc resorataton parts_
(http://fromtheframeup.com/default.aspx)

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Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA




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Welcome to our 1062nd member

Rose, Ron --------- theroses@shaw.ca ----------- Penticton, BC, Canada
1937 TA 2539 Eng 144P(5orB)38X

=== and - take a look at John McNarry's "Picture of the Month"

_http://www.mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-photo.htm_
(http://www.mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-photo.htm)
(http://www.mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-photo.htm)

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Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA




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Welcome to our 1o65th -member

Lardans, Claude ----claude.lardans@sfr.fr --- Saint-Yorre, Auvergne,
France
1948 TC 6637 XPAG 7298

=== and 1066th

May, Philip ------pwmay1001@cox.net-------Williamsburg, VA, USA
1948 TC 7437 XPAG 4228

who wrote

Looking forward to getting into this. As far as MGs are concerned I've
had 5 TCs and two PAs through the last 50 years. In 1960 bought the first
one in a basket when my folks lived in Torrance and I was a jr. up at San
Jose State college. I restored that car from bare chassis and it is now in
England. A whole mess of other cars as well in between. My present TC came
from the widow of a good friend in Newport Beach. Got it in '97

=== and - don't forget, you can find more mg stuff

at this great website -> _http://www.mgcars.org.uk/_
(http://www.mgcars.org.uk/)

=== and TIFN from

Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA


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Welcome to our 1068th member


Gillespie, Chris ------ cgillesp@sbcglobal.net-------- Napa, CA, USA
1936 TA 0543 MPJG 800

who writes:

My car is stripped down to the frame. The body needs to be completely
rebuilt. I've ordered most of the wood I need and have new rear wings,
wheel wells (tubs), and rear quarters. The engine and transmission
were gone through by the previous owner. I'd like to see pictures of
other MG TA's especially of the wood frame to see were the screws go.
I don't think the battery cable is ran correctly. I'd like to see
pictures of cars without the body installed to see how the brake lines
and wiring should be mounted and routed. The bottom of my firewall
(toe plate) has a round hole with a cover plate (sort of an inspection
plate) that I don't think is original. I don't know what that was
supposed to allow access to. I also need to see pictures of various
brackets such as the fuel line switch, license plate switch, door
reinforcements, battery mounts, and etc. The seat-back has posts on
the bottom that fit into holes on the floorboard to adjust the seat.
Were some of these made without seat rails?

=== and - don't forget to look at

and contribute to _http://tinyurl.com/33uy9pj_
(http://tinyurl.com/33uy9pj)


=== and - That's if for now from

Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA


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Welcome to our 1069th member


Fagan, Peter & Deb ---- pfagan@adam.com.au --- Goolwa, South Australia
1949 TC 9133 XPAG 9890


=== and - if you haven't yet done so

consider registering your car with
_http://tinyurl.com/2dumgjk_ (http://tinyurl.com/2dumgjk)

=== and - I will be gone until August 25

attending my high school reunion in Klamath Falls Oregon

=== and - TIFN from

Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA




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Welcome to our 1071st member


Stageberg, John ----MCMLVII@comcast.net ----Poulsbo, WA, USA
1949 TC 8684 XPAG 9245

=== and - the 1072nd member



Helmus, Hielke ------------h-helmus@home.nl ----Roden, Nederland
1948 TC 5135 XPAG 5712

=== and - interesting vintage race clip at

_http://tinyurl.com/2fr3m2v_ (http://tinyurl.com/2fr3m2v)



=== and - the driver is past T-ABC member

Ernie Page

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Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA


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Welcome to our 1073rd member

Dhoore, Maurice -- mauricedhoore@hotmail.com---- Brugge, Belgium
1948 TC 7144 XPAG 7775

=== and 1074th

Leahy, William ----- wleahy@sbcglobal.net ----Springfield, OH, USA

1946 TC 1650 XPAG 2345

=== and - Thanks to T-ABC member Bob Stein for this _provenance list_
(http://caroholic.com/images/TC_Provenance%20List_11_09_09.pdf)

_http://tinyurl.com/248ctuh_ (http://tinyurl.com/248ctuh)

=== and TIFN from



Jim Shade
West Covina, California, USA




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