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steve.fielder@talk21.com
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Post by steve.fielder@talk21.com » Tue Jun 11, 2002 1:28 am

Hi Group, whilst trying to gather together period accessories for my 47 TC I have come across a NOTAX fog lamp, british made. Very well constructed, good plating, fittings etc. Size; 195mm across x 160mm high (slightly oval) by 145mm deep. Does anyone know of this manufacturer? maybe a year or period in which they were made? Thanks in advance for any information Steve TC4219 -------------------- talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at http://www.talk21.com

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Re: Period Accessories

Post by Paul Camp » Tue Jun 11, 2002 3:43 am

Hi Steve The lamp in question may be a NOTEK produced in the fifties -early sixties originally fitted with standard bulbs but then fitted with the then new quartz iodine bulbs Paul TC3348
----- Original Message ----- From: steve.fielder@talk21.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:27 AM Subject: [mg-tabc] Period Accessories > > Hi Group, > > whilst trying to gather together period accessories for my 47 TC I have come across a NOTAX fog lamp, british made. Very well constructed, good plating, fittings etc. Size; 195mm across x 160mm high (slightly oval) by 145mm deep. Does anyone know of this > manufacturer? maybe a year or period in which they were made? > > Thanks in advance for any information > > Steve > TC4219 > > > > -------------------- > talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at http://www.talk21.com > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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Re: Period Accessories

Post by David Lodge » Wed Jun 12, 2002 8:48 am

Steve, Paul, Might it also be a Rotax? I have a Rotax coil and appears to be identical to the original TC coil apart from a screwed-on manufacturers plate. Regsrds, David Lodge.
> Hi Steve > The lamp in question may be a NOTEK produced in the fifties -early sixties > originally fitted with standard bulbs but then fitted with the then new > quartz iodine bulbs > Paul > TC3348 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: steve.fielder@talk21.com> > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:27 AM > Subject: [mg-tabc] Period Accessories > > >> >> Hi Group, >> >> whilst trying to gather together period accessories for my 47 TC I have > come across a NOTAX fog lamp, british made. Very well constructed, good > plating, fittings etc. Size; 195mm across x 160mm high (slightly oval) by > 145mm deep. Does anyone know of this >> manufacturer? maybe a year or period in which they were made? >> >> Thanks in advance for any information >> >> Steve >> TC4219 >> >> >> >> -------------------- >> talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at > http://www.talk21.com >> >> >> >> >> >> 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/ > >

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Re: Period Accessories

Post by Clive Sherriff » Wed Jun 12, 2002 1:01 pm

No - NOTEK were an accessory range of the 60s to 80s - often found in Halfords in the UK - They were NEVER fitted as original equipment to any UK car Regards Clive ====================================
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lodge" wargs@Mac.com> To: PCamp@pearsons-enfield.co.uk> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Period Accessories > > > > Steve, Paul, > Might it also be a Rotax? I have a Rotax coil and appears to be identical to > the original TC coil apart from a screwed-on manufacturers plate. > Regsrds, David Lodge. > > > > > > Hi Steve > > The lamp in question may be a NOTEK produced in the fifties -early sixties > > originally fitted with standard bulbs but then fitted with the then new > > quartz iodine bulbs > > Paul > > TC3348 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: steve.fielder@talk21.com> > > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:27 AM > > Subject: [mg-tabc] Period Accessories > > > > > >> > >> Hi Group, > >> > >> whilst trying to gather together period accessories for my 47 TC I have > > come across a NOTAX fog lamp, british made. Very well constructed, good > > plating, fittings etc. Size; 195mm across x 160mm high (slightly oval) by > > 145mm deep. Does anyone know of this > >> manufacturer? maybe a year or period in which they were made? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for any information > >> > >> Steve > >> TC4219 > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------- > >> talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at > > http://www.talk21.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> 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/ > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

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Post by joecurto@aol.com » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:42 pm

John all that stuff is period , if you are interested pick through old issues of Sports car illustrated, Road & Track as well as copies of the Motor , any magazine of the day would have stuff. T series cars were the "Rice Burners" of their day I see ads for Borrani wire wheels, Perry Fina in manhatten had cut-out exhausts ,Arnolt was in full swing as was Inskip I have some old magazines that had "special" issues regarding MG accessories as well as Tri-color paint combinations with "spears painted into the side , also Bobbed fenders , louvered hoods . One of the 1st cars I ever worked on had an OIL COIL, I still have it somewhere and I remember seeing the ad for it in The Motor Joe -----Original Message----- From: Bud Silvers mgtc@usaviator.net> To: MG T-ABC GROUP mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 11:48 am Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens John; It seems to me that whatever you want on YOUR car is acceptable! The only item on the list that I see which might require a modification to the car itself is the Brooklands Screens. The common way to mount them is to the cowl which requires drilling of holes. I have seen this done other ways which don't require holes in the cowl, but have not found one that I particularly like. The bottom line in my humble opinion is to do little or no damage to the car itself. Coils, dynamos, wheels & tires, etc. can easily be taken off and replaced with original parts should someone later on wish to. Even the correct numbers thing is bogus in my opinion. Engines were replaced by the factory, and engines were damaged, so what! Drive the car and enjoy it as it was intended! A word of caution regarding numbers; engine numbers can be changed. The casting numbers would be more difficult to change, but it could be done, so even if your numbers match, how do you know FOR SURE? Unless you have a car that you have known since the factory, you can't be sure that the numbers are right, just by looking. I suspect that in the early days of our cars it was fairly common to switch the plate when an engine was replaced. Even VW or Datsun steering can be reverted back to original if one desires to do so. I have never heard of this being done, but it could be. Where I draw the line is doing things like trimming (bobbing) the fenders, or cutting the frame to install a different engine, transmission, or rear end. It is your car, you should make it as you enjoy it! You have all heard this before, but I have pictures of TC 1576 from 1952. The car is a 1946. The pictures show many modifications had already been made to the car when it was only 6 years old! Have a great day. Bud Silvers From: John S. Kallend [mailto:kallend@iit.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:43 AM To: joecurto@aol.com Cc: schottc@knology.net; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens It would be interesting to know what things are considered period accessories and therefore acceptable. I have an Oilcoil, a high output dynamo, and 16" wire wheels, all of which were available back when. Brooklands steering wheels and screens also date to back then, and there are some funny oiling devices that I've seen. Shorrock superchargers too. How about the Derrington alloy heads and tuned exhausts? _________________________________ John Kallend Professor and Associate Dean Armour College of Engineering, IIT [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Re: Period accessories

Post by John S. Kallend » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:53 pm

Indeed, I've had TC0845 since 1967, and even then the speed shops had stuff for TCs. I used to go over to Thompsons in Wimbledon at lunch time just to hang out, he had all kinds of T-type goodies. Couldn't afford much of it then, though.
----- Original Message ----- From: joecurto@aol.com Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:48 pm Subject: [mg-tabc] Period accessories To: mgtc@usaviator.net, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > John all that stuff is period , if you are interested pick through > old issues of Sports car illustrated, Road & Track as well as > copies of the Motor , any magazine of the day would have stuff. T > series cars were the "Rice Burners" of their day I see ads for > Borrani wire wheels, Perry Fina in manhatten had cut-out exhausts > ,Arnolt was in full swing as was Inskip I have some old magazines > that had "special" issues regarding MG accessories as well as Tri- > color paint combinations with "spears painted into the side , also > Bobbed fenders , louvered hoods . One of the 1st cars I ever > worked on had an OIL COIL, I still have it somewhere and I remember > seeing the ad for it in The Motor > > > Joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bud Silvers mgtc@usaviator.net> > To: MG T-ABC GROUP mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 11:48 am > Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > > > > John; > > It seems to me that whatever you want on YOUR car is acceptable! > The only > item on the list that I see which might require a modification to > the car > itself is the Brooklands Screens. The common way to mount them is > to the > cowl which requires drilling of holes. I have seen this done other > wayswhich don't require holes in the cowl, but have not found one > that I > particularly like. > > The bottom line in my humble opinion is to do little or no damage > to the car > itself. Coils, dynamos, wheels & tires, etc. can easily be taken > off and > replaced with original parts should someone later on wish to. Even the > correct numbers thing is bogus in my opinion. Engines were replaced > by the > factory, and engines were damaged, so what! Drive the car and enjoy > it as it > was intended! A word of caution regarding numbers; engine numbers > can be > changed. The casting numbers would be more difficult to change, but > it could > be done, so even if your numbers match, how do you know FOR SURE? > Unless you > have a car that you have known since the factory, you can't be sure > that the > numbers are right, just by looking. I suspect that in the early > days of our > cars it was fairly common to switch the plate when an engine was > replaced. > Even VW or Datsun steering can be reverted back to original if one > desiresto do so. I have never heard of this being done, but it > could be. Where I > draw the line is doing things like trimming (bobbing) the fenders, or > cutting the frame to install a different engine, transmission, or > rear end. > > It is your car, you should make it as you enjoy it! You have all > heard this > before, but I have pictures of TC 1576 from 1952. The car is a > 1946. The > pictures show many modifications had already been made to the car > when it > was only 6 years old! > > Have a great day. > > Bud Silvers > > From: John S. Kallend [mailto:kallend@iit.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:43 AM > To: joecurto@aol.com > Cc: schottc@knology.net; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > It would be interesting to know what things are considered period > accessories and therefore acceptable. > > I have an Oilcoil, a high output dynamo, and 16" wire wheels, all > of which > were available back when. Brooklands steering wheels and screens > also date > to back then, and there are some funny oiling devices that I've seen. > Shorrock superchargers too. How about the Derrington alloy heads > and tuned > exhausts? > > _________________________________ > John Kallend > Professor and Associate Dean > Armour College of Engineering, IIT > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > _________________________________ John Kallend Professor and Associate Dean Armour College of Engineering, IIT

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Re: Period accessories

Post by Robert Brennan » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:15 pm

John, any 60's memories of Tuttle's Garage in Flossmoor? It was my first exposure to TC's, TD's and Alfa's. I never recovered. Bob Brennan S. Freeport, ME
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:59 PM, John S. Kallend kallend@iit.edu> wrote: > ** > > > Indeed, I've had TC0845 since 1967, and even then the speed shops had > stuff for TCs. I used to go over to > Thompsons in Wimbledon at lunch time just to hang out, he had all kinds of > T-type goodies. Couldn't afford > much of it then, though. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: joecurto@aol.com > Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:48 pm > Subject: [mg-tabc] Period accessories > To: mgtc@usaviator.net, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > > > > John all that stuff is period , if you are interested pick through > > old issues of Sports car illustrated, Road & Track as well as > > copies of the Motor , any magazine of the day would have stuff. T > > series cars were the "Rice Burners" of their day I see ads for > > Borrani wire wheels, Perry Fina in manhatten had cut-out exhausts > > ,Arnolt was in full swing as was Inskip I have some old magazines > > that had "special" issues regarding MG accessories as well as Tri- > > color paint combinations with "spears painted into the side , also > > Bobbed fenders , louvered hoods . One of the 1st cars I ever > > worked on had an OIL COIL, I still have it somewhere and I remember > > seeing the ad for it in The Motor > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bud Silvers mgtc@usaviator.net> > > To: MG T-ABC GROUP mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 11:48 am > > Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > > > > > > > > > John; > > > > It seems to me that whatever you want on YOUR car is acceptable! > > The only > > item on the list that I see which might require a modification to > > the car > > itself is the Brooklands Screens. The common way to mount them is > > to the > > cowl which requires drilling of holes. I have seen this done other > > wayswhich don't require holes in the cowl, but have not found one > > that I > > particularly like. > > > > The bottom line in my humble opinion is to do little or no damage > > to the car > > itself. Coils, dynamos, wheels & tires, etc. can easily be taken > > off and > > replaced with original parts should someone later on wish to. Even the > > correct numbers thing is bogus in my opinion. Engines were replaced > > by the > > factory, and engines were damaged, so what! Drive the car and enjoy > > it as it > > was intended! A word of caution regarding numbers; engine numbers > > can be > > changed. The casting numbers would be more difficult to change, but > > it could > > be done, so even if your numbers match, how do you know FOR SURE? > > Unless you > > have a car that you have known since the factory, you can't be sure > > that the > > numbers are right, just by looking. I suspect that in the early > > days of our > > cars it was fairly common to switch the plate when an engine was > > replaced. > > Even VW or Datsun steering can be reverted back to original if one > > desiresto do so. I have never heard of this being done, but it > > could be. Where I > > draw the line is doing things like trimming (bobbing) the fenders, or > > cutting the frame to install a different engine, transmission, or > > rear end. > > > > It is your car, you should make it as you enjoy it! You have all > > heard this > > before, but I have pictures of TC 1576 from 1952. The car is a > > 1946. The > > pictures show many modifications had already been made to the car > > when it > > was only 6 years old! > > > > Have a great day. > > > > Bud Silvers > > > > From: John S. Kallend [mailto:kallend@iit.edu] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:43 AM > > To: joecurto@aol.com > > Cc: schottc@knology.net; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > > > It would be interesting to know what things are considered period > > accessories and therefore acceptable. > > > > I have an Oilcoil, a high output dynamo, and 16" wire wheels, all > > of which > > were available back when. Brooklands steering wheels and screens > > also date > > to back then, and there are some funny oiling devices that I've seen. > > Shorrock superchargers too. How about the Derrington alloy heads > > and tuned > > exhausts? > > > > _________________________________ > > John Kallend > > Professor and Associate Dean > > Armour College of Engineering, IIT > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > _________________________________ > John Kallend > Professor and Associate Dean > Armour College of Engineering, IIT > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Re: Period accessories

Post by John S. Kallend » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:27 am

Sorry, no. I've only been in Flossmoor area since 1981
----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Brennan mgtc7794@gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:22 pm Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Period accessories To: "John S. Kallend" kallend@iit.edu> Cc: joecurto@aol.com, mgtc@usaviator.net, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > John, any 60's memories of Tuttle's Garage in Flossmoor? It was my > firstexposure to TC's, TD's and Alfa's. I never recovered. > > Bob Brennan > S. Freeport, ME > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:59 PM, John S. Kallend kallend@iit.edu> > wrote: > > ** > > > > > > Indeed, I've had TC0845 since 1967, and even then the speed shops > had> stuff for TCs. I used to go over to > > Thompsons in Wimbledon at lunch time just to hang out, he had all > kinds of > > T-type goodies. Couldn't afford > > much of it then, though. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: joecurto@aol.com > > Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:48 pm > > Subject: [mg-tabc] Period accessories > > To: mgtc@usaviator.net, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > John all that stuff is period , if you are interested pick through > > > old issues of Sports car illustrated, Road & Track as well as > > > copies of the Motor , any magazine of the day would have stuff. T > > > series cars were the "Rice Burners" of their day I see ads for > > > Borrani wire wheels, Perry Fina in manhatten had cut-out exhausts > > > ,Arnolt was in full swing as was Inskip I have some old magazines > > > that had "special" issues regarding MG accessories as well as > Tri- > > > color paint combinations with "spears painted into the side , also > > > Bobbed fenders , louvered hoods . One of the 1st cars I ever > > > worked on had an OIL COIL, I still have it somewhere and I > remember> > seeing the ad for it in The Motor > > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bud Silvers mgtc@usaviator.net> > > > To: MG T-ABC GROUP mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 11:48 am > > > Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John; > > > > > > It seems to me that whatever you want on YOUR car is acceptable! > > > The only > > > item on the list that I see which might require a modification to > > > the car > > > itself is the Brooklands Screens. The common way to mount them is > > > to the > > > cowl which requires drilling of holes. I have seen this done other > > > wayswhich don't require holes in the cowl, but have not found one > > > that I > > > particularly like. > > > > > > The bottom line in my humble opinion is to do little or no damage > > > to the car > > > itself. Coils, dynamos, wheels & tires, etc. can easily be taken > > > off and > > > replaced with original parts should someone later on wish to. > Even the > > > correct numbers thing is bogus in my opinion. Engines were > replaced> > by the > > > factory, and engines were damaged, so what! Drive the car and > enjoy> > it as it > > > was intended! A word of caution regarding numbers; engine numbers > > > can be > > > changed. The casting numbers would be more difficult to change, > but> > it could > > > be done, so even if your numbers match, how do you know FOR SURE? > > > Unless you > > > have a car that you have known since the factory, you can't be > sure> > that the > > > numbers are right, just by looking. I suspect that in the early > > > days of our > > > cars it was fairly common to switch the plate when an engine was > > > replaced. > > > Even VW or Datsun steering can be reverted back to original if one > > > desiresto do so. I have never heard of this being done, but it > > > could be. Where I > > > draw the line is doing things like trimming (bobbing) the > fenders, or > > > cutting the frame to install a different engine, transmission, or > > > rear end. > > > > > > It is your car, you should make it as you enjoy it! You have all > > > heard this > > > before, but I have pictures of TC 1576 from 1952. The car is a > > > 1946. The > > > pictures show many modifications had already been made to the car > > > when it > > > was only 6 years old! > > > > > > Have a great day. > > > > > > Bud Silvers > > > > > > From: John S. Kallend [mailto:kallend@iit.edu] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:43 AM > > > To: joecurto@aol.com > > > Cc: schottc@knology.net; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > > > > > It would be interesting to know what things are considered period > > > accessories and therefore acceptable. > > > > > > I have an Oilcoil, a high output dynamo, and 16" wire wheels, all > > > of which > > > were available back when. Brooklands steering wheels and screens > > > also date > > > to back then, and there are some funny oiling devices that I've > seen.> > Shorrock superchargers too. How about the Derrington alloy > heads> > and tuned > > > exhausts? > > > > > > _________________________________ > > > John Kallend > > > Professor and Associate Dean > > > Armour College of Engineering, IIT > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________ > > John Kallend > > Professor and Associate Dean > > Armour College of Engineering, IIT > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > _________________________________ John Kallend Professor and Associate Dean Armour College of Engineering, IIT

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Re: Period accessories

Post by David Lodge » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:11 pm

I'm surprised we didn't bump into each other at Thompson's, although I could only go on Saturdays after work (We worked on Saturday mornings back then). Still, I worked all around the South East of England so it was relatively easy to get there. I used to drive through Kingston so I could ogle the stuff in Vic Derrington's shop which was always packed. Of course, if you got bored with Thompson's there was always A.E. Witham across the road! All the best, Lodge, TC 1704, in Vancouver.
--- On Wed, 25/1/12, John S. Kallend kallend@iit.edu> wrote: From: John S. Kallend kallend@iit.edu> Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Period accessories To: joecurto@aol.com Cc: mgtc@usaviator.net, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 25 January, 2012, 22:59 Indeed, I've had TC0845 since 1967, and even then the speed shops had stuff for TCs. I used to go over to Thompsons in Wimbledon at lunch time just to hang out, he had all kinds of T-type goodies. Couldn't afford much of it then, though. ----- Original Message ----- From: joecurto@aol.com Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:48 pm Subject: [mg-tabc] Period accessories To: mgtc@usaviator.net, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > John all that stuff is period , if you are interested pick through > old issues of Sports car illustrated, Road & Track as well as > copies of the Motor , any magazine of the day would have stuff. T > series cars were the "Rice Burners" of their day I see ads for > Borrani wire wheels, Perry Fina in manhatten had cut-out exhausts > ,Arnolt was in full swing as was Inskip I have some old magazines > that had "special" issues regarding MG accessories as well as Tri- > color paint combinations with "spears painted into the side , also > Bobbed fenders , louvered hoods . One of the 1st cars I ever > worked on had an OIL COIL, I still have it somewhere and I remember > seeing the ad for it in The Motor > > > Joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bud Silvers mgtc@usaviator.net> > To: MG T-ABC GROUP mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 11:48 am > Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > > > > John; > > It seems to me that whatever you want on YOUR car is acceptable! > The only > item on the list that I see which might require a modification to > the car > itself is the Brooklands Screens. The common way to mount them is > to the > cowl which requires drilling of holes. I have seen this done other > wayswhich don't require holes in the cowl, but have not found one > that I > particularly like. > > The bottom line in my humble opinion is to do little or no damage > to the car > itself. Coils, dynamos, wheels & tires, etc. can easily be taken > off and > replaced with original parts should someone later on wish to. Even the > correct numbers thing is bogus in my opinion. Engines were replaced > by the > factory, and engines were damaged, so what! Drive the car and enjoy > it as it > was intended! A word of caution regarding numbers; engine numbers > can be > changed. The casting numbers would be more difficult to change, but > it could > be done, so even if your numbers match, how do you know FOR SURE? > Unless you > have a car that you have known since the factory, you can't be sure > that the > numbers are right, just by looking. I suspect that in the early > days of our > cars it was fairly common to switch the plate when an engine was > replaced. > Even VW or Datsun steering can be reverted back to original if one > desiresto do so. I have never heard of this being done, but it > could be. Where I > draw the line is doing things like trimming (bobbing) the fenders, or > cutting the frame to install a different engine, transmission, or > rear end. > > It is your car, you should make it as you enjoy it! You have all > heard this > before, but I have pictures of TC 1576 from 1952. The car is a > 1946. The > pictures show many modifications had already been made to the car > when it > was only 6 years old! > > Have a great day. > > Bud Silvers > > From: John S. Kallend [mailto:kallend@iit.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:43 AM > To: joecurto@aol.com > Cc: schottc@knology.net; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Fw: Brooklands racing screens > > It would be interesting to know what things are considered period > accessories and therefore acceptable. > > I have an Oilcoil, a high output dynamo, and 16" wire wheels, all > of which > were available back when. Brooklands steering wheels and screens > also date > to back then, and there are some funny oiling devices that I've seen. > Shorrock superchargers too. How about the Derrington alloy heads > and tuned > exhausts? > > _________________________________ > John Kallend > Professor and Associate Dean > Armour College of Engineering, IIT > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > _________________________________ John Kallend Professor and Associate Dean Armour College of Engineering, IIT [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Re: Period accessories

Post by Peter White » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:55 am

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