HealeyRick Rick Neville (490 posts) Registered: 12/19/2007 05:01PM Main British Car: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L |
Why Build an MG-V8?
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DC Townsend David Townsend Vermont (406 posts) Registered: 11/21/2007 12:22PM Main British Car: '78 B (almost done) 30-over SBF, dry sump |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Where the heck did you unearth this at? Darn cool, I'd say.
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Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Big yes Jim, but not the ex-wife LOL
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Bill, I ran my 46' Dodge Business coupe at Lions, in 66'? I was seventeen. Life was much simpler then. Thanks for the story. roverman.
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Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
1966 I was attending Marina High school in Huntington Beach and I had a 55 light pink and black (stock colors) Plymouth later painted blue by Earl S..........$29.95 paint job.
Where did you go to school Art. |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Anaheim High-Go Colonist !The story we heard, "Earl" used house paint,(why he had to bake it)/lol. We were mostly a Mopar family, hence the 56' dodge Red Ram drive train, in my 50' Stude PU .It's all a blurr, to me now. Cheers, roverman.
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Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Marina High School Huntington Beach last three years of high school.
Raced a few on Colorado street Santa Ana . |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8? American Graffitti ?
Those were the daze-stoplite GP's everywhere ! Harbor bivd. all the way to Whitier blvd ! No ricers/drifters, roverman.
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Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Hwy 39 !!!! harbor boulevard cruise all the way to the Pier. and Pacific Coast to Newport and Balboa peninsula.
Drive to El Segundo and race on gasoline alley, home of the famous Old Yeller North Hollywood Motors. Memory lane.-----------------------I want to go back :-) |
Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Went to La Habra High and made many a trip down Hwy 39 to Huntington and Newport in the early 60's. Had a '54 Ford with a 352 and a 3 spd Lincoln trans.
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nobogez07 Doug Brown Webster, South Dakota (58 posts) Registered: 12/11/2012 05:38PM Main British Car: 1971 Mk II MGB coupe 1992 302 Ford H.O. EFI |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
All you California guys thought you had it made. The real action was on Woodward Ave in Michigan!!
From 10 Mile road to Square Lake road - four lanes with perfect pavement!! Every muscle car you could imagine! That's where I saw the Bugeyed Sprite with the SBC 327 and started the dream!!! Yes, those were the daze Bill! PS the suspensions are working out great! |
goal10r Marty Johnson Flint MIchigan (20 posts) Registered: 12/05/2012 09:50PM Main British Car: 1977 MGB 5.0 Ford WC t-5 |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Ah Woodward...
Telegraph was my run. 1 mile runs between the stop lights, 8 mile south, 7 mile, 6, 5, all the way through Taylor to Dearborn... Head over to to see the Ford Motor glass house, my girlfriend thought it was so cool... I was just looking for a race. And another...and... Detroit Dragway, Sibley at Dix! SUNDAY! See the Michigan Mad Man drive a motorcycle with twin V-8's! SUNDAY! But even growing up in Motown with huge motors everywhere it was those darn little British cars that really grabbed my attention. Hence my affinity for MG's with big motors I guess. This is better than therapy. :) |
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nobogez07 Doug Brown Webster, South Dakota (58 posts) Registered: 12/11/2012 05:38PM Main British Car: 1971 Mk II MGB coupe 1992 302 Ford H.O. EFI |
Re: Why Build an MG-V8?
Sunday - Sunday - Sunday !!!! Be there - Motor City Dragway - Sibley at Dix!!!! I will never forget it!!!
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