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ndburley 3T WIS 
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I took a few pictures of my small engine British made sporty car right after a wash...a rare sight and I will share. MG ZR   Last edited on Mon Aug 23rd, 2010 05:27 pm by ndburley |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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me likey! My first car at 18 was a Mini, 71 model, black, wood dash and a peppy DeTomaso Innocenti engine transplanted in it..! Not the most reliable thing:) but I did have fun with it, like a go kart! Took a "round point" (round about) on two wheels with it:) |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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This car bites fast if you you lift the clutch and rev's high. (stick shift) Only 105 break horse but when it hits the high revs it goes and wide wheels and lower than normal I can whip it round a corner fast and it sticks. It is nothing special but its fun to drive and faster than your average car here with great cornering. Last edited on Mon Aug 23rd, 2010 06:02 pm by ndburley |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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Jeep99dad wrote:me likey! Cool you have a picture of your old car? This takes a round about but stays glued to the road |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS
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hmm this was before digital camera... my parents may have a print photo GOd knows where..:) |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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Jeep99dad wrote:hmm this was before digital camera... my parents may have a print photo GOd knows where..:) If you could it would be great but do not put yourself out. I took these on my phone.  |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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Like most car companies,MG has made huge strides since the days of the MG Metro back in the 1980's. The styling of the ZR does resemble that of a Peugeot when viewed from the back. Who cares what automotive journalists think, to me this is a cool car. Cheers, Simon |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Cool, Neo .Brice, your first car a Mini? Wow, you were so lucky. Mine was a 1965 VW Beetle with the loudest Empi mufflers in the neighborhood.  |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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My very first car was a VW superbug 1.6 red and black beetle. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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I love it Neo. I wish we could get kit like that here in the States... but I guess we all need a Grand Prix or 10. |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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Paxman wrote: I love it Neo. I wish we could get kit like that here in the States... but I guess we all need a Grand Prix or 10. Thanks Mark, I have kept it factory standard so have changed nothing on it. It is as it came. |
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KenC Admin 
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My 1st foreign car was a 1959 MG-A, white with red leather, complete with inaudible radio and silver wire wheels...brand new at $1900 back in the day! Totaled it into a tree as I ran out of room on a very tight turn...Dad was not a happy camper, but I had paid for it myself. As I recall, State Farm paid off and I got a brand new 1960 MGA, light blue, black leather, radio and wires...lasted me through college! |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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For those not familiar with the MGA, production began in 1955 thru 1962, when it was replaced by the MGB. The earlier MGA had a 1500 cc engine that had 68 hp,the later models had the upgraded 72 hp. The twin-cam version was launched in 1958 that had DOHC aluminum cylinder version of the B-Series engine. With a high compression ratio of 9.9:1 later it was replaced by a compression ratio of 8.8:1,with 108 hp. These twin-cam cars were fitted with four Dunlop disc brakes. The top speed was 113 mp/h. There is a sense of style when driving a MGA over a MGB. Partly due to the Jaguar-like curves, when the car was viewed from the side. Cheers, Simon |
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KenC Admin
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For those who care to look...scroll down after clicking on the url below...It was a beauty! http://www.sportscarshop.com/1962-mg-mga-mkii/ |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: For those who care to look...scroll down after clicking on the url below...It was a beauty! That is a lovely car...I want one. |
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KenC Admin
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It was the best handling car I ever drove. It had a funny little 30 second timer switch on the left side of the dash that would activate your turn signal for 30 seconds. I did not have the beefed up engine but cruising speeds of 75mph was easy to hold. Problems I encountered were electronic fuel pumps that went every 12k (Lucas electric - so guess why), when the car got older, they spokes in the wire wheels loosened so they had to be rebuilt in order to balance them, the top was a bitch both up & down and it tended to leak a little at speed in the rain...but, I did love that car...not the fastest of the line (when everyone else was into muscle cars) but it could take street corners at 50mph! Springtime, summer and fall in Chicago were a joy in that car! Kept it until I had kids! |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Thanks for the link Ken. I've must have spent over an hour yesterday, going through the cars from the website. However,the XK140 did caught my eye. Nah, I'll stick with my watch collecting. Cheers, Simon Last edited on Wed Aug 25th, 2010 01:14 pm by Simon_Leung |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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Nice car . One of the things I miss about Europe, is all the great automobiles that we'll never see here. |
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