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You are that close to me paying Sly $50 to ban you.
The only different color I would have for a sports car is British racing green for any British racing car or maybe yellow for a Porshe. I have to say that white, black and blue are acceptable for small British racing cars like the Austin Heally, MG or Triumph. Don't care about other racing cars, oh, maybe the Lamborghini which ought to be yellow.
 
The only different color I would have for a sports car is British racing green for any British racing car or maybe yellow for a Porshe. I have to say that white, black and blue are acceptable for small British racing cars like the Austin Heally, MG or Triumph. Don't care about other racing cars, oh, maybe the Lamborghini which ought to be yellow.

I had a 1969 British Racing Green Triumph TR6...still the car I'd most like to have back. And I had some classics, '67 GTO, '70 AMX, '95 Anniversary 300ZX Turbo.
 
I had a 1969 British Racing Green Triumph TR6...still the car I'd most like to have back. And I had some classics, '67 GTO, '70 AMX, '95 Anniversary 300ZX Turbo.
I recall the TR3 and the TR4. I also recall the Sprite made by Austin Healy.
 
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I recall the TR3 and the TR4. I also recall the Sprite made by Austin Healy.

My dad, who often bought cars to fix and resell bought a 59' TR3 and a 60' TR3. Wish I had them now. Another cool car we had was a 1953 Cadillac.
 
Yeah, the Sprite was essentially the same car as the MG Midget.

Not exactly.

The Mk. 1 Sprite appeared with the bugeye (frogeye in he UK) headlights in 1958.

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The basis of the car was used for the reborn MG Midget (1961) and at that time the Sprite also got a styling update that made it look just like the Midget) - this was the Mk 2 which in addition to the restyle got some small engine and transmission upgrades. The Mk. 3 got further updates - but - the Sprite was born before the Midget - and the Mk. 1 was the one that was actually the most successful as an amateur racer.

Mk 2:
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(*) Reborn because MG had a pre-war Midget which was a very different car, obviously (The P series, shown below)

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Didn't say they had the same run in model years and I did preface by stating "essentially the same". The earlier "Bug Eye" Sprite was a completely different model/version and were made from 1958-1961 and the MG Midget didn't even appear till 1961 and Lanny was right, the Midget was born out of the Sprite.


Austin Healey Sprite

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And here's a '61 MG Midget...same body style with different badge than the AH Sprite;

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Here's some more info; https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mg-midget-forum.3/mg-midget-vs-ah-sprite-real-differences.1124143/

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used to have a 59 MGA - should have kept it.

I had 5 Triumphs...a '71 Spitfire was my first and was not much more than a go cart...next was a '69 TR6 w/overdrive and was my fav car ever...next, a '71 TR6 then a '81 TR7 that was horrible, and lastly a '76 TR6.

Me and @Lanny and @andalusian were talking about MG Midgets and I recall trying to squeeze into one...even with the seat all the way back my knees were up around my ears...hence the name "Midget" I suppose.


I did learn early on that with those British sports cars, you had better keep a tool chest in the trunk...still, they were fun to drive. Always wanted a 69-70 Jag XKE and/or a a late 60's Austin Healey 3000.

The only MGs that really appealed to me was a very rare MGC which was an MGB with a TR6 engine.



Now?...I'm strictly a pickup truck guy.
 
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Yeah, the Sprite was essentially the same car as the MG Midget.
All I remember from the MGs and Triumphs is that they needed minor repairs constantly and the Sprite was worse than that.
My college roommate tried to sell me his '55 Austin Healy which I wanted to buy badly, $500, but I got drafted a couple days before I was planning on completing the deal. Damn, I wish I had bought it and parked it in the garage. All it needed was a new head gasket.
 
Yeah, the Sprite was essentially the same car as the MG Midget.

The cars during that time that were little sleepers were the Sunbeam Tigers. Lightweigh and compact with a nice small block Ford V8 stuffed into it. It was a poor mans Cobra.
 
Speaking of old cars, took my '67 Alfa for a drive early in the morning yesterday. Half way through, the clutch cable retaining spring broke and I had to drive home with no clutch - it helped that the roads were empty so I did not need to stop a lot - but still, Getting into neutral when I had to stop was not an issue, but rev matching to shift into 2nd to get it moving is not an enjoyable experience...

Ah.. the joys of old cars...

Took my old Miata this morning - and while it is old as well (over 25 years old) and makes the occasional noise that tells you it is no longer a new car - there is such a big difference in every day usability between a 27 years old car and a 53 years old car...
 
Hate to take this thread off topic, but just checked this morning and it looks like April 29th is my date to receive our payments.

I haven't checked this morning, but I did add my direct deposit information (from the tax service I used) about a week ago. Hopefully it will finally tell me something different. Kind of frustrated that it's not telling me when I get it (that's what bothers me more, when it doesn't just say "check back in 7 days" or something).
 
Virtual drinks are on me, fellas!

Well, after the 30th. And by virtual, I obviously mean water.
 
Quit sucking up to me @SlyPokerDog , your tyrannous(rex) days are numbered!

Get it Tyrannous Rex...? T-Rex? Has double meaning...pun on Tyrannous, and Rex is a stereotypical name of a dog?

Oooh shit, money has made me giddy.
 
Speaking of old cars, took my '67 Alfa for a drive early in the morning yesterday. Half way through, the clutch cable retaining spring broke and I had to drive home with no clutch - it helped that the roads were empty so I did not need to stop a lot - but still, Getting into neutral when I had to stop was not an issue, but rev matching to shift into 2nd to get it moving is not an enjoyable experience...

Ah.. the joys of old cars...

Took my old Miata this morning - and while it is old as well (over 25 years old) and makes the occasional noise that tells you it is no longer a new car - there is such a big difference in every day usability between a 27 years old car and a 53 years old car...
I've done a lot of rev matching to change gears in my younger years. I always took pride in being able to do it and you should too. I learned it out of necessity. Can't remember what the necessity was although it may have had something to do with a faulty clutch.
 
I've done a lot of rev matching to change gears in my younger years. I always took pride in being able to do it and you should too. I learned it out of necessity. Can't remember what the necessity was although it may have had something to do with a faulty clutch.

First, thanks. I certainly am happy I was able to drive it back to my garage, I do have AAA which is the #1 tool an old car owner should have - but it is a lot more fun to make it in one piece on your own than wait for an hour for a tow truck to arrive.

About the need to rev match - you need to do that with cars that do not have syncros in their gearboxes - but these have really gone the way of the dodo since the early 50s or so (other than maybe some heavy trucks).

I have been fascinated by old cars for most of my life - and old cars, by virtue of being old, break a lot. I also used to race quite a bit, and in a move to reduce costs, I also raced vintage for years - so I had the combination of cars on a race track in extreme situations that are also old - so I am, unfortunately (and fortunately in this case), well versed in coaxing an old croak of a car to safety.
 
First, thanks. I certainly am happy I was able to drive it back to my garage, I do have AAA which is the #1 tool an old car owner should have - but it is a lot more fun to make it in one piece on your own than wait for an hour for a tow truck to arrive.

About the need to rev match - you need to do that with cars that do not have syncros in their gearboxes - but these have really gone the way of the dodo since the early 50s or so (other than maybe some heavy trucks).

I have been fascinated by old cars for most of my life - and old cars, by virtue of being old, break a lot. I also used to race quite a bit, and in a move to reduce costs, I also raced vintage for years - so I had the combination of cars on a race track in extreme situations that are also old - so I am, unfortunately (and fortunately in this case), well versed in coaxing an old croak of a car to safety.
I’m the least mechanically inclined individual on the planet (fortunately, growing up I had a younger brother who was a mechanical genius who kept my vehicles running, God rest his soul). My first car was a 1958 English Ford Prefect that had seen much better days. It had a 3 speed on the floor, and the synchromesh for second gear was gone. I tried the rev matching game but was terrible at it and was worried I’d drop the rest of the transmission. What worked perfectly was double clutching before putting it into second. Like a hot knife through butter every time......though I was glad that little bro eventually rebuilt the tranny......I miss that car a lot.....and my brother so very much more.
 
Speaking of old cars, took my '67 Alfa for a drive early in the morning yesterday. Half way through, the clutch cable retaining spring broke and I had to drive home with no clutch - it helped that the roads were empty so I did not need to stop a lot - but still, Getting into neutral when I had to stop was not an issue, but rev matching to shift into 2nd to get it moving is not an enjoyable experience...

Ah.. the joys of old cars...

Took my old Miata this morning - and while it is old as well (over 25 years old) and makes the occasional noise that tells you it is no longer a new car - there is such a big difference in every day usability between a 27 years old car and a 53 years old car...

As much as I loved my TR6's...the Miata is a better roadster/ragtop...love that short-throw stubby shifter
 
The cars during that time that were little sleepers were the Sunbeam Tigers. Lightweigh and compact with a nice small block Ford V8 stuffed into it. It was a poor mans Cobra.

When I was a kid I had a friend whose brother had a Sunbeam Tiger and yeah, I believe it had a Ford Mustang 289 in it...and it would fly!
 
When I was a kid I had a friend whose brother had a Sunbeam Tiger and yeah, I believe it had a Ford Mustang 289 in it...and it would fly!

Carrol Shelby was also instrumental in the development of the Tiger as he took a Sunbeam Alpine and married it to the small block Ford to turn it into a Tiger. The 289 was a rather pedestrian version, but it didn't take much horsepower to make that little bugger scoot. The 289 was also an easy engine to build and add more horsepower.
 

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