Category Archives: This week at the shop

Very late in the game when British Leyland realized a Federalized 1275 “A” series engine wasn’t going to have the woof to haul around an MG Midget and still meet emissions requirements, they pulled a driveline swap with the Triumph … Continue reading →

Butch logged 265 hours on the blue Austin Healey BN7 two seater seen here, but I did the road testing on Tuesday afternoon.  The car ran fine.  It stopped and turned well but it overheated and the freshly rebuilt (but … Continue reading →

Peter Money’s well traveled MG Midget has been languishing barn-bound for the last five years.  He decided it was time to put an end to that, so after dropping off the Turquoise over White Austin Healey 3000 Mk II last … Continue reading →

In the parts business the term V.O.R.  is code for a critical special order.  Of course there is a more mundane meaning, as illustrated here.  It is my practice to road test every car upon completion of repairs to make … Continue reading →