Monthly Archives: July 2011

An MGA Gives Up its Secret

Once upon a time, not so long ago, I handed over $500.00 in cash for an MGA and drove it home.  Incredible as it sounds now, I paid about twice what the car was worth.  When I see one on … Continue reading

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Human Error

A minor calculating error with regard to available space on the website has caused this week’s update to represent last week’s goings on, but that’s O.K.  these are still a couple of nice cars,  and after all, how often do … Continue reading

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S.C.S. BOOK REVIEW: Jaguar XK 140 Explored

Car books are a genre just like detective fiction or sea stories.  They generally break down into two categories, marque histories, usually notable mostly for their evocative photography, and “how to” books, usually notable for all the information missing from … Continue reading

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Puzzler Solution

It’s been very busy  so it’s kind of thin gruel we’re serving this week.  But if you don’t change the channel in the next five minutes we also have a new contest. Last week’s question, of course, was how did … Continue reading

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