November, 2007


McKinney, Texas, north of Dallas was the site for the Fall GOF (Gathering of the Faithful.) With another MGB club member, in foreground, our B, second in line, made the 330 miles trip on the back roads. With the tops down, we made it back to Houston too, without missing a beat.

Our B has the original engine without any overhaul. I use unleaded gas even thought the valves are suitable only for leaded gas. I guess they're still saturated with lead since there is no ping, with 116,000 miles on the odo.

This is the car as it appeared in 1974 in Westerville, Ohio. Aside from a set of marks on the bonnet obtained in Oklahoma in 1983, it remains pretty much the same. The cosmetic damage in '83 was the result of an unconscious teenager who wheeled out his driveway on his bicycle squarely in front of Candy as she drove down the neighborhood street. The bike layed on the bonnet while the kid layed on the street. He wasn't hurt, just embarrassed.