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Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
Incredible it has lasted 990,000 miles. I’ve never heard of such a thing on cars.Choose wisely -Treat kindly...A secret to a good marriage is to have a quick mind and a slow mouth...sigpicS/V ORCA 38' Herreshoff Ketch -
Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
clarification, please; is this an alfa? Or an MG? I've not heard of an alfa MGA.There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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Sorry; didn't make it that far into the tale.....There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
2 - a 62 & a 59 - neither of which are alfas..."If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red GreenComment
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Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
I'm not a Facebooker, but was able to look at the marketplace link and spent some time perusing stuff. Tempted to grab the never used Newport cabin heater, or the Grizzly planer with exotic woodComment
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Says it's a 1600 MkII. Grille and taillights look right. No Idea where he came up with "Alfa" except to put it "alfa"betically first? Mileage...I'd call that a good imagination even the total of the two cars.Comment
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Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
In his late teens my older brother had a a couple of friends who were twins. They took the body off an MGA then made and mounted a different one out of fiberglass to make it look like one of these Auto-Unions. It was a very ugly job but they had fun with it.
For the most part experience is making the same mistakes over and over again, only with greater confidence.Comment
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Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
If somebody actually did put a twin cam Alfa engine and five speed box into an MGA,it could be a great car.I have a feeling this particular example is a project looking for a charitable owner and the mileage has been read with the tenths of a mile included.Comment
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Re: Meanwhile, on Facebook Marketplace
The "problem" with FB Marketplace is that you cannot contact the seller unless you have an account. The lady of the house does, so that works for me. In my area, FBM has pulled a lot of business away from Craigs List - which stinks, as the FBM search is terrible & the "miles away limiter" is a joke: if I limit to 40 miles, I get ads from Boston - over 200 as the crow flies."If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red GreenComment
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