Just for Fun

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>
> Mike, did you see the Top Gear episode with the XK120, the Vincent Black
> Shadow and a steam engine train? Greatly entertaining as I'm sure the
> car is ;-)
>
> Chris
> 99BBB

Yes, I saw it. Delightful. Possibly the best Top Gear race ever. And
the Jag won!

--
Mike (the lurker)

On 2010-03-09 10:08 AM, Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In >,
> "Chris > wrote:
>
>>> I wish I still had my 1948 "Mark IV" (3.5L Saloon to the british).
>>
>> Pictures? Pictures?
>
> Alas, I have no photos of my car. Search for "jaguar mark iv" at
> http://images.google.com
>
> Mine was a black 1948 saloon (sedan), with LHD and red leather. The 1947
> was identical, but later cars were not Mark IVs and their photos are
> misidentified.
>
> Ah, Trafficators! P-100s! Mechanical brakes!
>
OMG, it was my Grandfather who invented the Lucas Trafficator.
Unfortunately his patent lawyer told him it would never sell, and he
withdrew the patent application which was immediately picked up and
resubmitted by Joseph Lucas. That was in 1909. He was a pioneer in
England in Automotive electrics.

I still have his original (successful) patent papers.

Stuart H.
'91 JDM Eunos Roadster (Wasabi)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

Previous Miatae were '90 Classic red with Greddy Turbo (Tabasco)
and '91 Silver Stone Silver (stock)(Silverwind)

"pws" > wrote in message
...
>
> I am selling a "M" edition wheel on Feebay and received a question on it
> from a Miata owner in the UK who just bought a Japanese import. He said
> that the alloys on these cars are typically trashed. Is this true, and if
> so, any idea why?
>
> On a side note, if anyone knows the part number for the factory alloys
> that came with the 1996 "M" edition and the 1997 STO, that would be
> helpful to him.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pat

Pat 'Feebay', hey don't come in here trying to hijack my thread here,
hawkin' your Feebay items! ;-)

Chris
99BBB

"MikemanX" > wrote in message
...
> Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>>
>> Mike, did you see the Top Gear episode with the XK120, the Vincent Black
>> Shadow and a steam engine train? Greatly entertaining as I'm sure the car
>> is ;-)
>>
>> Chris
>> 99BBB
>
> Yes, I saw it. Delightful. Possibly the best Top Gear race ever. And
> the Jag won!
>
> --
> Mike (the lurker)

With Captain Slow at the wheel none the less! Ya, I'm quite a fan of the old
Vincents but it wasn't until I fell in love with Richard Thompson's "52
Vincent Black Lightening" that I introduced myself to the bikes and found
out how truly amazing they were for their time.

Chris
99BBB

"Stuart H." > wrote in message
...
>>
>> Ah, Trafficators! P-100s! Mechanical brakes!
>>
> OMG, it was my Grandfather who invented the Lucas Trafficator.
> Unfortunately his patent lawyer told him it would never sell, and he
> withdrew the patent application which was immediately picked up and
> resubmitted by Joseph Lucas. That was in 1909. He was a pioneer in
> England in Automotive electrics.
>
> I still have his original (successful) patent papers.
>
> Stuart H.
> '91 JDM Eunos Roadster (Wasabi)
> Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
>
> Previous Miatae were '90 Classic red with Greddy Turbo (Tabasco)
> and '91 Silver Stone Silver (stock)(Silverwind)

OK, I'll resist all temptation to make the easy crack about oxymorons and
England and Automotive electronics (ahhhh! now I've practically done it!
Shame on me!) and go right to the point; What the bloody h_ll are
'trafficators'?

Chris
99BBB (trafficator-less I'm afraid)

I still drive my first Miata (first car too) on everyday basis:

Crystal White 1991 B-package Miata (US). I bought the car in june 2003 with
96700 miles on. In the meantime I'm on 166000 miles.

Jeroen Feelders
The Netherlands

"Chris D'Agnolo" > schreef in bericht
...
> Just to stir the pot a little, I'd love to hear how many Miatas folks have
> owned and approximately how many miles they have put on those Miatas.
>
> To start it off I can say that I've owned 2.
> - 1992 SE Black and Tan (put ~75k on it over ~5 yrs) and currently
> - 1999 Base model Black / Black / Black (so far have put about 72k over
> about 5 yrs)
>
> I'd love for everybody to chime in whether it's one Miata and the first
> thousand miles or 10 Miatas and many hundreds of thousands of miles (maybe
> 928k miles on the odo ;-) Let me know!
>
> Chris
> 99BBB
>

On 2010-03-09 8:00 PM, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>
> "Stuart H." > wrote in message
> ...
>>>
>>> Ah, Trafficators! P-100s! Mechanical brakes!
>>>
>> OMG, it was my Grandfather who invented the Lucas Trafficator.
>> Unfortunately his patent lawyer told him it would never sell, and he
>> withdrew the patent application which was immediately picked up and
>> resubmitted by Joseph Lucas. That was in 1909. He was a pioneer in
>> England in Automotive electrics.
>>
>> I still have his original (successful) patent papers.
>>
>> Stuart H.
>> '91 JDM Eunos Roadster (Wasabi)
>> Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
>>
>> Previous Miatae were '90 Classic red with Greddy Turbo (Tabasco)
>> and '91 Silver Stone Silver (stock)(Silverwind)
>
> OK, I'll resist all temptation to make the easy crack about oxymorons
> and England and Automotive electronics (ahhhh! now I've practically done
> it! Shame on me!) and go right to the point; What the bloody h_ll are
> 'trafficators'?
>
> Chris
> 99BBB (trafficator-less I'm afraid)

Trafficators were the little lighted, amber signal arms that flipped out
on the side of old English cars and early VW Beetles. The lawyer who
advised against wasting my Grandpa's money, made comments to the effect
that "Gad man, they will never replace a man's arm signalling his
intention to turn."
Three cheers for Joseph Lucas - Prince of Darkness!

Stuart H.

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:

> Pat 'Feebay', hey don't come in here trying to hijack my thread here,
> hawkin' your Feebay items! ;-)
>
> Chris
> 99BBB

Hey, I didn't even provide a link. After that abuse, however...... ;-)

One 1996 "M" edition wheel for sale. Just two days left. If you need two
of them, let's talk. I need to move these things out of the garage.

http://tinyurl.com/yh4cetm

I am also going to sell one of my sets of Miata alloys, but have not yet
decided whether to sell the 2001 OEM 15" alloys or the set of 16X7" SSR
Competitions.

Whichever set sells will help fund tires for the set that I keep.

Pat

In article >, Stuart H. wrote:
>On 2010-03-09 8:00 PM, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>>
>> "Stuart H." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Ah, Trafficators! P-100s! Mechanical brakes!
>>>>
>>> OMG, it was my Grandfather who invented the Lucas Trafficator.
>>> Unfortunately his patent lawyer told him it would never sell, and he
>>> withdrew the patent application which was immediately picked up and
>>> resubmitted by Joseph Lucas. That was in 1909. He was a pioneer in
>>> England in Automotive electrics.
>>>
>>> I still have his original (successful) patent papers.
>>>
>>> Stuart H.
>>> '91 JDM Eunos Roadster (Wasabi)
>>> Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
>>>
>>> Previous Miatae were '90 Classic red with Greddy Turbo (Tabasco)
>>> and '91 Silver Stone Silver (stock)(Silverwind)
>>
>> OK, I'll resist all temptation to make the easy crack about oxymorons
>> and England and Automotive electronics (ahhhh! now I've practically done
>> it! Shame on me!) and go right to the point; What the bloody h_ll are
>> 'trafficators'?
>>
>> Chris
>> 99BBB (trafficator-less I'm afraid)
>
>Trafficators were the little lighted, amber signal arms that flipped out
>on the side of old English cars and early VW Beetles. The lawyer who
>advised against wasting my Grandpa's money, made comments to the effect
>that "Gad man, they will never replace a man's arm signalling his
>intention to turn."
>Three cheers for Joseph Lucas - Prince of Darkness!

Couple of decent pictures he
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafficator>


--
TJH

tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net

1990 w/1.6 engine, bought new in June 1990, now 145,000 miles. Replaced
clutch at 95K, repainted (silver -> red) at 100K, rebuilt engine at 115K.
Still going strong!

-- Arye
Fairfax, Virginia

On 3/3/2010 10:26 PM, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> Just to stir the pot a little, I'd love to hear how many Miatas folks
> have owned and approximately how many miles they have put on those Miatas.
>
> To start it off I can say that I've owned 2.
> - 1992 SE Black and Tan (put ~75k on it over ~5 yrs) and currently
> - 1999 Base model Black / Black / Black (so far have put about 72k over
> about 5 yrs)
>
> I'd love for everybody to chime in whether it's one Miata and the first
> thousand miles or 10 Miatas and many hundreds of thousands of miles
> (maybe 928k miles on the odo ;-) Let me know!
>
> Chris
> 99BBB
>