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I love the feel of going straight from 2-4 on a car with a really tight shifting pattern. Used to drive my dad’s MGB a lot and boy was that car technically a me

I love the feel of going straight from 2-4 on a car with a really tight shifting pattern. Used to drive my dad’s MGB a lot and boy was that car technically a mess, but the shift from 2-4 on an open country road was magic. As long as you didn’t think too much about the missing 5th gear, the useless seatbelts, or the reverse lights that only came on when they felt like it.

progman32 4y ago
My old Alfa reliably engages the reverse lights, but often at the cost of shorting out the instrument cluster
gerdesj 4y ago
"or the reverse lights that only came on when they felt like it." Quality engineering 8) Are you really talking about a MG MGB? Mind you, your final para. description fits what the Morris Garage churned out back in the day. I went to school in Abingdon (Oxon) which is where the MG sort of wobbled onto the roads originally. I haven't seen a MGB for a while but I have driven a Midget a few times (I'm 52). My dad had a Midget back in the day after his Austin 7 passed away (it cost him £5) and the Midget was what he was driving when courting my mum. Apparently they had to use her tights to replace the fan belt when it failed (yeah, whatevs). I was probably the result ...
- matthewdgreen 4y ago
  Yes, amazing fun car to drive, we had one in racing green (with ugly black front trim instead of chrome, but still a great car.) Lucas Industries did all the electronics, same people who (apparently) did them for British fighter planes. The engine was a miracle and the acceleration was beautiful. The electrical system, though... at one point my dad couldn't pass the state inspections due to the reverse lights and multiple garages were unable to diagnose the problem. So he rigged a switch under the steering wheel to turn them on manually.

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I love the feel of going straight from 2-4 on a car with a really tight shifting pattern. Used to drive my dad’s MGB a lot and boy was that car technically a me

by matthewdgreen 4y ago

progman32 4y ago
My old Alfa reliably engages the reverse lights, but often at the cost of shorting out the instrument cluster
gerdesj 4y ago
"or the reverse lights that only came on when they felt like it." Quality engineering 8) Are you really talking about a MG MGB? Mind you, your final para. description fits what the Morris Garage churned out back in the day. I went to school in Abingdon (Oxon) which is where the MG sort of wobbled onto the roads originally. I haven't seen a MGB for a while but I have driven a Midget a few times (I'm 52). My dad had a Midget back in the day after his Austin 7 passed away (it cost him £5) and the Midget was what he was driving when courting my mum. Apparently they had to use her tights to replace the fan belt when it failed (yeah, whatevs). I was probably the result ...
- matthewdgreen 4y ago
  Yes, amazing fun car to drive, we had one in racing green (with ugly black front trim instead of chrome, but still a great car.) Lucas Industries did all the electronics, same people who (apparently) did them for British fighter planes. The engine was a miracle and the acceleration was beautiful. The electrical system, though... at one point my dad couldn't pass the state inspections due to the reverse lights and multiple garages were unable to diagnose the problem. So he rigged a switch under the steering wheel to turn them on manually.