Canada's newest landed immigrants!!

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Rich in Vancouver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:19:14 -0600

John, Is that rear MGF a VVC?
In the spring you will have to do a head to head test for us.>:D<

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Rich in Vancouver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:11:40 -0600

The guy in Minnesota that I tried to buy a hardtop from last year spent 2 months trying to build a crate.
In the pictures it looked like a box girder bridge.
I got tired of his excuses for not shipping and finally cancelled the sale.
I think he was relieved he didn't have to finish the crate!

I don't think that John will have any problems. A roll of bubble wrap,some corrugated and a few rolls of
packing tape should do the trick if it comes by air.
Unfortunately I don't think there are any direct flights between St. John's and Vancouver so it will need to switch
planes somewhere.::o

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terreneuve — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:58:23 -0600

In reply to # 1933267 by Rich in Vancouver

In reply to # 1933095 by Simon Austin There was a couple of hardtops on EBay UK while I was snooping around there last night. Shipping would be an issue though.

John, are both cars the same colour or is that just the photo?

I am hoping that John is a skilled wrapper!B-)

Oh the pressure, the pressure..........................

I am awaiting for an engineer to proof the crate drawings. If he comes back and says my drawings are no good then I build the crate
as one never listens to an engineer!!!

Here's a couple of pics of the F's going into winter hibernation. They do not like the cold but going up the hills around St.John's sideways was fun!!!

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mharrell — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:47:12 -0600

In reply to # 1933267 by Rich in Vancouver I would probably receive a pile of broken fibreglass wrapped in a couple of sheets of newspaper and tied with butcher twine!

A couple of years ago I purchased a set of five tires [sigh, fine, "tyres"] from a British firm. They were sent via Royal Mail and so arrived via USPS. I had to go to the post office to retrieve them, only to find they had been sent as two stacks, each held together with a few loops of tape. No wrapping whatsoever. The mailing labels had simply been affixed to the top sidewall of each stack. I was somewhat taken aback until I realized my plan was to subject them to much worse conditions than that during use anyway.

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Simon Austin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:27:01 -0600

Well, if John is 1/2 as good as the guy who wrapped up the RV8 parts I bought, you'll have no worries, Rich.

There was enough wood used to frame a small rancher. Not a mark on the parts.

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Rich in Vancouver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:32:13 -0600

Simon, A few months ago Rimmers quoted me $700. to airfreight a hardtop from the UK to YVR. Not a bad price when you consider the volume a hardtop takes up. That was for a new hardtop. The problem with buying a used one on E-bay is that 99% of sellers won't ship them within the UK never mind internationally. I would probably receive a pile of broken fibreglass wrapped in a couple of sheets of newspaper and tied with butcher twine!
I am hoping that John is a skilled wrapper!B-)

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terreneuve — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:06:03 -0600

Both are 1996 1.8MPi's but one is Charcoal Grey and the other is BRG with hardtop(for now!)

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Simon Austin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:55:13 -0600

There was a couple of hardtops on EBay UK while I was snooping around there last night. Shipping would be an issue though.

John, are both cars the same colour or is that just the photo?

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Mark Jones — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:19:06 -0600

I wish it was just a matter of asking Mrs. Santa.

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terreneuve — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:52:53 -0600

In reply to # 1933045 by Mark Jones I'm just asking Santa for a bit of free time, to allow me to get out to the garage and work on the cars, not just go to grab a beer and head back into the house.

Should that be "Mrs Santa" you have to ask???:devil:

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Mark Jones — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:37:07 -0600

I'm just asking Santa for a bit of free time, to allow me to get out to the garage and work on the cars, not just go to grab a beer and head back into the house.

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terreneuve — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:59 -0600

In reply to # 1933011 by Rich in Vancouver Rich likes Santa!:D

HO HO HO!!!!!:)-D

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Rich in Vancouver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:58:20 -0600

Rich likes Santa!:D

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Mark Jones — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:48:20 -0600

Is there a hardtop in Rich's future?

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terreneuve — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:45:15 -0600

In reply to # 1932990 by Rich in Vancouver Congrats John.:)-D
Looks like Santa came to Newfoundland a little early!

When Santa comes here he comes to Richmond sometime soon too:D

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Rich in Vancouver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:33:12 -0600

Congrats John.:)-D
Looks like Santa came to Newfoundland a little early!

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terreneuve — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:30:00 -0600

Not a great picture but the cars were just discharged! YAY!!

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Rich in Vancouver — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:12:28 -0600

They could be accurate.
I am thinking of bringing in a set for my summer tires.:)

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terreneuve — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:10:21 -0600

In reply to # 1931972 by Rich in Vancouver I got the model on E-Bay.UK Mark.
There are usually a few on there. I was able to find one with
a damaged box that went cheap.

Looking at the wheels on your model you already have a VVC!!!

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Rich in Vancouver — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:25:10 -0600

I got the model on E-Bay.UK Mark.
There are usually a few on there. I was able to find one with
a damaged box that went cheap.

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Mark Jones — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:48:32 -0600

Very nice looking car John. The seats look to be in excellent condition. Most of the pictures I have seen of early cars with cloth interiors look very worn and faded.

It's amazing the number of MGFs that have shown up in Canada over the past year.

Rich, Where did you get the MGF 1/18 scale model?

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terreneuve — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:46:28 -0600

In reply to # 1931197 by Simon Austin The red is quite something. is that factory?

What site are you using to track the ship, John? I used www.vesseltracker.com when my car came over. Unlike aircraft, ships are only visible when in sight of land due to the limits of their tracking devices.

After my ship left Yokohama Bay, it disappeared in the Pacific until it made landfall in Mexico a few days later. Then I watched it sail up the coast to San Francisco, enter the Columbia River at Portland then into Vancouver.

Amazing to watch how fast they turn a vessel around at each port.

They are factory called "Fusion Red" - they look pretty good and I was thinking a red softop might complement the car well too although the top on the car is in fantastic shape.

marinetraffic.com tracks the AIS signal and just to let you know ships are required by international convention to transmit AIS until they are in international waters. Some ships leave the AIS on and others turn it off in international waters so they are visible to each other but the sites on the internet use land based receivers thats why the ships disappear!!!

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Rich in Vancouver — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:04:15 -0600

The red interior is nice. I believe that Sean's charcoal MGF on Vancouver Island has a red interior as well.
As a matter of fact I have a 1:18 model of the MGF with a red interior.
Initially I was thinking of installing leather seats in my F but after living with the cloth seats I like them just fine.
I did pick up an NOS seat cover to replacee the one on my drivers seat which is a bit worn.
The ship tracking is pretty cool. When my car came across the Atlantic I was able to track it all the way on the Wallenius Line's
company tracking system. It wasn't a real time update and was only updated a couple of times a day, but it was nice to get an idea of where my car was.

BTW: Skye, if you ever want to take an MGF for a drive give me an e-mail and we can get together. The snow tires are on right now but the handling is still pretty darn good, although nowhere near as good as with the T1-Rs.

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Simon Austin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:53:01 -0600

The red is quite something. is that factory?

What site are you using to track the ship, John? I used www.vesseltracker.com when my car came over. Unlike aircraft, ships are only visible when in sight of land due to the limits of their tracking devices.

After my ship left Yokohama Bay, it disappeared in the Pacific until it made landfall in Mexico a few days later. Then I watched it sail up the coast to San Francisco, enter the Columbia River at Portland then into Vancouver.

Amazing to watch how fast they turn a vessel around at each port.

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terreneuve — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:58:00 -0600

Couple of more pictures....

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terreneuve — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:56:04 -0600

0916 Dec 18th Cars loaded onboard Oceanex Sanderling. (computerized tracking is great!)

Is that informed enough? LOL(:D

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Rich in Vancouver — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:35:42 -0600

Sounds great John.
Keep me posted.
:)

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terreneuve — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:18:22 -0600

In reply to # 1930180 by Rich in Vancouver Mine is also charcoal but has a black interior.
The interesting thing is that my car is #3068, so would have
gone down the line along with John's.:)

You know John, If I bought the grey one my wife wouldn't know I had another MGF.
I would just have to make sure she never saw them together!

8 VINS from each other, one car stayed in the UK the other went to Japan and eventually they end up in Canada on opposite sides of the continent - who would have known!!!

Rich, the hardtop on the green car is really nice, maybe I should keep it..................NO, I wouldn't do that to you!!

Hopefully, the cars will arrive by Tuesday/Wednesday of this week!!!

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Rich in Vancouver — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:01:36 -0600

Mine is also charcoal but has a black interior.
The interesting thing is that my car is #3068, so would have
gone down the line along with John's.:)

You know John, If I bought the grey one my wife wouldn't know I had another MGF.
I would just have to make sure she never saw them together!

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Simon Austin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:13:02 -0600

Just curious, John. I think I've got enough roadsters but always willing to chat when the time comes to sell.

Nice looking car. I'll be interested to know your assessment of them once you get a chance to look them over.

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terreneuve — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:46:26 -0600

Thanks Skye

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terreneuve — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:05:39 -0600

Hey Simon

Selling the grey one next spring but haven't decided a price yet as I want to get it home and have a good look first but first impression it's a really great car.

Same as Richs car- I think his has a red interior too

Are you in the market for one

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Skye — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:02:36 -0600

Congrats on the new additions

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Simon Austin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:32:51 -0600

Interesting colour, John. Is that similar to Rich's colour?

What's the plan for these? Add to your collection or selling? If selling, what's the one pictured going for?

Canada's newest landed immigrants!!

terreneuve — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:22:28 -0600

I thought I would share a couple of pictures of the latest MGF's I have imported from Japan.

The one picture is chassis 3060 1.8i Charcoal (1996) grey with red interior - 56,000km

The other car (not pictured) chassi 9397 is a 1.8iBRG (1996) with factory hardtop (for now!) with 27,000km

The cars were picked up in Halifax today for their next ocean voyage from Halifax to st. John's over this weekend!