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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #21
terreneuve John Stevenson Paradise, Paradise, near Octagon Pond!!!(Yes, really!!!), Canada 1952 MG TD 1967 MG MGB GT 1968 MG MGC 1986 Land Rover Defender 110 1995 MG F → more	Posted: December 20, 2011 08:45AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 571

In reply to # 1932990 by Rich in Vancouver Congrats John. smileys with beer

Looks like Santa came to Newfoundland a little early!

When Santa comes here he comes to Richmond sometime soon too grinning smiley

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #22
Mark Jones SW, Ontario, Canada 1970 Triumph Spitfire MkIII 1995 MG F "Barney"	Posted: December 20, 2011 08:48AM Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 3,139

Is there a hardtop in Rich's future?

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #23
Rich in Vancouver Rich McKie Steveston, B.C., Canada 1996 MG F "Andy" ~ For Sale ! ~ 1997 MG F "VVC"	Posted: December 20, 2011 08:58AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 5,394

Rich likes Santa! grinning smiley

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #24
terreneuve John Stevenson Paradise, Paradise, near Octagon Pond!!!(Yes, really!!!), Canada 1952 MG TD 1967 MG MGB GT 1968 MG MGC 1986 Land Rover Defender 110 1995 MG F → more	Posted: December 20, 2011 09:00AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 571

In reply to # 1933011 by Rich in Vancouver Rich likes Santa! grinning smiley

HO HO HO!!!!! smileys with beer

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #25
Mark Jones SW, Ontario, Canada 1970 Triumph Spitfire MkIII 1995 MG F "Barney"	Posted: December 20, 2011 09:37AM Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 3,139

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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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #26
terreneuve John Stevenson Paradise, Paradise, near Octagon Pond!!!(Yes, really!!!), Canada 1952 MG TD 1967 MG MGB GT 1968 MG MGC 1986 Land Rover Defender 110 1995 MG F → more	Posted: December 20, 2011 09:52AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 571

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 smiley

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #27
Mark Jones SW, Ontario, Canada 1970 Triumph Spitfire MkIII 1995 MG F "Barney"	Posted: December 20, 2011 10:19AM Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 3,139

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

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2011 06:31AM by Mark Jones.

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #28
Simon Austin Surrey, BC, Canada 1977 MG MGB V8 Conversion 1994 MG RV8	Posted: December 20, 2011 10:55AM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 8,230

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?

"Speed costs........how fast you want to spend?"

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #29
terreneuve John Stevenson Paradise, Paradise, near Octagon Pond!!!(Yes, really!!!), Canada 1952 MG TD 1967 MG MGB GT 1968 MG MGC 1986 Land Rover Defender 110 1995 MG F → more	Posted: December 20, 2011 11:06AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 571

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?

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

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #30
Rich in Vancouver Rich McKie Steveston, B.C., Canada 1996 MG F "Andy" ~ For Sale ! ~ 1997 MG F "VVC"	Posted: December 20, 2011 02:32PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 5,394

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?

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! cool smiley

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #31
Simon Austin Surrey, BC, Canada 1977 MG MGB V8 Conversion 1994 MG RV8	Posted: December 20, 2011 03:27PM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 8,230

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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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #32
mharrell Mike Harrell Shoreline, Washington, USA 1982 MG Metro	Posted: December 20, 2011 04:47PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 48

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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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #33
terreneuve John Stevenson Paradise, Paradise, near Octagon Pond!!!(Yes, really!!!), Canada 1952 MG TD 1967 MG MGB GT 1968 MG MGC 1986 Land Rover Defender 110 1995 MG F → more	Posted: December 20, 2011 08:58PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 571

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! cool smiley

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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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #34
Rich in Vancouver Rich McKie Steveston, B.C., Canada 1996 MG F "Andy" ~ For Sale ! ~ 1997 MG F "VVC"	Posted: December 20, 2011 09:11PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 5,394

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. eye popping smiley

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/2011 09:16PM by Rich in Vancouver.

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Re: Canada's newest landed immigrants!! #35
Rich in Vancouver Rich McKie Steveston, B.C., Canada 1996 MG F "Andy" ~ For Sale ! ~ 1997 MG F "VVC"	Posted: December 20, 2011 09:19PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 5,394

John, Is that rear MGF a VVC?
In the spring you will have to do a head to head test for us. thumbs up smiley

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