Photoshop request

[ddb]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

In the case of one of my MGs

Grizzly,

What type of MG's do you have? I have some good friends who've restored TC's, TD's, TF's and newer models for decades. They are fun cars.

ddb

[Grizzly]

I had a couple of Bs and one very nice Midget. I don't have any of them anymore. They were just too unreliable to be fun. After 15 years of ownership, I finally sold the Midget in April and replaced it with the Boxster.

I'd love to post a picture of the Midget, but I don't have any digitals. I'll scan something and put it up for you. The car won several National awards. I saved it from the crusher. I should have let it perish. It was an ungrateful little Brit.

[Grizzly]

Here you go. It wasn't a TC or TD, but you gotta admit, the restoration was pretty nice, thank you very much.

[ddb]

Wow! That is one nice Midget! Did you do the restoration yourself?

My friends are a father and son team. They did tons of T-cars from the mid 70's - early 90's. They always drove Midgets MGB-GT's, etc. They are serious British car restorers and master mechanics. With all of that knowledge and know-how it is hard to get them to work on (or drive) those old cars now. Their business went from the restorations to 95% collision work nowadays.

Thanks for posting the pic!

ddb

[Grizzly]

Thanks for the compliment!

Yes, I did that entirely myself. In fact, I even did that paint job. The car had been finished for several years. One day, I had it parked in the driveway at my last house. A contractor was on the roof over the garage trying to locate a leak. He slipped, fell off and landed on the hood/cowl/windshield of the Midget.

I have a friend who's an outstanding painter and he convinced me that he could teach me body work and paint, so I could fix the damage to the Midget myself. I took a few weeks of vacation (five), and under his close supervision, stripped, straightened, blocked, painted, wet sanded and buffed the entire car, to include engine compartment, jambs, and wheel wells! I now have the ultimate respect for body men. It's hard work. The Midget was the perfect car to learn on because it's so small.

I said I'd never paint another car, but I'm going to paint my current 912 project myself, at home. I never learn.