http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael Preparing for Targa Newfoundland 2009 & Other Stuff Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:26:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in the early ‘80s the word on the street was that all little British Cars were doomed. Unleaded gas was coming, the sky was going to fall, and the exhaust valve seats in the Austin, MG and Triumph engines we all love to tinker with, which were made from ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=623 PARTS LISTS FOR Austin Healey 100 - Austin Healey 100/6 & 3000 Austin Healey Sprite & MG Midget - MGA - MGB  Triumph TR2 - TR6 - Triumph Spitfire -  Triumph TR7 Please read the fine print below. As many readers of my posts will know Precision Sportscar, the company I started in ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=594 Targa is over for another year. It takes a while to come back to earth after the event and this year was no exception.  2008 was my 5th year of Targa competition and certainly one of the better ones. With AHX12 now in its 4th year in the event I ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=592 There are many definitions of “handicapping” but Wikipedia states: Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. I'm sure with the best of intentions the organizers of The Targa Newfoundland have, for the ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=587 I hesitate to say this, but I think the time has come where I have to admit that I have more projects than I’m ever going to finish and more cars than I’m ever going to drive. I always dreamed of having a decent sized shop at home where I ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=552 When we were in Victoria in March 2008 we stayed with long time friends Steve and Helen Pike in Bacchus Marsh. Steve has a Healey shop which specializes in Healeys with a particular emphasis on 100Ss!!! He has restored many Healeys and the quality of the work he produces is second ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=496 Does anyone recognize this heater valve. I have several of these, acquired with a pile of Smith's stuff  bought when they closed down their Toronto operation. They are brand new and I am loath to throw them out. They look vaguely familar to me but I just cannot remember what car ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=491 So Judy and I have decided that the time has come to sell the old homestead and move to the sticks. We have pretty well had it with the traffic and the way our neighborhood is changing. We are only about 150 meters from Yonge St in the middle of ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=486 For those who aren't members of The Austin Healey Club U.S.A. and therefore don't get the Austin Healey Magazine I have posted this article that I wrote at the request of Gary Anderson the editor. Targa Newfoundland is a highly addictive event. Billed as “The Ultimate Motorsports Adventure“ the event is ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=453 I'm not trying to make things difficult but I have found that describing corroded or damaged body panels is impossible therefore I have decided to sell  the few that I have left in stock in restored condition only. The restoration work has, or will be, done by a former employee who ... http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=445