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  1. Crashton

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    #2 Crashton, Jul 11, 2021
    Loved all my LBC cars, LBC = Little Brit Car. A nice Sunday drive often turned into a roadside tech session. I was always able to get them running & never once had to resort to a tow.

    Modern cars are great, but every one of them lacks soul. And if they stop roadside, unless it is a flat tire or out of gas you ain't fixing it. My MINI's & GTI have all seen the back of a flatbed.:Dead: My LBC's never. :p

    Heck man I remember those LBC's when they were new cars. o_O

    One more thing, I'd rather push an MG than drive a Triumph. ;)

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  2. minirab

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    #3 minirab, Jul 11, 2021
    67 Lotus Elan coupe, RHD with dog killer wheels. Loved it but kind of like an ex girlfriend you just want to be done with.
     
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  3. MCS02

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    #5 MCS02, Jul 11, 2021
    I’ve always been an Italian car guy. Only fitting my Dad was Italian and a true gear head. I had American cars till I got in collage and sold my mustang for a X1/9. Man what a great car. Fiat really didn’t deserve the bad name. I work for an Italian car shop for a while. People that took care of them never had trouble. I have plenty of stories of people that took there car to a gas station or shop that said they work on foreign cars. Most of the time they were towed to us to undo what they had done. One gas station re-wired a Spider because they thought the electric fan should run all the time, what a mess.
    The X1/9 was a great autocross car. I later got an Alfa Spider. I put 10:1 pistons in it and some 300 deg cams, had everything balanced then ripped off the fuel infection and put duel Webber’s on it. It was quick and made a great sound!
    Chuck is right if they broke you could fix them on the side of the road with some hand tools.
     
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  4. DneprDave

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    #4 DneprDave, Jul 11, 2021
    Ah yes, Triumph Spitfire's infamous tuck and roll rear suspension.
     
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