“Paleface?” Who you callin’ “Paleface,” Dangerboy?
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Welcome aboard Allan and as Bill mentioned always a pleasure to know of
another Lafer owner out there..

I’m 52 and bought my Lafer in late 2007..

Ed “I suppose we can decide when we get there.” ?? 
I’m reminded of Tonto’s great line:  “Uhh…who do you mean we, pale-face?”
I’ll cheer else I’ll bring a cheerleader.
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I’m thinking a 3 on 3 match, so passing the ball will be possible.This NYT piece from 1912 (PDF should download) indicated serious mishaps were the rule even 1 on 1.That said, I think most of us will not be so recklessly competitive. What I’m really after is the action photo for the following year’s Carlisle brochure–not to mention the 2013 TD…[Read more]

Auto Polo.  Very Dangerous.  You go first.

Parts for the chevette are harder to find than VW. The VW versions are
more practical for a person like me
And a V8 has no similiarty to the orginal TD. Imho

Ed, I’ll play if I can use your TD.  But, if we’re gonna dance with the girl that brung ya, MiGi has a headache.  

The front engine cars seem to command slightly higher prices, all else being equal. I think it’s because there are more VW versions around and most buyers assume that the front engine is better because the configuration is closer to the original. I’m less convinced than I used to be. Have fun and let us know.

Don’t know what I said that gave the impression that I was going to trade MiGi for some “trophy replica” with a bigger front end?   The front engined replica is likely gonna pop up for sale this spring and I was trying to get smart as to how much $ to offer and whether I even want to play.  Gotta tell you that MiGi (wheezing VW warts and all) i…[Read more]

One of the nicer advantages of the VW based.I can plunk myself on my wheeled shop stool and work on the engine.Sure beats leaning over a fender and getting a sore back.

good points   Well said ! 

VWs have storage space. This is surprisingly significant if you drive the car to any overnight events, and can be relevant even on day trips. They are also lighter, usually. The front end lightness promotes understeer just as long as you don’t correct it via the remove-some-leaves-and-adjust-the-ride-height procedure. Even slow VW-based replicas…[Read more]

GH…wondering if you have another TD to ride after you part with the lafer?

In the southeast I use the sevwc.com site. It lists all VW shows from VA to FL for the whole year.

 MGLR, The  VW in my LR is a dual port engine with a progressive two barrell carb and monza exhaust. It is at least as good performance wise as the Chevette based BCW but it’s not a fair comparison since the BCW is heavier . The BCW has a well designed chassis made of rectangular steel with the firewall and most of the floor made of 1/8 plate.

Welcome, Allan.  Are you able to share some details and photos about your Lafer?

I am 53 till June. I bought Scarlett in Oct.  2004. I have always thought the TD body style was the epitome of what a British sports car should look like. In over seven years of ownership she has never left me on the side of the road.

Greg, each season I just do a google search for my local area, use several key words ie: car shows, swap meets, cruise ins etc.  
The best one for my area is Country Crusin’  the guy that keeps it up to date travels around during the spring and summer takin pictures and updating all the shows he hears about or from flyers.   

I’m sure that most of you know that the original TD’s were 1250cc powered as were the TF’s.  The MGTF-1500 was the racing  version with a 1500cc engine.  If someone has some #’s that dispute my seat of the pants comments regarding “how fast”, – I did sell my TF 27 years ago, so it may be a matter of euphoric recall having faded.