When using a tow dolly, the front wheels can go on the dolly

I have towed my London Roadster and my 1967 VW Beetle flat with a tow bar. Put the gear shift in neutral and DO NOT tie the steering wheel. You CANNOT back up with a car on a dolly or a tow bar. If your tow vehicle is rated anything over 2500 lbs, you should keep an eye on the towed car to make sure it is still there. You won’t feel it. I have u…[Read more]

It all depends on too many factors. If the car is in great shape snd the engine and tranny are good, you may have gotten a great deal, indeed.

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If the link does not work, there are twp MG TD replicas on ebay right now. Each is listed at $14,000. No auction. Buy it now.

After my London Roadster road worth and I could drive it again, I wanted insurance coverage with Hagerty at agreed value. I looked at current prices for running kit cars in good condition.

Wow! That’s more than I paid for two speedometer rebuilds.

North Hollywood Speed shop in California ir Dick’s Speed & Tach in Tempe (Phoenix), Arizona are two of the remaining repair shops.

I do no not have s mouse with left and right buttons. Yet I will try this.

Thank you very much.

Yes even living close by, they wanted the speedo out of the car.

The speedometer should be repairable. There are two dhops that I know of that dtill repair old speedos.
One is in Tempe, Arizona (next door to Phoenix) called Dick’s Speed O Tach.

The other is North Hollywood Speedometer in North Hollywood, California. (Near Los
Angeles)

I do not have their phone or address numbers handy, yet I have used b…[Read more]

The knob in the car now is wood with the correct VW shift pattern. Mine twists, also. I have ordered the MG shift pAttern knob and will try it out. I’ll report back after s few shows locally. I’ll see if anyone notices.

That Carburetor really likes to drink the fuel. I am not used to such a gas hog. The engine is about a 1776cc VW. If I go back to a Solex Carb, I have s few questions

First, which Solex carb would be correct for a 1776 VW engine?

Will I lose power by going to a less thirsty carburetor?

Thanks people, the London Roadster has dince had a fuel cell installed so I need to raise the bonnet at each fuel stop. Gone are the days of the fuel inlet neck squeezing down to one-inch and causing back-flow fuel spillage every time at fuel stops.

Very nice!

One book you should have in your library if you own an air-cooled VW engine is How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive Step By Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot by John Muir.

It is out of print, yet there seem to be plenty of used ones on eBay and Amazon or even antique stores in your area.

Even if you don’t do the work yourself, you should g…[Read more]