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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 used s tow dolly before and it was more trouble than a tow bar.
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.
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.
North Hollywood Speed shop in California ir Dick’s Speed & Tach in Tempe (Phoenix), Arizona are two of the remaining repair shops.
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 both. Dick’s usually has a quicker turn around time, yet both are good.
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?
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 get a better understanding of Air-Cooled VW engines.
Yet WHY? A member in my kit car club did it with little problem. What issues did you have?
We didn’t win a prize this time, yet we had a good time.
I discovered the night before the show, that the rim if my hubcaps is metal, yet the “wire” spikes are a chrome poly.
Apparently the company that made the metal-spike hub caps that rusted, is out of business. Maybe I will start saving up for real wire wheels.Thanks for the positive information.
Ive only driven the car about 18-20 miles for far. I think the iflecis set too low. The engine stalls when I down shift at stop lights.I’ll be getting a new top for my London Roadster hopefully this year. Any convertible top shop or sail maker probably could make one.
I ended up with outdoor cover for a ‘52 MG TD from California Car Cover Co. The London Roadster is a little smaller than a real TD, so the fit is loose. Yet it stays on and keeps weather out. It does not keep the feral cats from sleeping in it.
