On Mon, 9 Mar 1998 07:48:42 +0000 "Ian White, G3SEK"
<G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk> writes:
>Rich Measures wrote:
>>"It's an Alpha, that's all you need to know."
>>Very Interesting. A similar version of such a statement is what
>>Rolls Royce salesmen tell customers. My neighbor bought one. It was
>the
>>most beautifully finished car I have ever seen, however, the
>electrical
>>system proved to be extraordinarily hellish
>
> ...possibly because it had been cooked. RRs are road-tested without
>their
>final coats of paint, and then go back into the body shop to create
>that
>famous finish. After the final spray, the whole car is baked -
>woodwork,
>leather seats, electrical system, mobile phone, the lot!
>
>Hope they don't do that with Alphas :-)
Ian, did RR use Lucas electrics? I have many "fond" memories of Jaguar
and Austin Healey systems! I worked part time for a chap that
installed Chevrolet V-8's in them and I did all the electrical work. The
best car I ever owned was a 63 Jag saloon with a 350ci Chevy mated to the
Jag OD transmission. Superb handling, power and reliability until the
body disappeared in iron oxide!
73 Carl KM1H
73 Carl KM1H
>
>73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
> 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
> http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek
>
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