Back in the day..

I used to own a 1976 MGB. A red one to be exact. In case you have never seen one, a MGB is a 2 door convertible. It had a four cylinder engine, standard transmission and to this day it has some of the best gauges I have ever viewed. On the bad side, it had a nice dent on left courtesy of my sister, and a carburetor that you put oil into(seriously, you put 10 weight oil into the carburetor). It also was prone to blowing out u-joints which were a PITA to replace. Another nice thrill about this car was that it was missing the seal between the rag top and the frame of the windshield. So in a rain storm, you would drive with a nice mist of water in your face.

This car also had another great quirk. You would have to turn on all the power and let the gas pump click away until it had the special clickety-click and then try and start it. If it didn't start the first time, you might as well leave that car because it was going to start. Oddly enough, it was the only car out of all my friends to start in the middle of the great(ok great by NM standards) blizzard of 1990. It was good it started, yet unfortunate, because jumping another car's battery from an MGB isn't as straightforward as one would hope. This is because the battery is BEHIND the passenger seat. So you have to fold up the back of the top and jump away. Remember kids, safety first.

But I digress, I learned a lot about working on cars while I owned it. Luckily by the time I became a senior in high school, the MGB was sold. So where in the hell am I going with this post? Well from Autoblog is this link to the new MG concept car. I can't buy one here in the US but I have to admit I really like the looks of it. God help my soul, I may really like this car. Flashing back, flashing back...