Fred Basset by Alex Graham for June 14, 2014

Well, what can I say to all this, except…..

Oh I’ve got a little car and she might go farShe’s the mistress of my heart nowShe’s a ‘65 with an overdriveAnd I fixed her in every part nowTwo in the front and two in the back110 on the old Hog’s BackMy MGB-GT, she’s a runner nowMGB-GTOh my MGB-GT, she’s a runner now[]Oh I welded the sills and the old floor panCut the rust with the torch and the hacksawTook the Rostyles off, put the spoked wheels onGot a brand new Salisbury axleWhen I come to town the girls all smileThey say “Here’s the man with the retro style”My MGB-GT, she’s a runner nowMGB-GTOh my MGB-GT, she’s a runner now[]Lockheed discs and twin SUsOriginal chrome on the grille nowShe looks like a dream in her racing greenCompetition’s standing still nowI sprayed up her body, I strenghtened the frameI stripped her right down and I built her up again[]Now an Alpine’s fine if you’ve got the timeAnd a Healey’ll set you back someAnd a TR4 costs a little bit moreBut it don’t have the same attractionHard top handy, in case of the weatherI don’t care if it rains foreverIn my MGB-GT, she’s a runner nowMGB-GTIn my MGB-GT, she’s a runner nowMGB-GT-————————————————————————http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ZI5cPvQus&feature=kp

In my time we called them motorheads in my area.

Boring indeed

A “carburettor”?Is that what the Brits call it?Whatever it takes to make it more “nippy”…

It’s a miracle we can still find an oil dipstick on today’s cars. Just about everything else is a computer chip.