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Did this year come with turn signals?

According to the New England MGT Register's bible on "T"-series MGs, "The "T"-Series MG Handbook", page 45, directional signals became standard with TD # 22315, built on December 4th, 1952.

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Did this year come with turn signals?

Left arm straight out for right turn, out and pointing up for left turn - that's as good as it gets for a 50 TD.

 

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Cheers,
Dave
http://homepages.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/

That would be left arm straight out for LEFT turn and left arm out and up for a RIGHT turn in a LHD TD.

Cheers, Dave

Today's motoring public is not used to seeing multi-finger hand gestures.  The AARP crowd probably remembers, but the kids are probably going "Huh - Why is that old guy trying to dry the polish on his fingernails?" 

Hi Dick,

Is the heat wave out there getting to you? We've had one of the coolest summers in a long time here, with plenty of moisture. Not very Colorado!

I test drive a lot of cars, some not in exactly pristine condition. When the signals don't work, I use the correct hand signals, as described (corrected version!) People think you're waving to them, or expressing something offensive in another hand language (That's the only explanation for some of the "replies" I've gotten) or that you're nuts. (well....)

Of course this contrasts even more vividly for we who actually bother to embrace the strange idea that one ought to signal one's intentions while operationg a motor vehicle. Many seem to think we should intuitively know what they intend to do. Besides, come on now...

How many hands do you think the poor dears have anyway? Steering wheel, cell phone, ooops, that's it. We got our priorities ya know.

I just saw the supreme embodiment of this phenomena on the 'net. A young flat bed tow truck driver was returning to base with a car on the bed. He hit another car, bounced off it, careened across a lawn and backyard, and then into a swimming pool. His reason? He was busy talking on one cell phone while texting on another. I guess he didn't have any hands left over for that pesky driving stuff. Poor guy...

 

 

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Motorbill
From Lola to Land Rover, If it's British and has wheels, it's likely I've bloodied me knuckles thereupon

"That would be left arm straight out for LEFT turn and left arm out and up for a RIGHT turn in a LHD TD."

Correct - late night posts will get you every time.

 "Is the heat wave out there getting to you? We've had one of the coolest summers in a long time here, with plenty of moisture. Not very Colorado!"

Ok Bill, give us back our cool weather.  This 90°+ stuff is not pleasant for us Pacific Northwest denizens - the webs between our toes are starting to crack. 

"A young flat bed tow truck driver was returning to base with a car on the bed. He hit another car, bounced off it, careened across a lawn and backyard, and then into a swimming pool. His reason? He was busy talking on one cell phone while texting on another. I guess he didn't have any hands left over for that pesky driving stuff. Poor guy..."

Saw that on the news the other night and just shook my head

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Cheers,
Dave
http://homepages.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/

I would like to nominate that tow truck driver for the "2009 Darwin Award - for those most likely to be removed from the gene pool before their time ..."

Dave - you need to spend some time on Highway 101.  The Willamette Valley got fried with record-breaking heat, but all that hot air sucked the cool ocean marine layer inland.  We spent most of the time with foggy mornings, sunny afternoons, temps in the low 70's.  Great MG driving conditions, except that the Valley residents all fled to the coast to cool off, and grid-locked our little 4-stoplight town.  Observed several Brit car clubs cruising thru town recently - a Morgan group, the Jag club from somewhere, and a gaggle of MGs - mostly "B"s, a sharp MGA coupe, and even a very unrestored TD with multi-colored fenders from several parts cars.  The engine sounded good, though!

Dick - "We spent most of the time with foggy mornings, sunny afternoons, temps in the low 70's."

Yes, I saw the same thing along our coast on the weather reports, 60s to 70s from the Long Beach peninsula all the way up to Forks.  We are supposed to be getting some of that onshore flow starting this week - thank goodness!

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Cheers,
Dave
http://homepages.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/

Ah yes, The Darwin Awards.

Right, Dick. This guy is this year's leading candidate for induction. But NOBODY will ever top the genius who, having blown the last fuse in his old pickup's holder down to the side of the dash, discovered that a .22 long rifle cartridge fit perfectly.

Let's just say that any children he may have after that ride will be by adoption......

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Motorbill
From Lola to Land Rover, If it's British and has wheels, it's likely I've bloodied me knuckles thereupon