[ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2

Mon Sep 5 06:17:07 BST 2005

James,

The thief that I dealt with was Mark Goodall when I bought the 1968 Mg 
Midget. He used the screen name mrgreenback on ebay at that time. By 
coincidence, I was at an ABFM in Portland, OR this weekend. Today, while 
talking to a long time British car guy, who is also a car business guy and 
hobbyist, we discussed scams, misrepresentations, etc. In comparing, we were 
both had by the same guy. He operates out of Kissimmee, FL. There may be 
some honest folks in that city, but I would hesitate to buy anything from 
that location for fear it might be him using a different identity. I doubt 
if anyone will come to his defense. Oh yes, part of his scam routine is to 
say that the items were part of an estate sale. He uses this as a 
disclaimer. NOT A NICE PERSON!

Slats Wolfe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Dean" <jaguru at bellsouth.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2

> Is this Harold  the German? or a different unsavory Harold? Being in the 
> Classic Car Business for 30 years in Ft Lauderdale, I have seen hundreds 
> of"specialists" of all shades come and go. Worst of all was William Von 
> Hove of Exclusive Impex.I think he went through 3 corporate identities 
> without leaving town. In 1989, his company bought the back page ads of 
> Thoroughbred and Classic Cars.so, you can't judge by appearance.Contact me 
> offline and I'll tell if It's anyone I have heard of. 
> jaguru at bellsouth.net   Now I have an SD1 question, for the group... One of 
> my parts customers has a well maintained  5 Speed SD-1 he has owned for 
> many years. He runs ATF in the gearbox, and has had no problems. He has 
> tried the recommended oil, but prefers ATF, says it shifts much better. He 
> suddenly has a noise in first, second, third, but not 4th and 5th. It 
> sounds like it is coming from the gearbox, he says. When he jacks the car 
> up and runs it, the noise goes away. Any ideas?. If it is a gearbox, I 
> have a good TR7 gearbox. I have been told Rover used heavier bearings. An 
> owner of a Tr shop told me he had a TR7 with a superpowerful TR8 engine, 
> drives it hard, and has had no problem for years. He says yes, the 
> bearings were changed, but it made no difference. What is the real 
> answer?I know Vitesse SD-1's had hardened gears, but do not think regular 
> SD-1 had that. Also, is this the same Getrag 5 speed Jaguar used on the 
> 80-87 Series III XJ6 5 speed? The box looks almost the same, except the 
> shifter. James Dean, Ft.Lauderdale.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Geoff Kirkpatrick" <britcarnut at yahoo.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:42 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2
>
>
>> No, he's not a Brit.  He goes by various names - Kevin Hubbard or Harold
>> Willis, though I learned from the Boca Raton (Florida) Police Dept. that
>> his actual name is Harold Hubbard.  When I called them to file complaints
>> about the guy, they already knew exactly who he was.  I know that right
>> now he has the Florida DMV and perhaps the state attorney's office after
>> him on other cases, so I'm hopeful he will be off the streets soon.  I
>> ended up filing a claim with Ebay's fraud insurance company and reaching 
>> a
>> settlement with them, then reselling the car (with full disclosure of all
>> its problems) for a little over half what I paid for it.  I'll still end
>> up a few thousand dollars in the hole after it all.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> What was the name of this guy Geoff? It sounds like the fine fellow I
>>> bought
>>> a 1968 MG Midget from. Was he a Brit?
>>>
>>> Slats
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Geoff Kirkpatrick" <britcarnut at yahoo.com>
>>> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:14 AM
>>> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2
>>>
>>>
>>> >I guess I must be sitting on a bloody fortune, with three of the 99
>>> > existing Rover P4's in the world!  :-)
>>> >
>>> > I'm the lucky new owner of Alan's car, by the way.  I'm having a great
>>> > time with it.  I'm planning to take it to the Palo Alto All-British
>>> show
>>> > on the 11th.
>>> >
>>> > This auctioneer sounds like he's straight out of a Lovejoy novel.  I
>>> do
>>> > feel sorry for the car's buyer; it sounds like he has perhaps a $5K
>>> car at
>>> > best, not a $13K one, and it really was sold under false pretenses.
>>> > Having recently been taken by a Florida crook from whom I bought a
>>> > Mercedes 600SEC that turned out to be little better than a parts car,
>>> I
>>> > don't find con artists amusing except in fiction!
>>> >
>>> > Geoff Kirkpatrick
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>
>>
>> "This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be 
>> of no possible service to him."
>> - William Lyon Phelps
>>
>> Geoff Kirkpatrick, 382 Riverside Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005, USA
>>
>>
>>
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