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MG TD TF 1500 - Can you spare a vote for a New Car of the Month?

Hi everyone...

Like to ask a favor of you if you don't mind...will only require a simple click of the mouse (or two) every day for the next month.

I entered our car in "The Ride of the Month" and it was selected for February. If you don't mind, would you take the time to visit this site http://forums.coolridesonline.net/showthread.php?t=1989 and, hopefully, vote for my Blue and Silver MGTC? As far as I know there's nothing in it for me other than having the car recognized as "cool".

Thanks all....
Gene



Gene Gillam

Voted!

Good luck Gene.
R Thadani

Ok I voted. In return I expect you to send the complete exhaust system off the TC....Send the blower too, I'll put it on the TD. :-)
LaVerne

I am in too - well deserved - great car Gene!
Joe Buchmiller

Voted!

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

Put you at 50.15% Bud
Bud Krueger

You're covered, Gene. And LaVerne is fast enough the way he is - we don't need to egg him on. Dan
Dan Craig

I'm in.
Who's next ...we should have an MG in the running each month!
David Sheward

LaVerne,
I had that exhaust made by a vintage racer I met while on vacation at Lime Rock. I loved the 'outside the chassis' hot rod look it gave plus it gives me a whole lot of access to the starter motor if I have to pull it. JetHot completed the look...it is noisy though.
Gene Gillam

Gene,
I'm in as well. Car looks great!
Brian Smith (1950 TD3376)

52,71%

Gonna be a piece of cake...or not?

Jasper

Jasper L Nederhoed

Gene,

You are now at 53.13%. I'll be casting my vote for your "jewel" each day. Good luck!

By the way, where in Mississippi are you?

Jerry
jdchandlerassocs at aol dot com
Jerry Chandler

Jerry,

Thanks...I sure appreciate it.

I'm located in south Mississippi about 15 miles north of Gulfport near a small town called Saucier.

Gene Gillam

53.22%

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

From 52.62 to 52.72. Bud
Bud Krueger

52,81% and solid on #1.

Unfortunately this BBS doesn't accept my posts on Raj's thread(s) anymore. Dont't know why...

Jasper
Jasper L Nederhoed

53.47%

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

Looks like a lot of folks like the TC.
Bruce Cunha

Voted, Is this the same TC that you were working on during Katrina?
J.A. McWhirter

Bruce,
I think this forum helps a whole lot.
Thanks guys..
Gene

Jasper,
Try clearing out your cache...that might get you back into the voting cycle.
Gene

Gene Gillam

Gene,

I do not know what I've done, but I'm back on the thread again!

Anyhow, thanks!

Jasper
Jasper L Nederhoed

J.A.,

Yes, that's the one. The yellow TC was totaled the year after Katrina so I went ahead and finished this one, now I'm slowly rebuilding the yellow car...one more front fender to finish smoothing out and I'll be getting close to painting.
Gene Gillam

53,19% on this beautiful sunday morning in The Netherlands...

Jasper L Nederhoed

53.44% NOW! Best of luck - The beautiful lady in the car should add bonus points as well!
B Jackson

55.17%

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

At 54.81 it's still a comfortable lead.

BobbyG
Bobby Galvez

54,84% and still going strong!

Jasper
Jasper L Nederhoed

Thanks all...
And Bobby L. - you made my wife's day when she read that!
Gene Gillam

Gene,

Thanks for the locator update!
54.62% at 1:59 PM, Monday, February 6, 2012.

Jerry in Memphis
Jerry Chandler

55,44%

Looks very much like the November contest...

Jasper
Jasper L Nederhoed

56.13%

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

56.55% at 1:05 PM, Central Time, February 7, 2012. Congratulations on the going trend thus far, Gene.

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

56,77%

Jasper
Jasper L Nederhoed

57.62%

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

57.5% on February 8, 2012, 2:00 PM, Central Time, Gene. Great going!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

57,75% after my vote.
Jasper L Nederhoed

58.13%

Bobby L.
B. F. Loughridge

58% at 7:45 Central

I truly appreciate all of the support....
Gene Gillam

58.36% at 8:26 AM, Central, February 9, 2012.

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

58.47% ....looking good Gene
Brian Smith (1950 TD3376)

58,04%
Jasper L Nederhoed

57.86% at 2:35 PM, Central, February 10, 2012. Going great guns, Gene! Based upon Raj's vying for 2011 Car of the Year, the real challenge will start next January - 2013!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

57,8%
Jasper L Nederhoed

58.04% as of 12:40 PM, Central, February 11, 2012. Rock 'em and sock 'em!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

I don't think my lead is going to hold...the Camaro guys (who have taken over Raj's thread) are coming after me now...
Gene Gillam

Looks like that Deere is catching up awfully fast... YBTTFMF!!!
Tank

YBTTFMF....WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YBTTFMF

Nothin I like better then icecream, radios and john deere tractors! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
PR Revere

No problems, Gene, TJABOFW..........OOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! ;-)

Tom Bennett - 53TD 24232

49.85 as of this morning Gene. U R pulling way ahead!
GL
Jim Merz

Hows he pulling away when hes slipped almost 6% in less than 24 hours an the tractor that will overtake him by the end of the week has gained over 10% in the same amount of time. YBTTFMF!!!
Tank

Keep voting JD is catching up to us!
David Sheward

Kind of reminds me of 1783
Ybttfmf!!!!
Tank

Hanging in there - in ALL aspects! Keep going, Gene!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Thanks Jerry...just barely hanging in there but if the car loses it's no big deal. We all know it will have taken an army of supposed car lovers who can't tell the difference between a car and a lawn tractor to do it.
Gene Gillam

Tank wrote: "Kind of reminds me of 1783"

Why? Were supposed car lovers voting for lawnmowers back then too? Inquiring minds want to know.
Gene Gillam

You won't get through to em Gene. It's like trying to explain to a Taliban why he shouldn't be screwing a goat. They operate the same way..hiding behind monikers and most likely the majority don't even own a Camaro. Just a wet dream photo shop treatment.
LaVerne

An MG coming in second place for "coolest ride" on a site that caters mostly to muscle cars and racing lawnmowers says one heck of a lot about the enthusiasm out there for MGs in general. And the MGs are beating the next nearest competition by a mile in both contests. Way to go, guys! :)
Steve S

Keep voting.

Where's Dick Daley when you need him?

;-)

BobbyG
Bobby Galvez

Yet proud being #2...
JL Nederhoed

Just Voted. Lets get Gene's TC to #1.
R Thadani

Just voted for the MG TC and for Raj's mg td Mark II,
lets get both MG's #1

Best regards,
Marjolein
M. van Gessel-Bannink

I still have a hard time believing this is actually peoples votes. Me thinks some computer trickery is going on.
Bruce Cunha

I did send an e-mail to the site asking them to take a look. They responded that they use a 3rd party to do the vote and will follow up and look over the voting logs.
Bruce Cunha

???
JL Nederhoed

Gene,

Just a bit over 1% out. Maintain the great spirit no matter what!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Bruce, they're just blowing smoke. They won't and can't look into the voting logs because they have no control over them. This poll is run by a generic site where any site owner can sign up to run a poll through them on his site. We know (by his own admission) that at least one person on the YB forum has been cheating, but you have to expect that and realize that the poll service doesn't care. To them, every vote is another click, and that means more revenue through advertising. They aren't going to discourage anyone from voting, whether or not it's being done fairly.

Just consider it phenomenal that a vintage MG, which is a relatively obscure car in today's world, can do so well against a muscle car crowd - arguably the largest following of any collector car type today. If not for the strange obsession the YB forum guys have with sabotaging these two polls, the TC would easily win this month's competition. The racing mower (which is very cool by the way) wouldn't have a chance of winning this month if not for the thread about Raj's car giving the YB forum guys something to go focus on.

All great cars in this month's contest, but the TC is really the most impressive build, all things considered. And a freaking supercharger to boot! The Shelby would be my second vote in this one. Very, very nice.

Too bad there are guys who would sabotage an otherwise fun thing for the rest of the car hobby. Almost makes me ashamed to own an American V8.
Steve S

Agree Steve


Actually, the site people answered my e-mail very quickly and also wrote back to me today to say that there were a number of blocks of votes all around the same time, but that they could not show these were not generated by the members of their club.

They did say that they would monitor it. (Well at least they answered my e-mails)

With all the models on this BBS, we should be able to at least keep up the pressure.
Bruce Cunha

41,23% and steady at #2
JL Nederhoed

This morning's vote raised the TC by .02 and lowered the JD by .02. 50 votes could bring it up to even. The JD numbers have been going down. Bud
Bud Krueger

Yes, just voted and it's a bit closer than I thought. 41.62 -v- 42.15. Maybe the rednecks are getting tired?
Tom Bennett - 53TD 24232

42,03%
JL Nederhoed

Gene,

Great showing as of this morning! About one-half percentage point behind. Let's go for it!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Gene,

43.49% for you to 42.79% as of 2:27 AM, Central, Sunday, February 19, 2012! Hang on a little longer!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

43,49% and again on #1.

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

0620 EST TC-43.5%, JD- 42.86%. Keep it up! Bud
Bud Krueger

Thanks all...I appreciate your voting for the car...and not the lawn mower (grin). Never ceases to amaze me when someone who claims to love cars can vote against one no matter how different it may be from what they're used to looking at...although how a supercharged vintage race prepared MG is that much different from a hot rod is a bit beyond me...no loud stereo maybe?.
Gene Gillam

Way to go Gene. Lets hope we can keep you up there.

George
George Raham [TD4224]

44.82% for you, Gene, 42.61% for John Deere, as of 1:23 PM, Sunday, February 19, 2012. Here's hoping!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Must be a lazy day in the MG community...cold or wet and nothing going on out in the garage.
Let's keep it up, keep it fun and try not to verbally antagonize our YB friends too much.
Gene Gillam

When I voted earlier you were in 1st place. Let's keep pressing on.

BobbyG
Bobby Galvez

Wow, a lot of people must vote on weekends. The numbers have changed wildly! Today especially.

Gotta remember to get my daily vote in and keep that ball rolling. Then again, Gene is doing so well that now I want to give the Shelby some votes! Gorgeous car, and an original owner! He deserves to be doing better in this race. Too bad for the vote stacking on the racing mower or some of them might be giving him some love instead.
Steve S

47,79%
JL Nederhoed

47,28%
JL Nederhoed

Grin...Steve, I don't mind some love going to the Shelby. It is a nice *car*...and it isn't a *lawnmower*!

BUT...if it tightens up again like it did against Raj then please, please throw all your love my way!

And thanks everyone for your support.
Gene Gillam

Gene,

As of 1:06 PM, Central, February 21, 2012, you are in the lead 47.29% to 39.48%

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Looks like now that the Chevy folks don't have a car in this vote, they may have lost some steam on the voting.

Bruce Cunha

Bruce....fingers crossed....
Gene Gillam

Gene's 1949 MGTC 47.07%

Joseph's 1989 John Deere STX-38 39%

Joe Johnston

47,01%
JL Nederhoed

0630 EST: TC 46.98, JD 39.14 Something else is getting votes. Bud
Bud Krueger

Now the 2011 contest is over and I can no longer vote for Raj's TD, I will pay attention to another MG. Just voted for Gene's TC (won't forget the TD though).
M. van Gessel-Bannink

47.14% to 39.06% in favor of you, Gene, as of 12:14 PM, Central, Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

47,02 #1 versus 39,18 #2
JL Nederhoed

0820 EST - TC 46.76, JD 39.54. It's closing up again. Keep voting. Bud
Bud Krueger

Again, continued thanks guys (and gals)! They seem to have caught up a little last night but hopefully we can make up for some of it today.
Gene Gillam

Still over eight percentage points ahead of second place, Gene. Good going. Keep voting each day, everyone!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Thanks Jerry...and all the rest of the members of this forum helping me stay competitive.
Gene Gillam

MG TC 47.26%
John Deere 39.26%
Willem vd Veer

47.27% -v- 39.21%

Still voting every day.

Good luck Gene, I'm sure we can hang on in there.

- Tom
Tom Bennett - 53TD 24232

47,28% vs 39,21%

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

47.3% to 39.22% at 5:32 AM, Central Time, Friday, February 25, 2012.

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Boy ,if we can't beat a John Deere dressed up as a P-41, we're in deep do-do.
David Werblow

David,
We're not really battling against the John Deere, we're battling a muscle car forum who apparently doesn't feel that MG's are worthy of being considered cars. I found the forum that the John Deere owner posts on and he seems like a nice guy...even had some nice words about the MG in the earlier posts.
http://www.heymow.com/index.php?topic=22245.0
Hopefully if we keep up the voting and use our email lists and Facebook friends we can stay competitive.
Gene Gillam

47,45% vs 38,96%

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

47.47% vs 38.97% as of 3:40 AM, Central, February 25, 2012.

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

0600 EST 47.48 vs. 38.95 2/25/12 Bud
Bud Krueger

Good grief Jerry and Bud...what the heck are you doing up at that time of the morning on a Saturday??? Thanks for the support!
Gene Gillam

47,56% vs 38,73%

Going steady!

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

0550 EST - from 47.54/38.75 to 47.55/38.74 Bud
Bud Krueger

0750 CST - 47.47%/39.89%

They must have woken up early this morning...
Gene Gillam

And just in case you're interested, here's how they're doing it: http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452565&page=3
Gene Gillam

47.67% to 38.83% at 9:30 AM, Central, February 26, 2012. Great going to this point, Gene. As to my sometimes weird hours of voting - that's the way life unfolds for me - unpredictable and off-schedule!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

47,95% vs 38,78%
JL Nederhoed

48.01% to 38.73% at 8.18 AM, Monday, February 27, 2012. Still moving along, Gene.

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Gene,

My final vote got your TC at 48,24% vs 38,57%.

See you in 2013 for the car of the year 2012...

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

0525 EST now at 48.26% vs. 38.55% Bud
Bud Krueger

Hi there, it's me again. Had a busy MG-week, I did vote for Gene's TC, though. Congratulations: pole position!!

Marjolein (MGTTO Holland)
M. van Gessel-Bannink

Oops...one more day to go of course...

Sorry
JL Nederhoed

48.27% to 38.59% as of 8:57 AM, Central, February 28, 2012. Today and tomorrow - keep going!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

48,94% vs 38,18%

With a final effort of all MG-lovers we could still reach 50%, but that should be done at this very day...!

So please vote!

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

0745 EST (late start today) 49.02% to 38.15%. It would take about 100 votes to get to 50%. Enjoy your reward, Gene. You and your lovely wife earned it. Bud
Bud Krueger

Gene (and spouse),

49.32% vs 37.91% currently, 10.21 AM, Central, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - Leap Year Day! Great going!

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Thanks Jerry and all...
It's been fun...wish we could have kept Raj's at the top too.
Gene
Gene Gillam

Can we get Gene's car to 50%? Just voted again on this special day: February 29th.!!
M. van Gessel-Bannink

It can be done, but it would take about another 60 votes to do it. Bud
Bud Krueger

Looking good on the last day. This has been fun.
We'll be back at the end of the year for the Ride of the Year voting and hopefully get an MG over the top this time around.

BobbyG
Bobby Galvez

49,47%...come on guys, let's push Gene to 50% in the last few hours!

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

49,53%...let's do it!!!

Only a couple of votes...
JL Nederhoed

And the winner is Gene's TC with 49,69%...

Congrats!

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

Thanks for all the support! My wife and I truly appreciate it.

These last few days have been nerve wracking waiting for the YB crowd to mount a comeback...thankfully it didn't materialize. I have had the antique car club and British car club I belong to voting, my wife's Facebook family, the MG-TABC.org, the MGVR.org, friends from my last workplace (I'm retired) and everyone else I could think of helping for the last couple of weeks but I don't think any were as faithful as this group.

Thanks again!
Gene Gillam

Won by a handy 9%, and apparently have left the YB mob shaking their heads wondering what happened ... and talking about how we have cheated.

LBC's rule! If you have half a mind to run with us, you're overqualified.

BobbyG
Bobby Galvez

Congratulations Gene!
Jim Merz

YB post # 263 (last page)
"I vote twice a day once from work and once from home as a lot of other guys do...."

I won't re-post the rest of it ....but their members put this up and acuse the "MG" comunity of "cheating"?

I don't believe there are many here that went to some of the "extreams" expressed by YB some members to pad the votes. IMHO: Gene's car won by the sheer number of supporters for the Marque.


Well done Gene!

PS: I think it is kind of sad the way some of YB crowd turned this contest into some kind of battle-royal. I am not a big Mustang fan but I must say that 350 GT apears to be a very nice unmolested example.
Shame it did not place a bit higher in the running.
David Sheward

Well done Gene!

We are finally back from our travels and able to get internet on a regular basis again. Many times during our travels the link was so poor that I was unable to connect but did vote when I had a connection. Great to see that you won.

Brian
Brian Smith (1950 TD3376)

The same bunch of hypocrites who admitted to cheating before deleting that admission and calling us names for accusing them of cheating, are now screaming about what a bunch of cheaters we must be for winning the poll. How childish.

They also fail to realize that the TC may have received a lot of votes from people who aren't specifically MG fans, just because it was the coolest car in the contest. Just as I voted for the Shelby many times despite the fact that I'm not really a Mustang fan. It was just a great and deserving car that should have done better, and would have if the YB crowd hadn't stacked votes on the lawnmower just to sabotage the contest. I'm glad those kind of people don't show up at any of our local car gatherings. Well occasionally they do, but they don't often come back once they figure out that they aren't being accepted by the rest of the community.
Steve S

Congratulations Gene! Well deserved.

Let's get another MGT up there.

Anyone? Anyone?
R Thadani

Gene,

As a final comment regarding this contest - CONGRATULATIONS! Your car is a real eye-catcher and, I'll wager, runs like a banshee!

Thanks for the fun the participation afforded all of us.

Regards,

Jerry
Jerry Chandler

Thanks for the kind words Jerry. And while it does run well, well there's always room for improvement and hopefully the next engine will provide it. The problem is the car is so light up front that even with the VW steering box it's a bit of a handful on a bumpy road.
Gene Gillam

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