I have been to their sales office, ordered parts from them, yelled at them on the phone, and returned parts to them for credit. My basic advice would be to only order parts you are 100% sure you want and know the exact type/part no. For example, they are very liberal with their part number for BJ8 brakes and consequently they don't distinguish between Phase I and Phase II BJ8s. They won't pay shipping when they have made an error and are generally confrontational on the phone. They will not under circumstances give you a refund even if they made a shipping error. So ask carefully about whether it is original or a repro and don't expect to be able to return it. Read their sales policy carefully - Rod Barman rodb@salmon.ee.ubc.ca

The MGA catalog page listing electrical parts (coils, points, regulators) has the word LUCAS in large letters but the parts you receive will probably not be Lucas parts. People restoring cars usually WANT Lucas parts. They once charged me 5% for paying with my VISA card. VISA has since told me that is in violation of their contract and S-F could lose their VISA contract for it. S-F has a NO REFUND policy. Instead, they give an in-house credit (must be applied to a subsequent order with them). These credits tend to get all messed up and after several phone calls (during which they agreed with my calculations but never got it straight on paper) they still owe me but I'll never collect because I'll never do business with them. I'm no longer angry, just wiser and anxious to share the facts. Scarborough-Faire once had the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust approval for part quality and service. This distinction was rescinded a few years back. S-F had to print new catalogs without the BMIHT logo. Moss, TRF and Vic-Brit are all approved and display the logo. I attend quite a few Brit car events and have heard the same compliants where ever I go. - George_N_Haynes.Wbst207V@xerox.com

You may have noticed a firm called "NOS Locators" advertising MGA windshields and MGB tops and bumpers in Hemmings. I decided to stop in one day, since I was in Pawtucket (well, close) on business. Turns out that it's the side door to Scarborough Faire! - Michael Habich

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