The bad news is that by the time I got in touch with Matt, the fellow to whom
I sold the car it was already too late. So it goes. Not only that, but the
new owner is thinking of selling it right away for a quick profit!
Okay, now I'll tell the whole story. The new owner, Ross, happens to be on
the British Motor Club of Utah mailing list. He has "an MGC-GT, a coupla'
Jags, ..." Off to a good start. And yes, he really is thinking of selling it
right away. To his friend. You see, Ross came out here from Wisconsin, where
he was used to watching the racing at Road America. His friend is also a bit
of a racing buff. So the current plan for the Rust Rocket is to do a bit of
bodywork and think about getting it in shape for vintage racing. One may
well ask why the Rust Rocket? Well, when Ross was looking at the car, he was
amazed at the condition of the suspension. He's used to seeing these old
buggies have the typical suspension that hasn't been lubed since the day the
car left the factory. When he looked at my old TR4, he saw fresh bushings.
Lots of Delrin and polyurethane. Nearly new tie rod ends, shocks, lots of
freshly (well, relatively speaking) painted parts, not at all what he was
expecting. So he'd like to try his hand at vintage racing. But his wife,
however, ... well, that's where the friend comes in.
Suffice it to sa, I am going to mail him off a schedule of autocross events,
maybe I can get him to come to the BMC autocross event April 29th. And I
may as well throw in a print of the Rust Rocket at full chat!
mjb.
ps: I may even get back my TR3 motor which currently sits in the Rust Rocket!
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