I have to agree, don't get rid of your Spit. All I have to do is ask my 2
year old grandson " Do you want to go for a ride?" and his face lights up
with a big smile and he runs to my Spit. The whole time he is in the car he
smiles and waves at every one he sees. If I pass by him while he isn't in
the car he points at it and makes reving noises and waves. If we need to go
anywhere with the kids / grandkids we just take my wifes Subaru. I enjoy the
Spitfire even more when one of my grandkids is in the passenger seat. Don't
get rid of your Spitfire, even with a family it is a lot of fun.
Tod Jones
Harrisonburg, Va
67 Spitfire MkII
http://home.rica.net/todjones/pictures.htm Has a picture of Justin in my
Spitfire
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard B Gosling" <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
To: "trunnell" <trunnell@earthlink.net>; "spitfires"
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 4:49 AM
>
> Glenn,
>
> I'm sorry to hear that impending Fatherhood is robbing you of your Spit.
I
> seem to have managed to combine parenthood and Spitfire ownership. My
wife
> has her own car - my thinking is that only one car needs to be capable of
> carrying the whole family, and hers does that fine, so mine doesn't need
to.
> Daffy is my only car, not a weekends-only toy, and since I have to have a
car,
> and there was no point replacing her with another car, Daffy stayed!
>
> BTW, child seats fit fine in the front of a Spit, and Flora (1 year-old
> daughter) loves driving with the top down - or at least she did while the
> weather was still warm enough in the UK to do so! This time of year I
have
> the hard-top on, but Flora still rides with me the two mornings a week
that I
> drop her off at her nursery.
>
> In any case, congratulations on your approaching Fatherhood! The next 6
months
> may seem like the longest wait of your life!
>
> Richard and Daffy (child seat now a permanent fixture)
>
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