Frank certainly has been involved in Spridgets longer than I have, and he
certainly knows more about them than I do....but count me among the weirdos
who use an LBC as a daily driver. Here are the cars I own: a '66
Austin-Healey 3000, currently undergoing engine surgery; a '67
Austin-Healey 3000 that hasn't turned a wheel since the early '70s, and may
never again; a '69 Dodge Charger (original owner) currently undergoing
restoration; and a '73 Midget. That's it. The only car I have that I can
drive is the Midget. Since last Thursday I have driven it over a thousand
miles, and I plan to put 700 more on this weekend going to the Charlotte
Autofair and back. It was interesting to note the number of stalled
modern cars along I-95 last weekend as I returned to North Carolina from
Maryland. In 40,000 miles of driving the Midget, I never had a problem
that parked me alongside the road.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
'66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY"
'63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111 "HEALEYUM"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject: Frank, Say It Ain't So
> Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 10:39 AM
>
> I think Frank is a little different than most of us on this list. From
what
> I've gleaned from his posts, he appears to be the only one on this list
who
> attempts to use his LBC's like they were real cars. Most of us have real
> cars that we rely on for the mundane chores involved with living in a
modern
> society. Most of us don't have what it takes to try and maintain our
LBC(s)
> as primary transportation. If we did, I doubt we would have lasted near
as
> long as Frank has, I know I would be totally nuts by now. I admire him
for
> his tenacity and for his obvious love of the cars. I truly hope he cools
> down and reconsiders before it's too late. Without people like Frank
LBC's
> are one step closer to extinction.
>
> Frank
>
> At least keep a bugeye and buy your wife the M3 or better yet, a Boxster.
>
> Larry Miller (millerls@msn.com)
> 59 Bugeye (Under Construction)
> 60 Bugeye (Undergoing 5-Speed Transplant)
> 78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
>
>
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