:
I have a dissimilar experience. I bought my 79 midget from a guy in
Louisiana. We started talking about welders on another list and he
mentioned he had this car and I mentioned I had always wanted one. He
said he didn't want it and it wasn't selling down there. I offered
$1000 he asked for $1500. He sent me some pictures. I went and got it.
Oh yeah, I live in Tulsa, OK.
I had to do some work on it and it still needs a little work. It has a
crappy paint job and the seat is bent, the top is a little rough. But,
it starts first try, there are lots of new parts (he was working on
getting it back on the road) and it only has 21K miles on it (It was his
father's car, he had only driven it a few years when he got rear ended
and put it in storage). I could drive it daily if I wanted to but I'd
like to keep the miles down on it. I typically drive it about once a
week or so to work and to buzz around town.
:
:
:Lesson: never, ever buy a car sight unseen! A while ago I was looking a at a
:car for sale in Calif. The seller said the usual great things. I asked the
:list if someone could check it out and Dave Brown came forward. He visited the
:seller, took digital pictures, and threw in some great opinions. Needless to
:say, the car was not all it was cracked up to be! Kudos to Dave!
:
:Anyway, look at the website http://www.specialcar.com under Austin healey.
:There is a guy in Washington called Jim who is selling a lot of Bugeye stuff
:like you mention. I have not used him, so caveat emptor.
:
:Daniel
:-----Original Message-----
:From: d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu [SMTP:d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu]
:Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 6:44 PM
:To: spridgets@autox.team.net
:Subject: Bugeye Parts Needed - Help!
:
: MY 59 Bugeye, which I drove 2000 miles for from Texas to Tennessee,
:needs many items. The car was totally misrepresented to me and I wound up
:with many surprises. The seller, posing as a Medical Doctor over the e-mail
:to me, assured me the car was complete, rust and bondo free, and ready for
:the paint shop. Basically, I trusted him and gave up cash too early. I got
:burned and learned my lesson. I love the car, but will spend thousands more
:than I had budgeted. Sadly, not only is the body in need of all new
:underside panels, but I will need these items as well:
:
:-set of Bugeye seats or just excellent frames (or frame bottoms).
:-unmolested Bugeye dash with original guages. Perhaps a complete dash (easy
:removal)
:-Bugeye luggage rack
:-rear bumperettes
:-one front and one rear turn signal lens
:-Bugeye hub caps - at least three.
:-spare Bugeye wheel with hold downs, jack, and lugwrench, any Bugeye tools
:-Bugeye windshield (perhaps in a nice frame)
:
: If anyone in Spriteland can be of help, please contact me. I'm
:trying to stay optamistic with my newly aquired love.
:
: Dave Meduna
:David Meduna
:College of Veterinary Medicine
:Department of Biomedical Science
:Texas A&M University
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Ron Madurski
rmadursk@galstar.com
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