Sounds like you better get to cusomizing. I can supply you with 1974 VIN
plates to put on the 78 Midget I told you about, but you have to come up
with your own 1275 and RWA quarter panels. Unfortunately, the price remains
the same.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Hineline <hineline@helix.ucsd.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: My sad story
> Well.
>
> First, I want round rear wheel arches. On both sides.
>
> Second, it has to be invisible to wives and 16-year old sons going on 17.
> That means it must never be seen in the parking lot, or on the insurance
> company bill.
>
> Third, it must be British racing green, although I have always wanted one
> in almost every other color that BMC/BL produced them in. So BRG or
> another color.
>
> Fourth. Well, this takes gathering up some courage. Ahem. I actually
> liked the look of the rubber bumper. But I want an A series engine. If
> somehow I could get a rubber bumper model with a VIN before 1974, that
> would be great (because you can't put an "older" engine in a body and
> pass smog in CA). But then it couldn't be BRG. Maybe that butterscotch
> color that they usually put in the sales brochure.
>
> Fifth, to reiterate, I want a 1275 A series engine. No Spitfire motors.
>
> Sixth, no rust and straight. I've never driven one that was straight, so
> this would be an experience!
>
> Seventh, I want to play games with aspiration. Maybe work out a Bosch CIS
> system. But it should come with stock SUs.
>
> Eighth, I am really not picky about wire or pressed steel wheels.
>
> Nineth, It would be nice if someone else had gone through the pain of a
> shock conversion other than me.
>
> Tenth, Dealer luggage rack with no corrosion that has never been used, so
> that the boot hasn't been dimpled.
>
> Eleventh, An ingenious stereo installation that is all but invisible so
> that I don't have to go through the angst of deciding whether or not to
> search endlessly for a stock radio that will never work.
>
> Twelfth, An already-installed choke-style cable attached to a small
> hammer-like device so I can smack the fuel pump without going through the
> sheet metal.
>
> Thirteenth, No fiberglass panels at all.
>
> Fourteenth, complete brake job within the past five years -- all new
> lines and rubber.
>
> Fifteenth, I want the courtesy light to be there
>
> (Duane Allman once recorded a song like this).
>
> Ideal price, $800. Though I don't have that much to spend right now.
>
> Mark Hineline
>
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