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Re: Our new Bugeye

To: "Rich Hill" <richard.hill@sri.com>
Subject: Re: Our new Bugeye
From: "David Ramsey" <dwramsey@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 99 15:59:17 PST
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <B44308FE.9FB%richard.hill@sri.com>
References: Conversation <B44308FE.9FB%richard.hill@sri.com> with last message <B44308FE.9FB%richard.hill@sri.com>
Reply-to: "David Ramsey" <dwramsey@worldnet.att.net>
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Rich,  I guess you didn't hear that the workers had a big Christmas party in 59 
and managment had them all hauled off to jail, so you never buy a bug-i that 
was made in Jan or Feb of 1960.  It is in all the books, I sure hope you got a 
good deal on it!!!!!!!
                Crash

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> Our new Bugeye should be arriving from Washington in the next day or two and
> I'm sure we'll have a bunch of new questions for the group.  It's a January
> 1960 Sprite in very nice condition with original engine, smoothcase, and 4
> wheel drum brakes.  It'll have a nice home next to our '79 Midget (giving us
> a first and last of the line garage!).
>
> As of now, we only have a couple of questions:
>
> 1) There are no seatbelts.  The driver's side has a couple of eye-bolts so I
> was considering the 3-point belts from Moss that are designed to mount with
> eye-bolts.  We'll have to install the eyebolts on the passenger side as well
> as mounts in the tops of the wheel arches.  Any opinions?
>
> 2) We have a really rough hard top.  The gel-coat (or whatever it is on
> these) has been sanded down and the glass window removed, but nothing more
> than that has been done (I do have the glass).  Any opinions on how to
> proceed and where to get the rubber seals?  I think we may be able to get by
> with a new gel coat but I have almost zero experience with fiberglass.  Is
> there anywhere in the south SF Bay area that would be good to contact?
>
> Thanks, more questions almost certain to follow.
>
> Rich Hill
> '79 MG Midget
> '60 AH Sprite (real soon now!)
>



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