> I am Martin Cooper located in Round Rock, Texas (Just outside of Austin)
Married, no kids just two dogs - DD (Dam Dog) and ADD (Another dam dog) I own a
1959 Bugege (AH5L-12654) in pieces at this time, my wife drives a Honda Del Sol
and I drive a GMC Jimmy
> > 1) What you own or would like to own,
I originally wanted a Morgan and will own one one day! one of my co workers has
a
Bugeye and that stole my heart also
> > 2) Why you are interested in Spridgets, as mentioned my co worker has a 1958
> Bugeye
> > 3) You past experience(s) with Spridgets or Brit cars, not as much as I
>would
> like it is definitly an on going learning experience
> > 4) anything else, Thank you to the list I pick up hints all the time.
Martin Cooper
>
>
> OK then;
>
> I am now saddled with a very nice original and clean 66 Sprite street car, a
> 60-70% done '58 Chrysler based Devin vintage racer, and this project is being
> done by a really great builder but is now on hold due to LOFs. I am now
> working with my own limited skills on Healey 3000 based Kellison roadster
> project with '58 Corvette power, I think only for the street. It's pretty
> close to beiing OK, and I hope to get it drivable this summer, and I will use
> my best efforts to avoid trees and other fixed objects.
>
> What I want:
> Jaguar C type, if I hit the lotto four times in a row.
> Allard J2X LeMans body style. hit lotto twice.
>
> Experiences - first car 71 MGB - bought, drove, restored, sold in fit of
> madness (the sold part, I think, tho some would argue the other parts).
>
> 1969 and '73 Beetles - I'm still shivering from the winter trips between
> University of Iowa and suburban Chicago from both these vehicles. Always
> starting in the cold is not always a good thing.
>
> 1971 Volkswagen camper bus - great idea, 2000 more pounds with the exact same
> engine as in the '71 Beetle. The severely dangerous crosswind handling and
> absolute lack of power gave me the cold sweats on any long highway trip,
> which made the no-heat winter trips only colder. Never again. Even hippies
> didn't deserve to have to drive those things.
>
> 1968 Triumph Bonneville motorbike. Great machine, rode and owned for 13 years
> and sold last fall. Like a Sprite without fenders and other stuff.
>
> 1967 Cadillac De Ville Convertible - almost the perfect car for decadent
> comfort, makes you feel like King Farouk. Power everything, 429 cubic inches
> of V-8 fun, and can crush small vehicles at will. Best of all the top comes
> down, with power!
>
> 1966 Ford Fairlane in FBI dark metallic green, a total stripper except for
> the small block V-8 . Always made me feel like Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. When I
> bought it, Marv, the used car salesman said, "You know, if you spend a little
> money on this car, you will really have something". I'm still not sure what
> he meant, I spent most of my money on No-Doz to stay awake while I drove this
> vehicle.
>
> Now I'm just driving the 66 Sprite and trying to finish the projects. Oh,
> yeah, and a 1965 Honda 305 Superhawk under restoration in the basement.
>
> Terry
>
> St. Charles, Illinois
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