We were actually sitting on the back part of the body itself, where a quick
turn would have rolled us right off the car......very dangerous, of course!!
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From Brad Fornal <toyman at digitex.net>
To: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
Cc: Steven Fooshee <fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us>; spridgets list
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: NJ Registration (Grr...)
>Obviously he did not have the optional rear seat like offered in the
>Spridgets, as shown in on page 79 of the OS&M. I wonder if we could make
>repops of these up and legally put passengers back there at that point? In
>Texas the rear passengers are not required to be buckled
in.................
>
>Wiedemeyer wrote:
>
>> Boy! That brings back old memories! My dad did the same thing with
three
>> of us kids riding on the rear shelf of an MGA in about 1960. A cop saw
>> this, pulled my dad over, yelled at him for about 20 minutes, then made
us
>> all get out and walk back home (about 1/4 mile).
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> >
>> > Actually, when my dad had his Midget he would sit my brother and two of
>> >my sisters on the back "shelf" (they were 7,6, and 4) with my mother (of
>> >rather large proportions) riding shotgun. He said they got the
>> >occasional stare. It would seem that they weren't too concerned with
>> >seatbelts back then.
>> >
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