This sounds like a British Car Magazine article in the making!
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Ron Soave wrote:
> List
>
> Frank posting from Ron's House not far from Peter's
> house.
>
> The 1967 Sprite given to Peter C made it all the way
> on it's own from Toms River, NJ to Roscoe, IL.
> Peter drove home in a real car from Ron's. I have the
> pleasure of driving it the last hour to Madison, WI
> tomorrow.
> We did shared the driving time 3 ways, we did have a
> minor steering rack problem 10 miles from my house,
> after a 3 hour rack rebuild, we were back on the road.
> And another "burp" in Ohio where we just readjusted
> the points and went happily on our way, and a bad
> rocker bushing that Ron has the parts for to make it
> perfect for tomorrow's last leg.
> The speedometer quit but it may have had something to
> do with Ron trying to hit 100mph, now it's stuck on
> 100 mph!! ( NOTE FROM RON: I'm having the Speedo
> bronzed as proof)
> (Frank again) Who was saying no 1275 stock sprite ever
> hit 100 mph? remember this is a stock 67 Sprite, no
> rebuild, no rebuild carbs, just a tune up and then a
> 1000 mile drive (ANOTHER NOTE FROM RON - even the
> hoses were original!!! 65 psi hot oil pressure start
> to finish, never above 160 deg F coolant temp, started
> 1st shot this AM in Pittsburgh, 20 degrees, and we
> never went less than 65 MPH the whole way, even in the
> Red Roof Inn parking lot). We were getting on the road
> when we heard Three Rivers Stadium being imploded a
> few miles from the hotel parking lot. The sound of a
> large explosion can be very alarming to those of us
> driving British cars 500 miles from home... back to
> Frank- )
> The car has been stored since 1973.
> And yes, we did a speedometer calibration check a few
> times at various speeds along the way. Both the BMW
> and the Sprite read the same at 65, 70, 80, & 90 mph.
> All in all, a great Sprite Adventure. 3 friends who
> met on this list.
>
> Oh yeah, they talked me into coming along for the
> trip.
> They really had to twist my arm.
>
> Frank
> Wherever I Am, USA
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