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241. RE: YOUR CARS (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:17:34 -0800; O.K., here's my list in order of procurement: 1960 Corvair (co-owned with my sister) 1958 VW Beetle 1967 Camaro Z-28 (bought new) 1959 MGA (should have kept this one) 1970 MGB (bought new, wrecked 7; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00635.html (9,491 bytes)
242. RE: Defiled Spitfire on Comedy Central? (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:06:47 -0800; I hate to admit that I saw it but I did. It looked to me like a Fiat 850 Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) I was watching Comedy Central last night and saw a promo for an upcoming edition of "The Ma; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00636.html (7,299 bytes)
243. RE: winter storage (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:49:16 -0800; I never stored my Spitfire during the winter. In fact I drove it through 10 Michigan winters with no ill affects although the light weight of the car made traction a little hairy at times. I have fou; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00012.html (7,951 bytes)
244. RE: why me (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:05:42 -0800; Man, that SUCKS big time! It might have been kid prank rather than someone in need of the parts. I guess I'll have to make sure I renew my contract with the "Bruno & Guido" automobile protection agen; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00028.html (8,523 bytes)
245. RE: why me (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 12:32:14 -0800; THEFT is still THEFT no matter how it is disguised. Listers, I just received a call back from my local sheriffs dept., it seems in my local area we have what is called a ="scavenger-hunt"= each year; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00036.html (8,598 bytes)
246. RE: Commentary on WHY ME? (Long) (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 08:46:46 -0800; Crime is still crime whether it is done by a kid or adult and the penalty must be the same. In this case I think several thousand dollars paid out of their pocket to the Spitfire owner, plus a few t; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00053.html (9,032 bytes)
247. RE: Commentary on WHY ME? my .02 cents (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 08:57:02 -0800; These are all very good suggestions BUT, you may have forgotten that in the U.S. we have two large groups that would be in total opposition to such measures: 1) The BHLs (Bleeding Heart Liberals) 2); /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00055.html (8,303 bytes)
248. RE: Dashboard construction (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:31:02 -0800; On my '79 there is some metal behind the wood, and there are cutouts in the metal for gauges that "never were", which makes it somewhat easier to add gauges now. Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) I; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00058.html (7,772 bytes)
249. RE: Dashboard construction (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 12:38:46 -0800; Hmmm, if there is no metal backing how come I can stick a magnet onto the back of my dash and when I drill it I get metal filings? BTW, I am starting on a project to make a solid Walnut Burl dash wit; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00066.html (9,578 bytes)
250. RE: Dashboard construction (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:08:31 -0800; Yes, that should clarify things. I guess we were describing two different parts of the car: the wood dash by itself, and that metal portion of the car to which the wood dash is mounted and has the ex; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00071.html (10,565 bytes)
251. RE: How much is it worth? (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:29:11 -0800; My guess would be around $5,000 - $6,000??? Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Just trying to get a handle on "real world" values. Rhetorically speaking, what's the most you would pay for a '69 Spitf; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00073.html (7,598 bytes)
252. Potato Cars? (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 10:48:40 -0800; O.K. I give up. What's a "potato car"? :) Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) And not THAT ugly compared to, say, the Nash/hudson "potato cars" of the 50s IMO. Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire (Now HERE'S a; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00180.html (6,871 bytes)
253. RE: Spitfire gets praised and picked on! (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:24:12 -0800; Consider the source. Just because the editors of that rag can't properly handle an automobile doesn't mean that no one else can either. I have found the handling of the Spitfire to be superior to al; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00204.html (9,115 bytes)
254. RE: Spitfire gets praised and picked on! (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:49:21 -0800; Actually, yes I have driven "older" Spitfires but I could never seem to "get into trouble" with them as some people apparently can do. And I don't think my former race car driving experience had that; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00218.html (10,740 bytes)
255. RE: RE: Spitfire gets praised and picked on! (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:01:57 -0800; Good point. If Spitfires get too much praise and notoriety they might get too popular, and then the well heeled collector crowd will bid up the prices of the cars and parts so that us common folk wi; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00219.html (9,320 bytes)
256. RE: Best way to clean engine? (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:47:11 -0800; Steam cleaning can be very effective in getting the crud off however, it can sometimes remove paint and the steam has a tendency to get into places you don't want it to and then it condenses into th; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00225.html (8,384 bytes)
257. RE: Best way to clean engine?-crud disposal (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:43:35 -0800; I believe only the "Gunk" is environmentally friendly I am not sure about the emulsified grease, etc., that results from the cleaning process. I collected the stuff into a five gallon bucket, let th; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00239.html (8,408 bytes)
258. RE: disappearing brake fluid (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 17:59:41 -0800; I keep a large bag of cheap kitty litter (the kind our cats don't like) and put handfuls down on the garage floor when I have a spill. The more powdery it gets the better it works, and it works great; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00254.html (8,923 bytes)
259. Triumph Convention (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 11:05:44 -0800; I now the 2000 convention will be here in Portland, Oregon in August but does anyone know WHERE in Portland it will be held? Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Beaverton, OR; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00270.html (6,603 bytes)
260. RE: disappearing brake fluid (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:12:09 -0800; Yes, it is NEW kitty litter! :) Use the "original" clay-based type. That is what a lot of auto repair shops use. I grind it into the floor with my foot to break it up into even smaller pieces and po; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00345.html (8,444 bytes)

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