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21. Re: Car show judging (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:52:17 -0400; Brad: are you saying the tires have to _want_ to change? ;-) Bill Elliott Lake Mills, WI; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01224.html (9,714 bytes)
22. Need Car Transport Florida to Wisconsin (score: 1): Author: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 21:30:57 -0500; Hi Guys! I'm trying to get me recently-purchased Bugeye (not running) from Daytona Beach to beautiful sunny Lake Mills, WI. (My preferred company, D&G, doesn't run that far south.) Any recommendation; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01339.html (7,236 bytes)
23. Re: Can you lift your Spridget? (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:39:56 -0400; I have discovered a great trick to pull at cars shows with my Berkeley. Invariably, 8-12 yr olds are drawn to the car (probably due to the size and strange appearance... kids that would never touch a; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01397.html (9,572 bytes)
24. Re: Another spridget hit!...now non LBC TV trivia (score: 1): Author: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:56:55 -0500; "If it warn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck atall" Bill Elliott Lake Mills, WI (formerly the mountains of NC... I'm the guy with the rifle rack in my LBC ;-) Hee Haw was considered "educational TV"; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01511.html (8,813 bytes)
25. Re: Undercoating (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 18:32:46 -0400; Just a note on rubberized undercoating. In my experience it's excellent for the first few years. Then invariably, it will dry and crack and allow moisture in behind it. Moisture which is preserved by; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01657.html (9,255 bytes)
26. Re: car transportation (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:27:30 -0400; In my experience, transport companies ding you pretty bad to transport non-running cars.... and parts are generally out of the question. In those situations, it's best to find a flexible independent; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01842.html (9,649 bytes)
27. Re: Gosh Darn it! (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:47:59 -0400; Down in eastern NC when I was in college autocrossing a Midget, I crewed for a dirt track racer with a real sense of humor. In the "mini-stock" 4 banger class, we ran a SAAB Sonett against the Pinto'; /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00688.html (9,481 bytes)
28. Re: Drilled rotors (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 19:46:06 -0400; A non-Spridget opinion: My Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe is horrible on rotors. Aftermarket (ventilated) would warp in no time. Factory bits almost as quickly. Cross-drilled stopped better, but ate up pad; /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01098.html (8,567 bytes)
29. Re: I Win - This Thread Is Done (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 21:45:43 -0400; I think you misunderstood.... the contest is for the _driver_, not the _car_! ;-) Bill Elliott (5'9" 190 lbs) Berkeley T60 (10' 5", 750 lbs); /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01220.html (10,829 bytes)
30. Re: naming cars (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 18:27:43 -0400; One of my buddies is an avid Quattro autocrosser in Phoenix. Name of his team: Audi Dudi Racing Bill Elliott Lake Mills, WI couple of Quattros among the LBC's...; /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01338.html (8,610 bytes)
31. Importing a car from Canada... (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 17:50:14 -0400; Since I know there is a wide range of experience on the list... can anyone tell me the specifics of importing a 1960 model car from Canada? I'm familiar with the DOT paperwork necessary on a newer c; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00308.html (8,533 bytes)
32. Re: Importing a car from Canada... (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 23:21:25 -0400; Even if I promise to replace them with other cars? ... say Gremlins, Pacers, and Vegas? ;-) Bill Elliott; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00343.html (10,902 bytes)
33. Re: Importing a car from Canada... (score: 1): Author: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 21:42:13 -0500; Thanks for all the input. This afternoon I spoke with both the office of US Customs and the actual inspectors in Detroit. They have assured me that since the car is earlier than 1967 and in excess of; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00404.html (8,780 bytes)
34. Berkeley T60 Successfully Imported From Canada; Trip Report (long) (score: 1): Author: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:01:48 -0500; Thanks to everyone who answered my questions last week. Here's a quick summary of events: John Huthart generously agreed to bring the car down to Windsor to save me some mileage. I was able to get a; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00639.html (12,524 bytes)
35. Re: Berkeley T60 Successfully Imported From Canada; Trip Report (long) (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:13:07 -0400; Thanks again for all the responses. I don't have any pix up yet, but John still has some great ones on his page. Don't know for how much longer, though. In the meantime, I doubt he'd mind me giving o; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00673.html (9,590 bytes)
36. Re: Car talk prefered car list. (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:24:51 -0400; Man, the Car Talk thing is right on. I registered with my Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe and it said that was just about the perfect car for me... but that I was too young to be driving it! (34) Then it ga; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00995.html (8,168 bytes)
37. Re: car-o-scope (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:29:54 -0400; An EXP was a short wheelbase, 2-seat Escort... the original Escort, not the much better Mazda-based version. All but the very last ones had tacky rectangular headlight humps. A turbo was very shorty; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg01173.html (10,078 bytes)
38. Re: Looking for feedback (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 13:13:18 -0400; I'm a closet Triumph guy. Good info at www.vtr.org with mailing list info at www.vtr.org/mailing-list.html... ...and you'll need it. Thanks to emission controls and (relatively) shoddy quality contro; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00123.html (8,797 bytes)
39. Re: Nader, was: Side Marker Reflectors (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 10:10:30 -0400; Have to disagree a bit... Nader didn't kill the Corvair, it was a victim of it's own success. By accident, GM discovered a market for a sporty coupe with buckets and a floor shift the Monza). Their p; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01639.html (13,687 bytes)
40. Re: Nader, was: Side Marker Reflectors (score: 1): Author: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>; Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 10:17:11 -0400; Yeah... and every British car is an unsafe, unreliable piece of crap which rusts itself to the ground. Be careful of repeating false stereotypes. I'm not saying it never happens, but I've dealt with; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01640.html (9,508 bytes)

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