Hi Bill & Cindy,
Yep that's a typical day in the life of a Sprite/Midget. I believe the
Small kids get the bigest kick of the little cars. I've seen many drag
poor ol' Mom along to see the little car with the happy face on her.
Keep them smiling we need young blood.
Rick
Bill & Cindy wrote:
>
> List,
>
> Thought I might share the following slightly amusing anecdotes that
> happened to Cindy yesterday while cruisin' her Sprite.
>
> The first exhibited some rather artful driving techniques, on her part,
> while trying to extract the Sprite from the garage. Seems, that due to our
> rather congested driveway parking situation, she was forced to back out of
> the garage, down the SIDEWALK, and then pull forward on the SIDEWALK to
> exit the driveway and enter the customary driving surface...aka...the
> STREET! She does say though, that the car and the SIDEWALK where a perfect
> fit, and she rather enjoyed the outlaw aspect of the whole little
> adventure. Remember...she is blonde, Italian and a native Californian...her
> words not mine.
>
> Next...while at that local mall...she comes out of the video store to find
> a teen-age boy ogling her car. In her best tough guy tone she bellows...
> "Hey! You aren't messin' with my car, are Ya!"...and then laughed. After
> finally convincing him that it was indeed her car, he tells her that he has
> a Datsun 1600. He always thought that his car was little, but this one, the
> Sprite, was even more tiny. Then...as they talk old cars a bit, the subject
> of parts availabilities comes up. Cindy tells him that we have had good
> luck using the "Net", and this child of the ninety's...you know the
> computer generation...says something like..."Wow, Yeah! I never thought of
> that.". Go figure!
>
> Anyway...the conversation ends and Cindy next goes into the Taqueria to
> hunt and gather my dinner. As she is loading the Sprite with the spoils of
> her hunt a family happens to walk by and a very young boy spots the car,
> comes running over and shouts..." Dad look...it's almost like a go-cart!
> What kinda car is it?". It unison both the dad and Cindy say..."It's an
> Austin-Healey."...and laugh at the child's amazement that it is acually a
> real car.
>
> Just an average every day in LBC ownership, huh?
>
> Bill & Cindy
> Santa Rosa, CA
>
> 98 Sea Ray 190 BR
> 96 Yellow Lab
> 94 Ford F150 4x4
> 91 Tioga Montara
> 72 Midget parts car
> 69 Sprite driver
> Assorted teen-agers
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52 MGTD,Sparky 74 MGB, B-tris 76 XJ12 Coupe, Jacque
60 Bugeye, Puddles 58 MGA Coupe, Ruby
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