Bryan,
Sorry to hear about your mishap. The Bugeye was really starting to look
good.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
To: <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>; <walters@mail.softcom.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: One eyed sprite!
> Thanks for the sympathy...
>
> I went to the shop at lunch, and it's looking like it will cost 1500-2000
to fix. The body guy
> pointed out alot of things that I didn't even see at first, including the
fact that the top of my
> radiator tank had buckled upward, putting a dent in the bonnet from the
inside. also the top of the
> inside rt fender had a buckle in it, as well as some damage below the
grill.
>
> What a day!
>
> - Bryan
>
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> >To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>
> >CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: One eyed sprite!
> >
> >Hi Bryan,
> >
> >Ouch, Sorry to hear that. Hope he had insurance. Most of the parts are
available. Keep your
> chin
> >up, at least you got to drive it for a couple of tanks full. Man that
would burn me up, but I
> guess
> >what can you say.
> >
> >Sorry
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >Bryan Vandiver wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I decided to drive my freshly restored bugeye to work this
morning. It's been really fun
> to
> >> drive, especially now that I've worked most the bugs out. So far I've
only gone through two
> tanks
> >> of gas.
> >> So I strap the child seat in the car to take my oldest son to daycare
(Tyler - almost 3). He
> loves
> >> riding in the car with me, and has a fit, unless he's with 'daddy'. In
any case all goes well,
> the
> >> car is running and driving great, and Tyler's having a great morning. I
take him into the
> daycare
> >> center, they have the Shania Twain CD on (Tyler's favorite) so we do
some dancing (he loves to
> >> dance to all music), and I leave with both of us in a great mood. I wal
k out to the parking lot,
> >> and some guy in a large pickup has just finished backing into the front
of my car!! Took out the
> RT
> >> headlight assembly, and slightly buckled the bonnet around the headlamp
:-(
> >> Needless to say, I was less than thrilled.
> >> So at lunch I'll be seeing the guy who originally did my body/paint for
an estimate.
> >>
> >> BTW - anyone out there have a orginal chrome inner and outer headlamp
ring set for a bugeye in
> >> excellent condition?? Hopefully it won't be necessary, but I may be in
need of a nice straight
> >> steel bonnet too.
> >>
> >> Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
> >> San Jose, CA
> >
> >--
> >52 MGTD,Sparky 74 MGB, B-tris 76 XJ12 Coupe, Jacque
> >60 Bugeye, Puddles 58 MGA Coupe, Ruby
> >http://www.softcom.net/users/walters
> >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4644
> >
> >
>
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