In a message dated 3/24/2000 12:03:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
midgetman@ix.netcom.com writes:
<< Well I figure since they sold more and they came from a bigger company.
The sprites are supposed to be cheaper and the midgets are supposed to be
kinda upmarket. I dont know if i really want a car as old as 1959. thats old.
Besides I guess they dont have windows so what happens if it rains. >>
Naahhhhh Rex!!! They are basically the same car with interchangeable parts.
Small differences, but both are great little cars--very drivable. Let me
suggest perhaps, and again arguably, the best of the best: The 1967 Sprite.
Attached top, roll-up windows, strong 1275 engine. I think you will like it.
Go ahead and invest a couple of thousand more and get one that is drivable
so you dont get bogged down with a non-driver you end up spending two or more
years restoring and up on blocks. It will be lots cheaper in the long run
too.
A 1959 car is as restorable as a 1979 car. I have seen later models that are
nothing but piles of rust held together by the paint. The older, non-roll-up
window models have side-curtains that install when it rains. Perform the
function of windows. It is all a matter of taste. Whacha like is whatcha
like!
--David C.
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