At least my wife will ride in my car sometimes when we go out to the
local
British Pub. She likes to be seen in it because the Bugeye gets more
attention
than her fairly new Mercedes. Have yet to get her to a club fun run or
car show,
but I'll keep trying. She's never so much as washed it, never mind turn
a
wrench.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Gerard wrote:
> Glen,
>
> That sort of thing hasn't helped me much. Years ago (about 15) when I
had
> an MGB-GT, my wife drove it quite a bit. The other day I picked her up
from
> work in my stunning little '72 Midget and she just complained about
how
> small and bumpy the ride was. Imagine if I had the top down that day.
This
> from someone who is 4"11" no less. 15 years riding around in a station
> wagon... what can I say. She thinks the Morris is cute, but she'd
never
> drive one. She even hates the fact that the Volvo Turbo is a stick
shift...
>
> There's another guy I know in town here that has a Traveller. He told
me
> the only thing she wants to inherit is the car!...'-)
>
> Consider yourself one of the lucky ones.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 9:36 AM -0800 2/10/02, Glen Byrns wrote:
> >My wife Lesley actually initiated the chain of events that led to my
first
> >LBC in many years. After a year of intense 'bugeye myopia' on my
part, I
> >did the smartest thing I've ever done, I fixed up an LBC for her!
> >
> >Now that her Morris Traveller (Winifred) is all tarted up she drives
it
> >every day, has fallen totally in love with it and understands
completely the
> >personality of and fascination with these cars. She gets tons of
attention
> >and her friends around town spot her and wave from blocks away.
> >
> >Then there is the small matter of parts orders and how much easier
they are
> >to justify when a bit or two in the box is for her beloved. Even
when its a
> >very small part from a VERY big box. Nudge nudge, wink wink.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Glen Byrns
>
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