Lucky man! So what was the occasion? And... I need to know what type of
hints to drop to my sister so she'll buy me a new bugeye.
Trevor
Hal Faulkner wrote:
>Spridgeteers,
>
>Although I've been a long time lurker and occaisional contributor, I have
>not owned a Spridget 'till now. That changed yesterday.
>
>Yesterday I had my first 5 hours of the Spridget experience!!!! Met the
>Prince of Darkness head-on for the first time!!
>
>At work yesterday everybody was acting a bit solicitous but I couldn't
>really figure it out. Then, right about 7 pm, I weas called to the front
>door only to see my wife, brother, and sister-in-law standing right next to
>a bright red Bugeye with red bows on it! My sister (who lives out of state)
>had arranged a surprise gift for me. The car is a 1960 and might still be
>found on the European Collectibles web site.
>
>True to form, my new car stalled when my brother was parking it and we were
>unable to start it last night. Fortunately, AAA came through with a flatbed
>and the car arrived at my home silently and effortlessly. After thinking
>things through I deduced that there was a problem in the switch, which
>diagnosis was confirmed by my brother telling me, "Oh, yea, the guy told me
>that -- you just need to turn the key back to the left a little bit." We're
>still friends and I've been laughing since last night.
>
>The car
>
>Well, now I'm on the road although there is a problem in that the battery
>doesn't seem to charge up. It may be time for a new one, although it looks
>fairly fresh. Any suggestions on where to start looking?
>
>Right away I can tell that I'm in the market for a disk brake conversion.
>Not to mention the appropriate shop manuals, and I guess I'll have to buy a
>bunch of new tools.....
>
>Stay tuned for more experiences and questions!
>
>Hal
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