Lesson: never, ever buy a car sight unseen! A while ago I was looking a at a
car for sale in Calif. The seller said the usual great things. I asked the list
if someone could check it out and Dave Brown came forward. He visited the
seller, took digital pictures, and threw in some great opinions. Needless to
say, the car was not all it was cracked up to be! Kudos to Dave!
Anyway, look at the website http://www.specialcar.com under Austin healey.
There is a guy in Washington called Jim who is selling a lot of Bugeye stuff
like you mention. I have not used him, so caveat emptor.
Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu [SMTP:d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 6:44 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Bugeye Parts Needed - Help!
MY 59 Bugeye, which I drove 2000 miles for from Texas to Tennessee,
needs many items. The car was totally misrepresented to me and I wound up
with many surprises. The seller, posing as a Medical Doctor over the e-mail
to me, assured me the car was complete, rust and bondo free, and ready for
the paint shop. Basically, I trusted him and gave up cash too early. I got
burned and learned my lesson. I love the car, but will spend thousands more
than I had budgeted. Sadly, not only is the body in need of all new
underside panels, but I will need these items as well:
-set of Bugeye seats or just excellent frames (or frame bottoms).
-unmolested Bugeye dash with original guages. Perhaps a complete dash (easy
removal)
-Bugeye luggage rack
-rear bumperettes
-one front and one rear turn signal lens
-Bugeye hub caps - at least three.
-spare Bugeye wheel with hold downs, jack, and lugwrench, any Bugeye tools
-Bugeye windshield (perhaps in a nice frame)
If anyone in Spriteland can be of help, please contact me. I'm
trying to stay optamistic with my newly aquired love.
Dave Meduna
David Meduna
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Biomedical Science
Texas A&M University
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