I rebuilt my Midget from the ground up (except for the engine, which didn't
need it), and it's completely stock. Since finishing the restoration in
October, 1996, I have put on 18,000 miles with no problems. On interstate
highways, I don't worry about keeping up with the traffic --- I just let
the traffic pass me. It's much more relaxing that way. I have owned the
car since '87, put on about 40,000 miles in that time, and it has been as
reliable as any other car I have owned.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: TYPE79@ix.netcom.com
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Inquiring Minds Want To Know
> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 2:07 AM
>
> Yo,
> (That's Philly Talk). With all due respect to those owners that
constantly seek to modify and improve their Sprites for daily use, are
there any owners "lurking" out there that maintain their cars as they were
run in "their day"?
>
> How are you owners coping without extra fuses, without Permatex, without
dual-line braking systems, etc. etc. etc. etc.?
>
> Are you still running SU's on a stock manifold? An Austin ribcase on a
1275 or an Austin smoothcase on a 948?
>
> What are your experiences with the "factory issue"?
>
> Are you running in the pink? I know I am?
>
> Again, please don't take this as a slight on mods, mods are great, but
what about the plain vanilla users?
>
> Jay Fishbein
> Mk 1/2 Bugeye
> Mk 2 aka HAN-6
> Innocenti-S (It's in your Sprite books, look it up.)
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