This brings up a question I had been wondering about. Do people consider
their car's age from the date built or the date sold or originally
registered? My Midget was built in 1968 and sold in 1969 (vin dates it at
68 - registration dates it at 69)
So do I have a 1968 Midget or a 69? No big deal either way, just curious.
Robert
http://www.woozy.com/midget
At 8:31 PM -0400 8/4/99, cfchrist wrote:
>i have heard much about the britt. mtr. heritage. i would like to see what
>my information for my 59 would be presented. i know it's history from being
>sold new in 61. but there seems to be some serious difrences between what
>was shiped to the usa in 59 and what was sold as new in 61. i am in contact
>with the original owner. he bought it new as a light green car with a green
>interior with sebring front disc brakes and a posi rear axle. after
>striping 11 enamel paint jobs from it during restoration the last 5 colors
>were 3 layers of white then green then cherry red. red was under evrything.
>he raced it from new and green being considered bad luck, painted it white
>before the first week was up! and repainted it evry season to keep his
>apearance up. so what happened to the cherry red car from 1959 to 1961? it
>is no secret that dealers raced new cars off the lot/ showroom floor. was
>this car's identity changed to unload a raced new car so it can be sold as a
>new car and not used? very possible. it still has the 1961 rollbar
>installed in it and recieved 1 sprite center and a corvair rim mated to get
>a 5" wide rim from the period. if only it could talk......i probably would
>get scolded! so with this all in my mind how does one contact the motor
>heritage folks and what exactly do they require as far as info? chuck.
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