There are cars in my life that have what I call Tenure.... the hundred for
example... been around too long to sell it ever... so it will be there when
I die... Miss Kathy's Bugeye.. and Keith Jr's box sprite... each of these
cars have tenure.... they simply will never be for sale... no matter what
My finnancial situation looks like..
Sounds like this car is starting with tenure.... and that is what Makes
these things great.... and now to get to know the folks around you that are
knowledgeable and willing to help a fella out...that is the crux of this
whole hobby... the great thing about the Healey/Mg deal is that the folks
are as good as the cars.... and I have never met one that wasn't willing to
share his knowledge.. (though often confused (me for example) hey it's a
great big semi happy family and this new Turbo'ed bugeye is right up my
alley..... Want to set a record with it next summer.... Snickering here...
sorry just couldn't stand it....
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camaro ( Land Speed
Racer)
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> From: Glen <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Got my dream car.
> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 10:54 PM
>
> A short story to share with the list.
> In 1979 I was 17 years old and interested in cars. A young man across
the street bought a 59 bugeye for
> $500 and set to work restoring it. In the process, he taught me
everything he knew about car repair as I
> passed him the wrenches. I went off to college and he drove off in a
beautiful red bugeye with a tricked out
> 948cc.
>
> Thirty years passed.
>
> I reconnected with the 'young man' from across the street last month.
That bugeye had been sitting in
> his gargage for the last 12 years. Now green, sporting a bored and
ported 1275cc with a single SU feeding a
> Rayjay turbocharger. After a brief period of pathetic pleading from the
kneeling position the car is mine.
> Trailered to Davis, CA and tucked safely in MY garage. Total restoration
now under way slated for completion
> this spring.
> Multiple queries about the best way to do this or that will hit the list
in the winter months to
> follow.
> Regards, Glen Byrns
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