Frank Clarici wrote:
> Well everyone now knows that a few of us managed to "refresh" a 1967
> sprite and give it to Peter Caldwell.
> The sprite was last registered in 1973 so it was basically a 5 year old
> car sitting for 27 years.
>
> Lots of coffee, and Ron couldn't pass any pitstops, he can't hold his
> coffee.
Yup, that happens when you get old!
>
> The steering problem was a bit of rust under the felt washer where the
> pinnion meets the steering column. Oil that felt!
Don't have too. Over fill the rack and it leaks out!!! ;-)
> All in all, a hell of a trip! Great guys, with great wives, It was
> better then home with the hospitality. And if you mud up a white floor
> away from home, you get a "that's OK, don't worry about it" from the
> host wife.
> When I mud up MY kitchen floor, I catch hell from my own wife.
Nuthin' like a Healey wife!
>
>
> If anyone gets out to Madison, I recommend the New Orleans take out for
> lunch.
> If anyone gets to Roscoe, IL, I say head north to Madison for food.
Amen to both of the above.
Thanks Frank, Ron, & Peter. The Spirit Lives on!
Dave
59 :{)
59 MGA 1500
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