Dave,
I think you may be right. I purchased the wire wheels
on my bugeye from Stan from an ad he ran in Autoweek
when it was still in tabloid newspaper style in the
early 80s. The ad had a picture of that car on the
top. He taught me the trick of pressing out the
disc wheel axles another 5/8" so I could use them with
the wire wheel hubs. If I remember correctly, Stan
had a works Sebring Sprite at one time, maybe one of
the '59 cars?
As far as the colonscopy goes, my Dad had colon
cancer so as much as I neglect the rest of my health
rituals, I've been faithful to that one. If you've
been hanging back because it sounds uncomfortable, as
Houston says, the drugs are so good you don't have any
idea it ever happened. Although on my last one, it
was a little disconcerting to find out the male
nurse's last job was as a plumber's assistant. Even
he saw the irony in that one.
Rick
--- Woerpel's <dwoerpel@wi.net> wrote:
> Curious, I ask if that is the one that was an
> "Escape Road" feature in
> Autoweek back in the 80's? Red with a white stripe
> I believe? Maybe my
> old age is playing tricks. Anyone know where we can
> find pics of Stan's
> car?
>
> Dave (former purchaser of goodies from FASPEC)
> 59 :{)
> 59 MGA 1500
>
>
> Larry & Sandi Miller wrote:
>
> > Fastest Bugeye in the west....
> >
> > Larry Miller
> >
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Last Wednesday, Stan Huntley, founder of Faspec
> passed away from
> >> Colin Cancer.
> >>
> >> Stan was a real fan of British cars of all types.
> When I first
> >> started doing
> >> business with him in the late 60's he had a
> greenhouse full of T
> >> series cars.
> >> Why a greenhouse? Because he had no other cheap
> storage space! He
> >> sold used
> >> parts like a crazy man. Modified his Morris
> Minor PU for racing.
> >> Made one of
> >> the earliest disc brake conversions for it, along
> with a pioneer Datsun
> >> adapter kit.
> >>
> >> He founded FASPEC racing and parts store. Later
> sold the parts
> >> division to
> >> Jimmy Singmaster. It still is a going local and
> regional parts
> >> house. Stan
> >> became involved as a broker of exotic British
> cars, later doing more
> >> than Brit
> >> cars.
> >>
> >> Stan had recently undergone a complete routine
> physical and given a
> >> clean bill
> >> of health. His Dr. suggested there was no reason
> to undergo a
> >> colonoscoby as
> >> he was in good health. Less than 6 months later
> he was diagnosed
> >> with colon
> >> cancer. He became a genuine crusader of telling
> all his friends and
> >> anyone
> >> else within earshot, that this is something they
> should not put off,
> >> but have
> >> this exam and have it now, medical insurance or
> not.
> >>
> >> Services will be private but his widow Pat says a
> wake/memorial/party
> >> service
> >> will be held sometime in the future. If there's
> anything Stan loved,
> >> it was a
> >> party! I hope I get invited, 'cause it's sure
> going to be a good one!!
> >>
> >> Good bye, Stan. You were a great character.
>
>
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