Understood, .......... yes that is very dangerous, ask our dog!! The rear area
of my 65 is "her seat" and she moves from side to side and loves to put her paws
on the outside of the car and stretch her nose out as far as possible. While out
riding the back roads one day, I was taking a right hand corner corner that had
a little bit of the washboard effect to it. She was on the left side of the car
doing her stretching thing and got bounced out of the car, (at low speed of
course) she now moves to the center of the tray when I start to downshift. So
much for the "dumb animal" folks...............
Wiedemeyer wrote:
We were actually sitting on the back part of the body itself, where a quick turn
would have rolled us right off the car......very dangerous, of course!!
>
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Fornal <toyman@digitex.net>
> To: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
> Cc: Steven Fooshee <fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us>; spridgets list
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: NJ Registration (Grr...)
>
> >Obviously he did not have the optional rear seat like offered in the
> >Spridgets, as shown in on page 79 of the OS&M. I wonder if we could make
> >repops of these up and legally put passengers back there at that point? In
> >Texas the rear passengers are not required to be buckled
> in.................
> >
> >Wiedemeyer wrote:
> >
> >> Boy! That brings back old memories! My dad did the same thing with
> three
> >> of us kids riding on the rear shelf of an MGA in about 1960. A cop saw
> >> this, pulled my dad over, yelled at him for about 20 minutes, then made
> us
> >> all get out and walk back home (about 1/4 mile).
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Actually, when my dad had his Midget he would sit my brother and two of
> >> >my sisters on the back "shelf" (they were 7,6, and 4) with my mother (of
> >> >rather large proportions) riding shotgun. He said they got the
> >> >occasional stare. It would seem that they weren't too concerned with
> >> >seatbelts back then.
> >> >
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