James - Sounds like a good deal (and a long term project) - I have one of
those sitting in my driveway now, waiting for my concentrated time
and attention (and money).
Dave
At 11:35 AM 7/11/00 -0500, James Kleemeyer wrote:
>Hey all, Well, after two weeks of phone calls I finally found the Midget[s]
>yesterday. One of them turned out to be a BGT that had been totalled in a
>wreck and then stripped of everything that wasn't bent. The Midget is in a
>garage(?) that is so small and so full of junk I could only slide down the
>sides and stand on one foot, lean over, and kind of feel the rockers and
>lower body with one hand. My wife and daughter were with me and thought it
>was a pretty comical sight. I couldn't even open the doors. Anyway, I bought
>it and now have to get it home. I may keep the pedal box for my '65 Sprite
>(I'll check the archives but this is possible, right?)everything else will
>be up for grabs cheeeeeeep. After all, you know what I paid for it! I quess
>it could be fixed but the car is pretty rough in the rockers and A pillars
>as far as I can determine and the shifter is not in the trans but it may be
>in the car somewhere. It looks to be complete except for the air pump. The
>owner said the clutch is "stuck" so the car won't roll but there is a VB
>clutch nib in the trunk. I'll get it here this week and will know more.
>Jim K. ( in Illinois, where we don't need no stinking inspections but you
>can buy a drivers license for a small donation to the gov's campaign
>fund)(obligatory crooked politician comment)
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