"doors that lock, windows that roll up"
it was in some ad for a car; dont remember which one. i remember because it
was quoted on this list in the last year.
my hood locks, but my doors dont =)
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Tabacco <atabacco@california.com>
To: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> Good one, Don. Since I'm in my nostalgia mode today, remember when the
> Corvair repair guy was located in what is now the restaurant Ecco in South
> Park in SF? But still no takers on the "doors that lock, windows that roll
> up"challenge.
> Tony
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
> To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
>
>
> > Anthony replied to Pat, below:
> >
> > I'll also answer Pat's question. Yes I drove an Elite, once. Morris
> (Morrie)
> > Kindig had a race prepared (SCCA road-race) Elite that he autocrossed a
> bit.
> > In the mid-sixties we drove our Bruce-recapped GY Bluestreaks on the
> street.
> > One weekend afternoon he asked me if I wanted to drive the Elite. We
> headed
> > out Saratoga Avenue towards the hills and I scared myself with how quick
> and
> > agile it was on the twisty back roads. It was not only agile but fast,
> > Morrie had "coaxed" mid-14 second ETs and 95 MPH out of it at the drags.
> > With about 1200 CCs, not bad
> >
> > Sure made my Corvair Spyder seem sluggish.
> >
> > Don
> > ----------
> > >From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> > >To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > >Subject: Fw: Lotus and fumes or something
> > >Date: Tue, Jul 31, 2001, 10:48 AM
> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> > >To: <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> > >Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:40 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> > >
> > >
> > >> Pat,
> > >> Yes I did. An Elite (probably about $1,200), along with an Elva (no
top
> > >and
> > >> $1,500) were on my final cut when I was in the Army and shopping for
a
> > >daily
> > >> driver to replace the Sprite. A TR4a won. What a cruiser! It had
"doors
> > >that
> > >> lock, windows that roll up". Anyone, here is an open book test:
> identify
> > >the
> > >> above quote.
> > >> Tony
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> > >> To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:26 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Did you ever ride or drive in one of those
> > >> > original Elites? Noisiest things, all the road noise got carried
> > >> > throughout the body as the fiberglass was attached all around, with
> no
> > >> > sound dampening. Handled neat, though.
> > >> > --Pat K
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