We bought our BJ7 in the mid 70's. Our daughter and two sons ranged from
about 10 to 14 years old and loved riding in the back seats. My wife loved
to drive the Healey to her school where she was a teacher. the students
loved the car too as did most of the other teachers! They still love to ride
in it as do our 6 grandkids! However the car restoration body and paint work
were done by our youngest, who has been promised it when the time comes to
pry the keys from my cold dead hands! However, I have been just corrected
and been told by my wife that's after they pry the keys from her hands!
Bill
BJ7
>From: "John Snyder" <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
>Reply-To: "John Snyder" <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
>To: "Austin-Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: kids in car
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:23:13 -0700
>
>In the early 1970s our family car was a 1960 BT7. Our very young son was
>happy to ride in one of the rear seats. Seat belts were not an issue. But
>then he grew legs. We drove carefully, and he loved it. I still own this
>car, still unrestored, original. As he grew older, he learned what a
>sports car could do, driving up and down the south enterance to Mt Diablo
>State Park in the SF Bay area, (with seat belts). Local patrol said "
>don't know how fast you were were going, but you better slow that thing
>down.". Not only could you smell the brakes, you could smell the tires.
>He demands First Right of Refusal if I ever decide to sell it. What a
>great memory!
>
>John Snyder
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