A lot has been said about the younger generation and LBC's, none of which
has been particuarly positive. As a member of the younger generation of
LBC enthusiast, my problem lies with the has-beens of the British Sports
Car era who refuse to part with their unused LBC'c.
My LBC affection started with my best friend's Dad's 196? Austin-Healey
Sprite. As long as I have known my friend, this car has been sitting in
the garage collecting dust. One day, his Dad fired it up and let Steve
and I take it out. What fun that car was! I drove around for about 2
hours with a huge grin on my face. I was hooked.
When it came time for me to buy my own LBC, I offered a fair sum to
Steve's dad. He didn't want to sell it because he "wanted to fix it up
some day". That was 7 years ago. Now the car sits outside w/o a tarp
collecting rain and rust. He is still waiting, but by the time he gets
in gear, the car will be rusted out.
What a crime.
Thomas James Pokrefke, III
1970 MGB
thomas_pokrefke@juno.com
http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~pokrefke
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