And we thought broken leaf springs and sagged cars resulted from poor
british steel quality...
Ulix
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Kate & Gary Bales wrote:
> I was a passenger in a bugeye carrying 5 other people and a large Malamute
> back when I was young and foolish. The extent of my grownup idiocy was
> loading 9 bales of alfalfa in and on my Midget and driving her home. I
> believe that my feat was topped when I watched a lady load a complete
> kingsize waterbed and 2 kids into her Midget, and still planned to stop for
> groceries on her way home - 60 miles
> away. Kate
>
> Frank Clarici wrote:
>
> > Rick/Carolyn wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I would have to say yes. My 67, I might add when I was young and
> > > stupid, had 7 people in her. Five along the back rim. Now I wouldn't
> > > recommend this many, I bellieve one wouldn't hurt.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > I had 7 in my 67 Sprite when I was younger too. But we had the top up!
> > It took 3 to drive, I worked the pedals, the guy on my lap steered, the
> > guy on the center hump shifted, 2 in the passenger seat, and 2 in the
> > back.
> > We went bowling, you should have seen the looks when 7 poured out of a
> > Sprite!!!
> >
> > Then again the look on my face when I went out one morning to find my
> > Sprite on the front porch of my (parents) house! Same buddys put it on
> > the porch late the night before and hid across the street when I was
> > leaving for school the next morning.
> >
> > These cars are so much fun.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> > Toms River, NJ
> > Bugeye Sprite
> > 67 Sprite
> > 59 A40
> > http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
>
>
>
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