Hooray for my son. He loves helping and riding in the car. When I told him
that when he got old enough to drive, I'd teach him to drive the Bugeye, you
should have seen his face!
These cars are great father-son projects.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
"Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:
> Hooray for Mike and his son!
>
> Paul A
>
> FROM: Mike Maclean, INTERNET:macleans@earthlink.net
> TO: Spridgets, INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> DATE: 2/19/01 5:44 PM
>
> Re: Sweet Sound
>
>
> Took the Bugeye out for trial runs yesterday to check out the
> adjustments I made to the carbs. Got them dialed in pretty good now and
> the car does not miss a beat. The sound is beautiful. Now I remember
> why these are so much fun. Just putting around my housing tract because
> we are on private streets and I have not registered the car yet. The
> only problem is, they put in TALL speed bumps a couple years after I
> moved in here. I thought it was a good thing because there are children
> everywhere, but it's a pain in the a** when your test driving a Bugeye.
> I have not had it in 4th gear yet. Not enough room between the speed
> bumps. I guess I'll have to break down and get some insurance (what
> kind?) so I can take it out on the road next.
> While I was driving around the tract an 17 or 18 year old kid saw
> me and yelled, "Neat car!" I never got that in my wife's $57,000
> Mercedes or my big Ford pickup. A ten year old friend of my son's came
> over to the car because my 10 year old son was co-pilot yesterday. He
> asked, "Did you make this car?" It sure doesn't look like anything
> that's on the road these days and kids gravitate to it. Life is good.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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