Probably had serious front-end damage and was totaled.
Rather than use on your race car, I would suggest that you consider
installing a set of seats, pretty-up the back half and you have a pretty
neat lbc sofa/love-seat.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
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Bud Osbourne wrote:
>Just wondering if anyone knows anything about what happened to this poor
>Midget:
>On Saturday morning, at Carlisle, I spied a newly arrived trailer, with
>a bunch of Brit car sheet metal & glass in it. Upon closer inspection,
>I found a complete, late Midget Mk II, or early Midget Mk III rear half.
>It was found to be entirely straight, rust-free, and in its original
>white paint. What a shame! I wonder what happened to the rest of the
>car? A Castrol service sticker, on the drivers side B post indicated
>the last lube service at 23,??? miles.
>Does this sound familiar to anyone out there? I think the piece came up
>out of VA, or NC. Not a big deal, just curious.
>And, yes, its now sitting in the back of my truck, waiting to be
>unloaded along with the rest of the Carlisle haul. I was originally
>planning to use it one my race car, and put the other sheet metal, which
>Ive got coming, aside for spares. But, the more I look at it and
>think about it, the more I think its much too pretty and nice to put on
>a race car.
>Bud Osbourne
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