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We'll pause to say an Ave for y'all at Carlisle. Maybe once "Frank" is
finished we'll see about coming "down east".
On Tue, May 14, 2019, 3:24 PM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> I wish I could be there. I was a five yearly event for me. I remember
> see the small race-type alternator on Frank's green Bugeye in 98 and
> thinking I've got to get something like that. Nothing like that was
> available until I helped Cambridge Motorsport develop one (moveable backing
> plate and several test fits on my car to then get a productionised one
> made. Then there was the year Alan found me a 1275 Spridget flywheel in a
> bin - it came back to the UK with me and I'm not sure where it is now.
> From the same bin came a cast iron thermostat housing - not sure why anyone
> that doesn't have the air pump still uses the iron housing - it went on to
> fame but not fortune being featured in at least 2 editions of a certain
> Spridget book. I still have it.
>
> Saw a lot of straw at Carlisle but no animals eating it.
>
> My budget was always tight and a seminar helped pay the bills. I think it
> was Alan who asked one year how many seminar went to which I replied 'who
> cares they've paid me and that's the most important thing!'
>
> Hope you all have a great time.
>
> On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 3:16 PM Alan via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I can fondly recall preparing weeks before the Carlisle show looking
>> forward to
>> Setting up a booth and then the hourly walk arounds partly to socialize,
>> partly to covertly rummage for more parts. Anticipating the weather
>> wildcard.
>> Then gathering for lunch at the food concession area. Later to settle on
>> a dinner place and enjoy staging our cars outside and answering curious
>> onlookers questions.
>> Frank, Biff, Kevin, Chuck, Rick, Franky, Rob, Linda and several others I
>> have
>> Probably forgot about. But all of us made it a great yearly event.
>> My last few trips saw less and less vendors, fewer hobbyists, and a
>> constant
>> struggle to maintain our own Import Show identity.
>> The 7% sales tax slapped on didn't help either
>> I read Bud's post and can relate completely.
>> Just wanted to add my .02 worth about this coming weekend in Pennsylvania.
>> Alan
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">We'll pause to say an Ave for y'all at Carlisle.=
=C2=A0 Maybe once "Frank" is finished we'll see about coming =
"down east".</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 14, 2019, 3:24 PM Weslake1330 via Spridge=
ts <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net=
</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I =
wish I could be there.=C2=A0 I was a five yearly event for me.=C2=A0 I reme=
mber see the small race-type alternator on Frank's green Bugeye in 98 a=
nd thinking I've got to get something like that.=C2=A0 Nothing like tha=
t was available until I helped Cambridge Motorsport develop one (moveable b=
acking plate and several test fits on my car to then get a productionised o=
ne made.=C2=A0 Then there was the year Alan found me a 1275 Spridget flywhe=
el in a bin - it came back to the UK with me and I'm not sure where it =
is now.=C2=A0 From the same bin came a cast iron thermostat housing - not s=
ure why anyone that doesn't have the air pump still uses the iron housi=
ng - it went on to fame but not fortune being featured in at least 2 editio=
ns of a certain Spridget book.=C2=A0 I still have it.<div><br></div><div>Sa=
w a lot of straw at Carlisle but no animals eating it.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>My budget was always tight and a seminar helped pay the bills.=C2=A0 I=
think it was Alan who asked one year how many seminar went to which I repl=
ied 'who cares they've paid me and that's the most important th=
ing!'</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you all have a great time.</div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On =
Tue, May 14, 2019 at 3:16 PM Alan via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:sprid=
gets@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">spridgets@autox.t=
eam.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex">I can fondly recall preparing weeks before the Carlisle show looking=
forward to<br>
Setting up a booth and then the hourly walk arounds partly to socialize,<br=
>
partly to covertly rummage for more parts. Anticipating the weather wildcar=
d.<br>
Then gathering for lunch at the food concession area. Later to settle on a =
dinner place and enjoy staging our cars outside and answering curious onloo=
kers questions.<br>
Frank, Biff, Kevin, Chuck, Rick, Franky, Rob, Linda and several others I ha=
ve<br>
Probably forgot about. But all of us made it a great yearly event.<br>
My last few trips saw less and less vendors, fewer hobbyists, and a constan=
t<br>
struggle to maintain our own Import Show identity.<br>
The 7% sales tax slapped on didn't help either<br>
I read Bud's post and can relate completely.<br>
Just wanted to add my .02 worth about this coming weekend in Pennsylvania.<=
br>
Alan<br>
<br>
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