[Nobbc] Need to get a 79 Spitfire 1500 smogged

[Robin Jackson]

I like these car/love affair stories. Mine were mostly with the car rather
than the girl - and I guess that cost me. My story is about a Healey 100-4 I
purchased in Washington DC when I was at OCS, Quantico VA, 1956. The Healey
was ice blue in color, so I named her Ice Babe, and spent weekend liberties
touring the gorgeous Virginia backroads. After completion of the Basic
School, I drove Ice Babe from Quantico to Mill Valley with a stop in St
Louis for beer with a fellow Marine and then on to Reno where I showed a
former girlfriend 100 mph plus on the speedo, legal in Nevada, then. (
Golly, the things we remember!) I was shipped out for a two year tour in
Asia, so I (unfortunatly) decided to sell Ice Babe. I still regret that...
My next was an MGA, quickly replaced by a Morgan +4. And so it goes...

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Mike Gianandrea <mvg1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Morgan,
>
> I painted an Alfa spider for a friend of mine years ago, as a surprise for
> his wife. He drove this car for their first date. I have never seen a women
> go as berserk as she went, and was as happy as she was when I opened my
> garage door and she saw that car. You can't replace that memory and degree
> of happiness ever. Keep the car even if you just look at it and remember. By
> the way, they are divorced now, but still friends, he still has the car, and
> they still enjoy it together.
>
> Michael
> 64 TR4
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Morgan Pierce" <
> morganspierce at gmail.com>
> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need to get a 79 Spitfire 1500 smogged
>
>
>
> Thank you everyone for the great feedback - this is all very helpful!
>>
>> I will likely follow up with some additional questions to some of you as
>> the
>> reality of the Spit's relocation draws nearer!
>>
>> For those of you recommending its sale, I may have neglected the
>> sentimental
>> value embedded in this vehicle since I courted my first wife in it and,
>> since we are still married, I have been "directed" to hold on to it at all
>> costs! Coincidentally she prefers driving it over driving our TR6!
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Morgan
>>
>> 1972 TR6
>> 1979 Spitfire 1500
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 11:48 AM, wendell bain <wbain at sonic.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Pierce,
>>> You will probably also need to get the catalytic converter
>>> below the exhaust manifold, which is why most of the
>>> exhaust manifolds are warped and cracked.
>>>
>>> Don't know if this is futile, but it might be easier to find an
>>> older Spitfire here that doesn't need to meet smog. 74 or older.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Wendell
>>> 59 Morgan Plus 4
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 6, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Morgan Pierce wrote:
>>>
>>>  All,
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a 1979 Spitfire 1500 with a non-original carb and exhaust in
>>>> Virginia
>>>> that I would like to relocate to my home here.
>>>>
>>>> I have had the car almost 15 years, and am not ready to part with it, so
>>>> I
>>>> am trying to determine the feasibility of making it meet CA standards.
>>>>
>>>> I assume that I will have to source an original carb, exhaust, manifold,
>>>> air
>>>> pump, etc., and want to know if there are other items I will need to
>>>> address.
>>>>
>>>> Also, if you think this effort is futile, please let me know.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Morgan
>>>>
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