[Spridgets] Where should I advertise this Midget ?

Ron Soave soavero at yahoo.com
Sun Mar 15 20:15:57 MST 2009


Bring it to a vintage race at Road America in May, July (svra.com), or September (www.vscda.org), that's where the money is.

Speaking of which...I was walking the dogs today and one of our neighbor's garages was open and the most beautifully restored TR6 I have ever seen was peeking out. I went up to look at it, and it turns out he bought the car new in 1976 in college. I tried to give him parts contact infornmation, he shook his head and said that all told he's put less than $1000 in the car over 33 years. It is not restored. It is not patina'd. I'll have pictures soon. He doesn't usually keep it at this house.

Ron Soave


--- On Sun, 3/15/09, Karl Vacek <kvacek at ameritech.net> wrote:

> From: Karl Vacek <kvacek at ameritech.net>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Where should I advertise this Midget ?
> To: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at Autox.Team.net>
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 9:00 PM
> We have a '78 Midget that may be the lowest-mileage and
> most-original
> remaining.  We bought it in 2006 for my wife, who fondly
> remembered her '64
> Midget and wanted another one.  This car has just over
> 14,000 miles, still
> original tires (maybe not a great idea to drive on 'em,
> but they run fine),
> original top, upholstery, shiny original paint, absolutely
> no rust ever, etc.,
> etc.  All original papers since it was won on Wheel of
> Fortune in 1978.
> 
> We bought it from the second owner 3 months after he'd
> bought it from the
> original owner - he just resold the car after putting in a
> fuel pump and
> waxing it, and made some cash.  I went through all hoses,
> belts, and
> hydraulics, rebuilt the carbs, new original brake master
> cylinder, and
> replaced the exhaust system (it was the original too, but
> rusted beyond any
> use or repair.  Lots of little stuff here and there.  I
> kept pretty much every
> original part too.
> 
> It's really too nice to be used as we want - as a
> summer driver.  And Jill
> isn't that wild about it any more - it's not a
> '64.  I'm basically a Triumph
> guy, currently with a TR4, and I never did fit in Midgets
> that well.  And my
> MGTC that I sold 25 years ago, is now coming home to us so
> we'll need some
> space and time for that.
> 
> Besides just putting it on eBay and/or in Hemmings, is
> there anywhere I should
> advertise to potentially find someone who wants a very
> original survivor car ?
> I really think it's close to a museum piece.  I'm
> not saying that because we
> want to make money here - I probably have too much in it
> anyway - we just want
> to see that it goes to someone or some place that will
> preserve this time
> capsule.
> 
> Thanks !
> Karl Vacek
> Riverside, IL
> _______________________


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