Our plan had never been to build a concours-correct Bugeye Sprite. We always wanted to wind up with a hot street car.
That is why we bought an ex-race car and weren’t particularly bothered by the fact that a lot of the street equipment was missing.
Besides, we had an ace in the hole in tha…
Back in yesteryear, there was a BMC dealership on the other end of town from my home. And, as a 14-15 year old, I used to walk all the way there just to sit in an Austin-Healey, MG, or some other such exotica. I would run through the gears until the salesmen would run me off, but they generally let my have my fantasies for quite a while before evicting me.
Never did get to own one, though. Pity.
Such a happy looking car... Even without headlights.
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