On Thu, 26 Jan 1995, Richard Sulecki wrote:
> have been looking for a Spridget and my search may be over. Last night
> my father gave me a surprise phone call to tell me he was getting rid of
> his 1961 Bugeye Sprite. It was his college car and hasn't been driven
> in over fifteen years. Naturally, I was a bit dismayed. Then he
> asked when I could come by and sign the title, and after a second of
> speechlessness, I realized he was giving the car to me. So, now I have a
> Bugeye in need of restoration. I now ask, should I pursue the Bugeye
> restoration or go the cheaper route and purchase a running Spridget?
> Brad "Bugeye" Sulecki
I would say go for the Bugeye. It might or might not be more expensive
than buying a Spridget--it sounds as if you already have the basis for a
very nice car, whereas with the Spridget you have yet to buy the hulk.
Even if it does cost more, the bugeye will be worth more in the end.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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