Dear List:
No LBC content, but I wanted to share an interesting story from a colleague
who was showing his Ferrari this past weekend. In the battle for best of
show, his 1964 GTL was in competition with a Porsche (don't know the model)
for the fully-judged award. The cars were of comparable quality in
virtually every respect. No rust, flawless paint, perfect carpets,
spotlessly clean engine bay, etc. In order to break the tie, the judge
first ran his finger along the INSIDE of the rim of the spare tire (which
has never been used) and found that it passed a white glove test. (How many
LBCs have impeccably clean spares?)
The next test was the killer and the tie-breaker. The judge inspected the
sets of original tools that came with the cars. He examined the set of
pliers that came standard with Ferraris and noted that there was a tiny spot
of grime in the joint. And thus the Porsche (which did not have a set of
pliers in its original equipment) won.
Wow.
Now that's competition.
However, it begs the question: What original tools and equipment came
standard with Spridgets?
Regards,
Charles
'74 Midget
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ
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