Terry,
You're correct to be cautious about letting your son let loose when he's
able to drive. Take it from a former 16-year-old who owned a Mk3 that spun
out once, lost a wire wheel exiting the freeway, drove up rough dirt trails
in the local hillsides and got the front wheels lodged by the knock-offs
between concrete walls while attempting to drive up a narrow pedestrian ramp
on the high school campus! It took three or four of my friends to lift the
car up to dislodge it!
Not only that, but getting that Spitfire at such a tender young age -- and
having to sell it two years later -- are what sparked my passion to have
another one for my 40th birthday as a project.
My wheels are still falling off, but I'm loving every minute of it! I'm
definitely older, but clearly, not commensurately wiser...
Rollbar, three-point safety harness and Joe Curry's camber compensator --
here I come!
Have a blast.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/projects.shtml
----- Original Message -----
From: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: 'Fred Griffiths' <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 6:52 AM
Subject: RE: Success at last!
>
> Press on, Fred. I've had my Mk III for 8 years and it only needed slight
> fix-up work. I just never "found" the time, so it sat in my garage
> untouched. Oh, I bought a few parts, like we all do. But after
discovering
> this list and because my son is now 3 years away from driving age, I am
> "finding" the time. Not that my son gets the car when he's 16. No way.
> But we can work on it together and he will get to drive it, sometimes.
> Every time I do drive it, even a few blocks...it turns heads. Too much
> power for a sixteen year-old, IMHO.
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