I bought my first car three weeks after I got my license at 17. My parents
told me I could get any car I wanted as long as it was BIG. SO I bought the
biggest, nicest car I could find, an '84 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.
Could've fit the Midget in the trunk.
That lasted only a year though as it was just too big. So I sold it for a
profit, and bought my Z.
Still too big, so now I have the Midget as well.....
I'll always miss that Caddy, though. Every once in while, I dream about
finding it someplace, recognizing it, and buying it on the spot. Funny the
dreams we remember.
Michael
'87 Nissan 300ZX
'78 MG Midget
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch [mailto:ulix@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 11:40 AM
To: LRuggi2635@aol.com
Cc: spritenut@Exit109.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Safety and Young Drivers in Spridgets
This is a tough question, I think.
I am 30 now. I had my first Midget with 18, and a 61 Sprite shortly
after. The 61 didn't even have seat belts. This didn't seem to bother my
parents very much for some reason, even though they had always been
seatbelt proponents. Today, I feel that this was fairly risky. Such a
small car with a solid steering column, no belts, etc. and I am not sure
what I would do as a parent in the same situation. I may tell my kids (I
don't have any yet) that they need to start out with a safer car for a
year or two.
But when I stop thinking as a potential parent and think back to being 18,
the thought of being denied LBC ownership back then would have crushed me
and if that had happened, I might be into collecting stamps right now and
have clean fingernails.
I don't know what the right answer is.
Ulix
On Thu, 27 May 1999 LRuggi2635@aol.com wrote:
> Frank and others-- how do you all feel about the suitability of Spridgets
and
> other LBCs for young drivers? I for one feel today's driving environment
is
> decidedly more risky than the one I started out in 24+ years ago. Any
> comments?
>
> Larry
> Warner Robins GA
> '65 Midget
> '72 MGB
>
> Looking for something sporty (yet more crash-resistant) for daughter...
>
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