>>Did it break down a lot? :)
No, now that I remember the story. The 404 never made it. They rolled it
someplace in Colorado into a snow embankment while a snow storm hit. They
sold it to the property owner for $20 while it was still burried under 6
feet of snow. That thing had seen hell in Africa so I bet the $20 was
actually a fair price.
The worm drive differential was kind of a cool concept. You HAD to use some
special French linseed oil... any other oil would cause a deafening whine.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Toby Atwater <Toby@intri-plex.com>
>>To: 'Chris Kotting' <ckotting@core.com>; Spridgets@Autox.
>>Team. Net (E-mail)
>><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>Date: November 16, 2000 11:29 AM
>>Subject: RE: driving on wrong side (minor LBC + guns)
>>
>>
>>>My dad was driving his old Peugeot 404 he brought back from
>>Africa. Was
>>>driving it cost to cost back to CA from boston with 4-5
>>people along for
>>the
>>>ride. They got pulled over and the officer asked for license.
>>The passenger
>>>replied "Hey I'm not driving!" And the police office stuck
>>his head in the
>>>window and asked "has anybody got a license in here? LOL
>>>
>>>
>>>>LOL!
>>>>
>>>>When I was about 9, my Dad and I were out in his TC (RHD, of
>>>>course). I
>>>>was hanging on to the "Jesus bar" on the dash (as was my habit).
>>>>
>>>>We were cruising along, when suddenly there were lights and
>>>>siren behind
>>>>us. Dad pulled over and asked "How fast were we going?"
>>(Speedo on the
>>>>passenger side). I replied "45" (in a 45 zone). Dad and I
>sat there
>>>>puzzled as to what was going on. After a few moments the
>>>>officer walked
>>>>up, stopped dead in his tracks, and muttered "Oh fer pity's
>>>>sake...Never
>>>>mind!" and walked back to his car.
>>>>
>>>>Dad laughed his ass off. I didn't know what was so funny
>>>>until Dad quit
>>>>laughing and told me.
>>>>
>>>>Enjoy those times, Glen. Your son will cherish them forever.
>>>>
>>>>Chris K.
>>>>
>>>>Glen Byrns wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I've recently begun driving a RHD Morris and have no trouble
>>>>with it at all.
>>>>> Of course, it has an automatic tranny so shifting is a piece
>>>>of cake. As
>>>>> far as perception problems, its kind of like a video game,
>>>>what appears on
>>>>> the screen (outside the windshield) needs to look 'right'
>>>>regardless of
>>>>> where your head is. I've found no trouble centering in my
>>>>lane, changing
>>>>> lanes or whatever.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best of all is having my 11 year old start 'air driving' and
>>>>I slink down in
>>>>> the seat. Makes 'em look twice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Glen Byrns
>>>>> '59 bugeye
>>>>> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "rob thomas" <rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net>
>>>>> To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:22 AM
>>>>> Subject: driving on wrong side (minor LBC + guns)
>>>>>
>>>>> > Why does the US/Can/Europe etc drive on the wrong side?
>>>>The original
>>>>> reason
>>>>> > for passing to the left of opposite-direction traffic was
>>>>so that your
>>>>> sword
>>>>> > hand was between you and the other fellow. Surely
>>>>somebody had a 'reason'
>>>>> > for bringing in the right-hand-traffic rule in other
>>>>countries? Can most
>>>>> > Americans shoot better out of the window with their left
>>>>hands? I know
>>>>> that
>>>>> > I find it hard to drive/fly with my left hand controlling
>>>>the steering and
>>>>> > my (dominant) right hand doing the thrust
>>>>levers/gearstick. Has any
>>>>> > non-Brit tried a RHD car with favourable results? Ever
>>>>tried eating with
>>>>> > the knife and fork in the wrong hands?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Rob Thomas
>>>>> > (Being nice to yanks....'cos I want a free holiday) <G>
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