Hi Jay,
Please do not leave or take the banter that serious. I like all of you guys
and gals and read every post as I have since the '90s. Yes, it is winter and I
was not really trying to attack. I just wanted to hear the groups ideas on the
yellow painted steering arms. That one has always made me curious as well as
the chrome arrow as they were very professionally done with the same mold and
maker identifications as the gold painted ones. I have quite a few of each
arrow type and the NOS chrome one.
Mike C
-----Original Message-----
>From: type79@ix.netcom.com
>Sent: Feb 15, 2007 10:45 PM
>To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Blame it on Winter
>
>Ooooookay boys,
>
>When I am attacked for something that
>-happened at an event I never attended,
>-involved people I never met,
>-and a car I know nothing about and have never seen,
>-and a point of information I never argued,
>-i.e. something I have absolutely NOTHING to do with,
>-AND most importantly attacked for something with which I completely agree,
>
>it's obvious that there is something in the air, i.e. it's the winter doldrums
>on the Spridget List.
>
>Since I have already been deleting more messages than I've been reading, I'm
>going to say bye-bye.
>
>I don't find this type of dialogue and attitude entertaining. This list is
>supposed to be light, it's supposed to be fun, and it's supposed to be
>informative.
>
>I'll probably check back in the spring.
>
>Until then, have fun with your fighting and innuendo.
>
>jay fishbein
>wallingford, ct
>http://home.netcom.com/~type79/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: MICHAEL CARPENTER <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
>>Sent: Feb 15, 2007 5:49 PM
>>To: type79@ix.netcom.com, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: Re: Sprite boot emblem- Concours
>>
>>How can you speak for everyone on this list? Isn't there quite a few list
>>members? I can appreciate concours restorations. I'd just like to pick one
>>up at about 1/4 of it's value and drive it like it was originally intended
>>to be driven.
>>
>>I think most period photos of Bugeyes were B&W or possibly poor color ones.
>>
>>If enthusiasts would follow your words, no inaccuracies in the "so-called
>>accurate concours" rules would ever come out in the open. We should be
>>afraid of the almighty concour Gods ;^))!
>>
>>I will tell ya a little story that is very true and has had a lasting
>>impression on my viewpoint of your so called almighty judges and rules.
>>Many, maybe even the majority, of Bugeyes and early MK II Sprites have
>>yellow painted on roughly 1/3 of the steering arm right before it connects
>>to the ball joint of the steering rack. I know that this is true from
>>owning and restoring five very original Bugeyes and MK II and parting out
>>around 20 in the 1980s. Also from speaking with other enthusiasts. I was
>>at Bowie, MD at Allen Pond park in the 80's and a OEW Bugeye that was a
>>concours entrant and excellent original Bugeye period, lost points due to
>>yellow paint on the steering arms as he found it on his Bugeye beneath all
>>of the grease after cleaning and had seen it on other very original Bugeyes.
>>I lost interest at that know-it-all attitude of what was factory and stock.
>>Go figure
>>
>>Just curious? Jay, are you a concours judge?
>>
>>Mike C
>
>
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