One night, my wife and I were in Cleburne, drinking buttery nipples at a
party. We ran out of the "butter" and needed to make a run to Acton (the
nearest place for liquor). Three of us loaded up in the 65 Midget, and
headed out. All back roads, nice twisties, and some hills to make it a bit
more fun. We get to the store, get our supplies, and then I go out to top
off the oil (it pours out at speed). As we are walking outside, an older
gentleman in a Ford, pulls up, and just sits there. I get the levels
correct, put the empties in the boot, and secure the bonnet. I walk over to
the Ford, believing it to be dead; as is their nature, and as the man if he
needs any help. He smiles and said "No, I just wanted to see how all three
of you fit in that thing" so we loaded up, waved, and drove away.
The rest of the evening is a bit of a blur.......
On Dec 12, 2007 1:54 PM, <RampantNM@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 12/11/2007 12:03:06 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> spridgets-request@autox.team.net writes:
>
> There would be no
> way to call it a back seat as it was very thin. I think it was intended
> for
> a very small person or amputee to sit sideways and unrestrained as was
> the
> norm in the day as there is no leg room even with the seats in full
> forward
> position.
>
>
>
> Ahhh...even a decent sized college student could fit back there in 1968,
> and
> three of us drove down from Denton, TX to Ft. Worth to watch my old high
> school play football, in my 65 Midget.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert B. Houston
>
> 74.5 MGBGT
> 73 MG Midget
>
> As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners Union
> carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet pleasingly formed,
> perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced
> hands,
> the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and
> adjusted as
> described in chapter seven of the Haynes shop manual.
>
>
>
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