Frog oil?????
----- Original Message -----
From Toby Atwater <Toby at intri-plex.com>
To: Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail) <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 12:21 PM
Subject: RE: driving on wrong side
> >>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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