Not much chance of that happening on a Spitfire! :)
Joe Curry
Joe Worsley wrote:
>
> David,
>
> I had the exact same thing happen to my 60 TR3 years ago except I was
> running about 55 and it didn't hit my head. It just went flat against the
> windshield and snapped a hinge just ahead of the hinge pin the other one
> held. That was when you just went down to the dealey and bought anopther
> one. I was also lucky it didn't even dent the hood. It's amazing how fast
> that hood comes up. Had the same thing happen to me in a VW Rabbit on I26
> and it nearly gave my daughter a heart attack. Got a small dent in the roof
> that time. Both times I was at fault by not fastening the hood.
>
> Joe Worsley
> 80 TR8
> 72 TR6
> Advance, NC
>
> At 11:18 AM 10/2/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >Listers,
> >
> >Just took my second drive in the TR3B. Re-bleeding the brakes helped a lot.
> >So... I decided to give it more speed this time. And here is what I
> >learned --- when driving with no apron and no windshield and the wire
> >holding the bonnet down unties itself and the bonnet comes flying up and
> >snaps the hinges and then hits you in the head --- it doesn't hurt as much
> >as one might imagine.
> >
> >Still having a blast,
> >
> >Dave Moag
> >62 TR3B
> >77 Spitfire
> >
> >
> >
> >
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