[Spridgets] was record resto, now Bondo tricks

[Michael Conn]

Buster,

Woe is me.   Please, see my other e-mails on the subjects.   Oh, dear. 
Help!

Michael

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruce Evans" <b-evans at earthlink.net>
To: "Michael Conn" <mconn2 at bright.net>; "Spridgets" 
<Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] was record resto, now Bondo tricks


> Michael wrote:  "The stories about how to fill in holes in our spridgets
> are really quite depressing, don't you think.   Surely it's much more
> satisfying to do the job properly (i.e. buy replacement panels or
> whatever)."
>
> That is all fine and well if an owner 1) can afford the $200 for, say, a
> door skin, 2) can find that the body panels are even available, 3) can
> afford the equipment, 4) has the skills necessary for the work, or 5) has
> the time and place for the work.  In 1961, my brother smashed the right
> front end of my Bugeye, and as a poor sailor I had no alternative to Bondo
> and match the paint as closely as possible.  That car provided me
> incredible fun, pleasure, and transportation just like that for decades.
> Only a year and a half ago did the work get done properly.
>
> My Sprite has never been, nor will ever be a trailer queen concours car.
> It has will and will forever be just what it was designed to deliver: 
> fun,
> pleasure, and transportation.  It is the preservation of the marque that 
> is
> important!  I would much rather see Frank and Kevin do a quick restoration
> than have a car go to the grinder.  We all know that those two are not
> doing it for the money, but to keep them on the road.
>
> Buster Evans