[Spridgets] Hardtop from Heaven

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Well, there is someone watching over you.
We got sun today, and 89 degrees.
  ...bill in oregon
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-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of soavero at yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 12:37 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: [Spridgets] Hardtop from Heaven

You guys may recall several months ago a craigslist posting was forwarded to
the list for a NOS Bugeye hardtop in Torrance CA for $100. I have always
wanted a hardtop for my Bugeye, so I forwarded it to Zoom and Buster in
SoCal with instructions to buy it and if they didn't want it I'd take it.
Buster responded first, CC'ing me on his correspondence to the seller saying
HE'D always wanted one, and he'd take it. I was happy for Buster, but a
little bummed that I'd missed yet another hardtop. I'd even lamented this to
Flounder repeatedly while relocating his shop, which includes several rare
and beautiful hardtop variants. 

Fast forward to 2 weeks ago. My wife sits me down and has a weird look on
her face (I'm thinking I was gonna be a papa again or something!). Turns out
Greyhound has LOST the hardtop that Buster bought and SENT TO ME (of course,
Frank, Peter and possibly others were in on it to some extent)! It was never
his intent to keep it, the whole thing was a ruse by him. Greyhound finally
finds it, it's beautiful and, like Buster's BusterCluster Sprite, means a
helluva lot more than its tangible value. Buster's note says "Now, why in
the world would I ever live in a place where I need a hardtop?".

The top has inspired me to get my street Bugeye right, and I've been driving
it every day. An amazing thing to do, and once again proof that this
hobby/list is truly a brother (and sister) hood. 

Cheers to all,
Ron
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