[Spridgets] MG 2009

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

Really?  40 years ago I was too young to drive, but 37 years ago, when I did
get my license, the highway speed was 60mph up here and after a bit it was
more common to drive 80.  That wasn't in an LBC though.



> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:37:56 -0400
>
> > Whether one does it or not, has done it or not, Spridgets were not
> > designed as
> > a highway car.
>
> Is everyone here too young to remember what driving conditions were like 40
> years ago? When I was dating my wife in a Sprite, the speed limit on the
> biggest 4-lane highway in Honolulu was 35 mph (with on-ramps to match)! I
> had to go out in the country to drive faster than 50 mph, and that was
> flying. People drove a little faster on the Mainland, but not much.
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Midget
> '60 Sprite kit
> Long Island, NY