[Spridgets] Ones That Got Away

Bill Gilroy bill.gilroy at outlook.com
Thu Mar 20 00:33:18 MDT 2014


Here is a VW bus that is reasonably priced, if you dream of microbusbes.


http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/4375237277.html








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From: Linda Grunthaner
Sent: bMondayb, bMarchb b17b, b2014 b4b:b48b bAM
To: Bud Osbourne
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net





Interesting Bud,
Funny how some of us dream about buying our old cars even if they weren't
the best car to own.
Someday I'll buy my Bugeye as it is still sitting in a neighbors driveway
rusting and untouched. The memory of picking it up with Frank in 2008 is
priceless.
Lin


On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:

> I'm pretty sure that "yellow dirt" is cosmoline.  I bought a '78 Spitfire,
> brand-new and I really do like Spitfires (but not nearly as much as
> Spridgets).  It was the right car for me, at that time in my life and I
> enjoyed it, tremendously.  I put 30,000 miles on it in just 18 months, or
> so.  Never let me down, but I can't say that it was trouble-free.  The
> bottom end needed a rebuild at 17,000 miles!  The transmission needed 2nd& 4
> th gear syncros at around 24,000 miles.
>
> About 6 or 8 years ago, I tracked the car down in Parkersburg, WV.  The
> second owner had kept it for a few decades, but it was seldom driven.  The
> third owner is a Corvette guy, so I'm not sure the car is still with him (I
> suppose I should call him and ask), but the car still had less than 40,000
> original miles on it.  If money were no object, I'd have bought it back
> from him.  But, at that time, it was probably worth $4K to $5K (still had
> it's original paint, as well as everything else being original), but I
> didn't feel the urge to spend that kind of money on a Spitfire.  Now,
> there's even less "discretionary" money available, so the good memories
> will have to do.
>
>
>
> Bud
>
>
>
> *From:* Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:26 AM
> *To:* Bud Osbourne
> *Cc:* Paul Van Wig; List Spridgets
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Spridgets] Ones That Got Away
>
>
>
> Wow I don't understand this trend at all. Maybe a Triumph GT6 but not a
> 1500! It seems that almost no mile Spitfire is pretty clean under that
> strange yellow dirt.
>
>
>
> Frank would be scratching his head to read about this as we both owned
> Spitfires and I can't remeber how many times he either installed a
> transmission or a differential, Frankie or Ron would know. I replaced 2
> differentials and sad to say I didn't know why they failed other than that
> early Corvett style leaf spring design.
>
>
>
> I would consider a Triumph GT6 but it would have to be the late model.
>
>
>
> Boys your going to have to save your Spridgets for your children or grand
> children so they don't have to over pay for them.
>
> Lin
>
> On Monday, March 10, 2014, Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:
>
> What is your had made of, Lin?  Maybe if you salt it?  Even the lowly
> Spitfire is gaining in market value.  A good, solid, late 1500 "driver",
> w/overdrive, can fetch $6K, these  days.  A really pristine, original,
> early
> Spit should bring well into the teens.  Scary, ain't it?
> I have a friend who is looking for an un-restored, original, Mk I Spitfire
> to restore.  And he'll spend whatever it takes to get the right car and
> restore it  to a high standard, too.
>
> Bud
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