From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Fri Oct  4 20:11:10 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 22:11:10 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Steering committee?  A request?
Message-ID: <uk100875rp06chnds492m8kf.1570241391013@email.lge.com>


    Today I started tackling the very real problem of having the steering wheel too close to me.?? ??As i tore more & more into stripping down the pieces of the upper column.?? While test fitting the quick release hub assembly I realised I have the wrong steering wheel!?? ??The one I removed measured around 11.5" in diameter.?? ??That wheel is definitly too small!?? ??The one I have that fits the quick release hub is 15"?? in diameter , that one is too big!!?? The stock wheel appears to be right about 15".?? ??I realise I need a 13" or 14" diameter wheel for the Midget.?? My request is this.?? ??Does anyone have a used 13" or 14" steering wheel??? ??I would lean towards a 13" if given a choice.Anyone? ....help.Thank you !!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From lesterewing at mac.com  Mon Oct  7 11:21:21 2019
From: lesterewing at mac.com (Lester Ewing)
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 12:21:21 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Towing A Bugeye
In-Reply-To: <d9d0333d-bf64-fcee-d356-8cf28251f580@bradakis.com>
References: <2098633508.517755.1569610267889.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
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Maybe I missed it but why not tow it backwards on a dolly?  Rear wheels not turning so no concerns.  Tie the steering wheel off so that it goes mostly straight ahead.

Lester



> On Sep 27, 2019, at 8:22 PM, Mark J Bradakis via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> On 9/27/19 1:05 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets wrote:
>> 
>> If you tow with the rear wheels on the ground, everything from the tires to the clutch will be turning.
>> 
> No, not everything will be turning.  If the rear wheels are on the ground while towing and the driveshaft is still connected, the only thing rotating in the gearbox will be the mainshaft.  None of the gears will be turning, the layshaft will NOT be turning, will NOT be splashing oil around inside the transmission.  For the 50 mile distance you quote this will not be an issue, you aren't going to burn up the unlubricated bearings for such a short time. Well, maybe if you tow at 300 mph, but I'm guessing that ain't gonna happen.
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Mon Oct  7 16:45:31 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:45:31 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Lucas horns...do they blow?
Message-ID: <ob5v9uptfttkion04vtrqg82.1570488304737@email.lge.com>


    Honestly, I have never had a British car with a British horn...that worked.????Fast forward to now.?? I have 2 horns and one goes "BEEP" one does not.?? ?? The one that goes BEEP ( it figures?) has one of the riveted in place spade terminals ripped off the horn.????The other horn I have tried to do something but it does not BEEP.?? ??I tried adjusting it and that yeilded nothing.?? SO , a moment of bravery hit!?? It does not work so time to take it apart and do an exploratory on the insides.?? I ground off all the rivets and now have it all apart.?? I do restoration work on Bosch horns used in Saab cars.?? So I'm familiar with the inner workings of these stupid things.So tomorrow after I clean the set of points in the horn I have apart and test continuity I'll simply clamp it together to give it a test to see if it works.????HORN QUESTION?Both horns I have are marked as 9H.?? Is that Lucas's designation for a High note horn??? ??If it is a High note horn , does anyone have a Low note Lucas horn with the mounting bracket?Some fun?ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From lmacy at mac.com  Mon Oct  7 17:50:54 2019
From: lmacy at mac.com (Larry Macy)
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 19:50:54 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Lucas horns...do they blow?
In-Reply-To: <ob5v9uptfttkion04vtrqg82.1570488304737@email.lge.com>
References: <ob5v9uptfttkion04vtrqg82.1570488304737@email.lge.com>
Message-ID: <FA122995-AADF-462F-A289-B2D3E36F80AB@mac.com>

That?s what I call ?tootin? your own horn? LOL



> On Oct 7, 2019, at 6:45 PM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Honestly, I have never had a British car with a British horn...that worked.  
> Fast forward to now.  I have 2 horns and one goes "BEEP" one does not.    The one that goes BEEP ( it figures?) has one of the riveted in place spade terminals ripped off the horn.  
> The other horn I have tried to do something but it does not BEEP.   I tried adjusting it and that yeilded nothing.  SO , a moment of bravery hit!  It does not work so time to take it apart and do an exploratory on the insides.  I ground off all the rivets and now have it all apart.  I do restoration work on Bosch horns used in Saab cars.  So I'm familiar with the inner workings of these stupid things.
> So tomorrow after I clean the set of points in the horn I have apart and test continuity I'll simply clamp it together to give it a test to see if it works.  
> HORN QUESTION?
> Both horns I have are marked as 9H.  Is that Lucas's designation for a High note horn?   If it is a High note horn , does anyone have a Low note Lucas horn with the mounting bracket?
> Some fun?
> Chuck
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Thu Oct 10 12:47:27 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:47:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Thermostat
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The cooler weather is coming, even here is Southern California.? I think my thermostat is acting up because the car will run cool for a while and then it will overheat a little.? All of a sudden it is running cool again.? I just pulled the engine to swap transmissions and of course there are a few easy to deal with issues, but overheating is one that was not there prior to swapping trans missions. What temp thermostat should I put in my 1275 Bugeye?? Is the sliding sleeve type worth the money?Mike MacLean
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Fri Oct 11 06:04:24 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:04:24 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Now that's not cool?
Message-ID: <j9lubth9v3d6frok8aifpstm.1570795409724@email.lge.com>


    I had planned to use a cooling fan that was in Frank's parts that I recieved when I picked up the Midget in New Jersey.?? Until recently I had no gauge for how much room I had to use that fan.?? ??Due to its design it can only be used behind a radiator instead of in front ofva radiator.?? This is the only fan I have and it's too big to fit between the engine & radiator.My question is this:Does anyone have a used fan that might fit a cross flow radiator in a spridget??? ??Just hope someone may have something left from an old project.Thank you!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From 72spridget at gmail.com  Fri Oct 11 06:21:18 2019
From: 72spridget at gmail.com (David Lieb)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:21:18 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Now that's not cool?
In-Reply-To: <j9lubth9v3d6frok8aifpstm.1570795409724@email.lge.com>
References: <j9lubth9v3d6frok8aifpstm.1570795409724@email.lge.com>
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Hey Chuck, if you can find a shroud from a 1500, it will bolt right up and
give you an extra inch+ between pulley and radiator.
David
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Fri Oct 11 06:24:43 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:24:43 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Thermostat
Message-ID: <6bjer0q63qmrqduu1dijhcbr.1570795782836@email.lge.com>

First off what temperature is the thermostat you are using marked .?? ??it's usually stamped somewhere on the thermostat .????That would be a start.?? ????From what you are describing it sounds like the thermostat is cycling as it is supposed to do.?? Getting up to the opening temperature range and if it's cooling too much closing until it becomes back up to the thermostat's opening temperature range again.?? ??All that said , it sounds like you have a thermostat that has an opening temperature range that is too high for your car in your climate.????Personally i have one in my bugeye that is probably the lowest I've seen , 165?? for it's intended opening temperature.?? Now my bugeye has a nationals level ( F Production) 1275 with a bone stock original radiator.?? ??It was how I had it assembled years before all the modern options for cooling systems and I did take it to shows that favored period looking cars.?? No options for alloy radiators .All the bla-bla-bla aside , Mike please let us know what range thermostat you are using.?? It sounds ( guessing here?) You are running a 195?? one or posdibly hotter.ChuckNow back to the Midget project.Sent from my LG Mobile------ Original message------From: Michael MacLean via Spridgets Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2019 2:47 PMTo: Spridgets via Spridgets;Cc: Subject:[Spridgets] ThermostatThe cooler weather is coming, even here is Southern California.?? I think my thermostat is acting up because the car will run cool for a while and then it will overheat a little.?? All of a sudden it is running cool again.?? I just pulled the engine to swap transmissions and of course there are a few easy to deal with issues, but overheating is one that was not there prior to swapping trans missions. What temp thermostat should I put in my 1275 Bugeye??? Is the sliding sleeve type worth the money?Mike MacLean
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Fri Oct 11 17:19:10 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:19:10 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Lucas horns.....
Message-ID: <d4g43fpe25gknugn496taso7.1570835895842@email.lge.com>


    I dissected a Lucas horn and aparently they suffer the same corrosion on the contact points that most other types that I've bern able to repair.?? ??The horn I took apart will never be a viable horn.?? ??After a good cleaning it kinda worked but no adjustment got it loud enough to be used on a car.?? ??An interesting side note in comparing the Lucas horn to others I've had apart is the diaphragm or what ever it's called that through its vibration makes the horn sound , has a slight variance.No other car horn that I've seen has a pin hole in the diaphragm.?? No its not rust , it's a purpose made hole.?? ??Lucas uses gaskets to keep water out of the electromagnet and contact half of the horn.?? All other horns I've seen do the same.?? ??But no one except for Lucas has a tiny perforation purposely put in the diaphragm.?? ??Moisture is a huge culprit in damaging the inside of a horn.?? And Lucas decides its ok to allow moisture laden air acess to the inner works of the horn.?? Go figure.Any way I guess I'm still looking for a Lucas horn that is a low note to make a set for the Midget.????ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Fri Oct 11 17:20:03 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:20:03 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Dashing through....the Midget?
Message-ID: <b523a52vkvmu4c2e2hnocjhq.1570835969560@email.lge.com>


    I've created a dash from a stock 1970 dash with all the foam & vynal stuff completely stripped off of it.?? Then did some cut & welding magic.?? ??A little bit of duraglass for flavor and TA-DA!?? ?? A functional dash to mount switches and the master battery "kill" switch.?? Partially painted and ever so slightly upholstered and it looks... Like a dash.Today I mated the custom wire harness to the dash and installed all the correct connectors to make it all plug in and work.?? It was almost an all day fun for all ages kind of event.?? ??Saturday I'm going to continuity test all the circuts I can before putting the assembly in the car.?? ??It would be pleasant to flip a switch and actually have what the switch is labeled for...work.?? ??Right now I do not want to see any more crimp connectors , heat shrink tubing or electrical tape for quite a while.ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Sat Oct 12 15:27:51 2019
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 22:27:51 +0100
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Dashing through....the Midget?
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I made a dash too, a while ago!

On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 00:23, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> I've created a dash from a stock 1970 dash with all the foam & vynal stuff
> completely stripped off of it.  Then did some cut & welding magic.   A
> little bit of duraglass for flavor and TA-DA!    A functional dash to mount
> switches and the master battery "kill" switch.  Partially painted and ever
> so slightly upholstered and it looks... Like a dash.
> Today I mated the custom wire harness to the dash and installed all the
> correct connectors to make it all plug in and work.  It was almost an all
> day fun for all ages kind of event.   Saturday I'm going to continuity test
> all the circuts I can before putting the assembly in the car.   It would be
> pleasant to flip a switch and actually have what the switch is labeled
> for...work.   Right now I do not want to see any more crimp connectors ,
> heat shrink tubing or electrical tape for quite a while.
> Chuck
>
>
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Mon Oct 14 15:46:57 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 21:46:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Cable
References: <2105769257.1497305.1571089617173.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2105769257.1497305.1571089617173@mail.yahoo.com>

Just got a replacement tach cable from Vicky Brit to replace the 20 year old cable that broke right at the reduction drive at the generator of my Bugeye.

? This new one is made in Thailand.? Seems OK.? Does anyone know the maximum the inner cable can protrude from the tachometer end to properly engage the instrument without damaging it?? Picture is me feeling small on the way home from my transmission swap at the mechanic.Mike MacLean

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From refisk at chartermi.net  Mon Oct 14 16:27:59 2019
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:27:59 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Cable
In-Reply-To: <2105769257.1497305.1571089617173@mail.yahoo.com>
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Message-ID: <F132F866-5254-4C08-B476-B6C23CAF0F86@chartermi.net>

Mike,

I don't know the answer to your cable question.  But I see a black plate.  Cool!  I still have my black plates, but can't use them here of course.  :-)

Rick

Sent from my keyboard

> On Oct 14, 2019, at 5:46 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Just got a replacement tach cable from Vicky Brit to replace the 20 year old cable that broke right at the reduction drive at the generator of my Bugeye.
> <FB_IMG_1571022124759.jpg>
> 
>   This new one is made in Thailand.  Seems OK.  Does anyone know the maximum the inner cable can protrude from the tachometer end to properly engage the instrument without damaging it?  Picture is me feeling small on the way home from my transmission swap at the mechanic.
> Mike MacLean
> 
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Mon Oct 14 16:54:47 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:54:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Cable
In-Reply-To: <F132F866-5254-4C08-B476-B6C23CAF0F86@chartermi.net>
References: <2105769257.1497305.1571089617173.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
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Yes, not a "Vanity" black plate like the state offers now.? That plate was assigned to my car when everyone had to switch over to the black plates. (62 or 63?)? Played hell getting the DMV let me keep them.? They took the original pink slip from 1976 (last time the car was registered) when I changed ownership before the restoration.? After the car was ready to out on the road, I was refused the use of the black plates because I did not have any paperwork showing the 1976 registration.? I told her how could I, you took it from me.? Big argument started which brought over a supervisor.? She told me to give her a few days and she will try to get hold of Sacramento to find the original paperwork.? Two weeks later registration came in the mail showing the black plates were ok to use.? Sometimes the system works, just not very often.Mike M

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 3:28 PM, Rick Fisk<refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:   Mike,
I don't know the answer to your cable question. ?But I see a black plate. ?Cool! ?I still have my black plates, but can't use them here of course. ?:-)
Rick

Sent from my keyboard
On Oct 14, 2019, at 5:46 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:


Just got a replacement tach cable from Vicky Brit to replace the 20 year old cable that broke right at the reduction drive at the generator of my Bugeye.<FB_IMG_1571022124759.jpg>

? This new one is made in Thailand.? Seems OK.? Does anyone know the maximum the inner cable can protrude from the tachometer end to properly engage the instrument without damaging it?? Picture is me feeling small on the way home from my transmission swap at the mechanic.Mike MacLean

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From g.h.higgins at gmail.com  Mon Oct 14 17:43:27 2019
From: g.h.higgins at gmail.com (Greg Higgins)
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:43:27 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Cable
In-Reply-To: <2105769257.1497305.1571089617173@mail.yahoo.com>
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Mike, it looks like a nice bright sunny day out there. How come you don't
have the top down?

Greg Higgins

On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 5:47 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Just got a replacement tach cable from Vicky Brit to replace the 20 year
> old cable that broke right at the reduction drive at the generator of my
> Bugeye.
>
>
>   This new one is made in Thailand.  Seems OK.  Does anyone know the
> maximum the inner cable can protrude from the tachometer end to properly
> engage the instrument without damaging it?  Picture is me feeling small on
> the way home from my transmission swap at the mechanic.
> Mike MacLean
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Mon Oct 14 22:45:47 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:45:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Cable
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Because of the bald spot on the top of my head.? Just kidding.? Most of the driving was on the freeway.? A little better with the wind at 70 with the top up.? When I got home the top came off and probably won't be back on for quite a while.? Never up around town.Mike

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  On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 4:43 PM, Greg Higgins<g.h.higgins at gmail.com> wrote:   Mike, it looks like a nice bright sunny day out there. How come you don't have the top down??
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On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 5:47 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

Just got a replacement tach cable from Vicky Brit to replace the 20 year old cable that broke right at the reduction drive at the generator of my Bugeye.

? This new one is made in Thailand.? Seems OK.? Does anyone know the maximum the inner cable can protrude from the tachometer end to properly engage the instrument without damaging it?? Picture is me feeling small on the way home from my transmission swap at the mechanic.Mike MacLean

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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Wed Oct 16 10:59:15 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:59:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Tachometer Inner Cable
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A few days ago I asked about how much of the inner tach cable should protrude from the sheath to protect the instrument end.? After a half hour of Googling I found the Vintage British Cables Canadian web site that had a reprint from a Smiths manual.? The instrument end of the inner cable should protrude no more than 3/8ths of an inch from the outer sheath at the instrument end.
http://vintagebritishcables.com/images/ServiceInformation2.jpg
I know I have seen this information somewhere else in the past, but I cannot find it among all the other trivia that is rattling around in my brain.? Just thought you might be interested in the result of this google search.? Besides the Vintage British Cable website has tach and speedo cables that are vastly superior to the Chinese crap we are getting from the usual suspects.Mike MacLean
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Wed Oct 16 21:09:35 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 23:09:35 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Another missing piece
Message-ID: <svdb0l2j974ob73ja6i5cmor.1571281729655@email.lge.com>


    The "Z" bent horn mount brackets that attach in front of The radiator in a cross flow cooling system car .?? I do not have either a right or left hand side one.?? ??They attach through the front valance mount holes into the threaded nuts in the tops of the frame rails.Thought I'd ask...ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Sun Oct 20 10:48:24 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 12:48:24 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: A few updates Frank-ly speaking
Message-ID: <usfnl87n7hmsf3ci7rctt5ru.1571590076394@email.lge.com>


    The last week has been literally " electrifying"!Cutting the blank fiberglass front fenders for headlights & turn signals , drilling mounting holes once, and NOT screwing it up!? ?Plugging in all kinds of stuff to a seriously cut apart and modified stock front and rear wire harness has been rather interesting to say the least!? Installing the now finished in wrinkle finish black with a leather grained vynal trim strip across the top edge dash did not go smoothly but , it is in the car.? ?For reasons I'm am soooo thankful for , I put the dash in the car with the main harness attached to everything.? So as of 2 days ago here is where the car stands electrically speaking:Positive battery cables accommodating the required master battery switch done.Electric cooling fan circut with indicator lamp done.Fuel pump switch with indicator lamp done.Ignition switch with indicator lamp done.Battery master "kill" switch done.Turn signals with indicators ( and they cancel too!) done.Low/high beams with high beam indicator done.Park lamps done.Instrument illumination done.The Summit Racing MSD box wired & plugged in.Fuse box installed.Brake lights done.Coil is wired.The wire to energise starter solenoid is completed ( and tested) .Horn circut exists but not tested and end of turn signal stalk is the horn button.I can not begin to ramble on about damaged light sockets and improper ground issues that gave me issues !? ?Every light now lights with the proper command and that's huge for recycling part of a factory harness and fabricating the rest.Other stuff:Fuel line from fuel pump (mounted in trunk area) through interior to the under hood fuel distribution block is 1 continuous length of braided AN-6 line ( a remnant from another project).Quick release steering wheel hub was centered and not only welded to the steering shaft but cross drilled for a hardened roll pin.Steering column shortened about 3" and upper column new mounts fabricated.Mounts for the lap belts & anti sub. belt installed.??All bolt in rollbar hardware removed and replaced with a couple new bolts and all new lock washers and nuts.A custom main chassis ground lug installed in the interior adjacent to the marine type battery box.? The negative battery cable needs tobe fabricated .A custom manufactured cut down windshield frame ( 4" high on both ends) with Lexan windscreen has been completed.Interior of car painted gray.? ( nothing fancy!)Fuel pump & filter mounted in the trunk.Welded 4.22 diff in rearAll new urethane rear suspension bushingsPanhard rod now properly installed & adjuster.Ventilated rear brake backing plates.All new brake & clutch tubing ( new clutch hose) ( new brake hoses)Rebuilt F. Calipers? ? "? ? ? ? ?brake master cylN.O.S.? ?clutch master cyl? ?"? ? ? ? ? ?clutch slave cylComplete functioning emergency brake.Double bearing rear hubs?Alloy finned rear brake drums.Hardest production axles installed.Anti-tramp bars .N.O.S.? rear shocksNew rear shock linksOffset rear leaf springsAll new front suspension bushingsRebuilt set of lower control armsTapered roller bearing? front hub bearingsNew 3/4" front sway bar mounted in solid mounts with adjustable end links.Complete car is significantly lowered!BHP Development custom side exhaust header.? ( needs to be fitted once an engine with head are in the car!)Freshly built straight cut transmission with reverse lock out.This is where the car stands today.I truly believe Frank would have driven it like he stole it once the motor gets built!? ( I know we will!!!)??There still is quite a bit to do on this car!? ?And a few missing bits.Thank EVERYONE!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Sun Oct 20 16:29:50 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 18:29:50 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: A few updates Frank-ly speaking
Message-ID: <gkmplhvmtjjuv0gu5jo50s9v.1571609349531@email.lge.com>


    Well, I do not know how fast I am.?? ??It has been a year and a half since the Midget came to live here.?? All that has transpired over 1.5 years at this point.????I have been dealing with other challenges throughout the project.?? ??The most recent challenge was my company had new management invest in the company.?? Lots of changes , the most recent was my job was terminated.?? ??So right now I have all the time in the world and no money with unemployment.?? So I had lots of body work materials , including 1 gallon of white acrylic enamel and half a gallon of urethane clear to paint the car.Actually the entire amount spent on ALL THE BODY WORK & PAINT was 5.00.?? Yes!?? ??You read that right!?? ??I needed 1tube of hardner for body filler , that was the 5.00.?? ??Once the car was painted , it became a bit like building a model car.?? ??I have revived all the lights and lamp sockets using parts and pieces from numerous headlight assemblies , multiple front turn signal pieces and some rather sketchy tail lights.?? Splicing together wires on lights that had cut , burned or torn leads on them.?? ??This car had become the epitome of Frank's "we right" principal.?? ?? ??I have revived so much that so many would have discarded.?? And it's all come together to make 1 car.?? Even the left door was created from two doors and all the door hardware is from multiple cars.?? It has been a real challenge .?? Also the car is not some Sunday drive on a nice day car.?? ??It is going racing.?? ??So it must be sound and safe.?? It will not fall apart at an event!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile------ Original message------From: corvallis at peoplepc.comDate: Sun, Oct 20, 2019 1:51 PMTo: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com;Cc: Subject:RE: [Spridgets] Fw: A few updates Frank-ly speakingCongratulations; you are a fast worker.?? Bill in Oregon??????????????????????????????Sent from my LG Mobile


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From jpp963 at aol.com  Sun Oct 20 17:25:49 2019
From: jpp963 at aol.com (Peter Gajdosik)
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:25:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] updates
References: <1988066391.2831704.1571613949377.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1988066391.2831704.1571613949377@mail.yahoo.com>

Chuck -
What fenders are those?
Looking good!
Pete Gajdosik

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? 1. Fw: A few updates Frank-ly speaking (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
 


 The last week has been literally " electrifying"!Cutting the blank fiberglass front fenders for headlights & turn signals , drilling mounting holes once, and NOT screwing it up!? ?Plugging in all kinds of stuff to a seriously cut apart and modified stock front and rear wire harness has been rather interesting to say the least!? Installing the now finished in wrinkle finish black with a leather grained vynal trim strip across the top edge dash did not go smoothly but , it is in the car.? ?For reasons I'm am soooo thankful for , I put the dash in the car with the main harness attached to everything.? So as of 2 days ago here is where the car stands electrically speaking:Positive battery cables accommodating the required master battery switch done.Electric cooling fan circut with indicator lamp done.Fuel pump switch with indicator lamp done.Ignition switch with indicator lamp done.Battery master "kill" switch done.Turn signals with indicators ( and they cancel too!) done.Low/high beams with high beam indicator done.Park lamps done.Instrument illumination done.The Summit Racing MSD box wired & plugged in.Fuse box installed.Brake lights done.Coil is wired.The wire to energise starter solenoid is completed ( and tested) .Horn circut exists but not tested and end of turn signal stalk is the horn button.I can not begin to ramble on about damaged light sockets and improper ground issues that gave me issues !? ?Every light now lights with the proper command and that's huge for recycling part of a factory harness and fabricating the rest.Other stuff:Fuel line from fuel pump (mounted in trunk area) through interior to the under hood fuel distribution block is 1 continuous length of braided AN-6 line ( a remnant from another project).Quick release steering wheel hub was centered and not only welded to the steering shaft but cross drilled for a hardened roll pin.Steering column shortened about 3" and upper column new mounts fabricated.Mounts for the lap belts & anti sub. belt installed.??All bolt in rollbar hardware removed and replaced with a couple new bolts and all new lock washers and nuts.A custom main chassis ground lug installed in the interior adjacent to the marine type battery box.? The negative battery cable needs tobe fabricated .A custom manufactured cut down windshield frame ( 4" high on both ends) with Lexan windscreen has been completed.Interior of car painted gray.? ( nothing fancy!)Fuel pump & filter mounted in the trunk.Welded 4.22 diff in rearAll new urethane rear suspension bushingsPanhard rod now properly installed & adjuster.Ventilated rear brake backing plates.All new brake & clutch tubing ( new clutch hose) ( new brake hoses)Rebuilt F. Calipers? ? "? ? ? ? ?brake master cylN.O.S.? ?clutch master cyl? ?"? ? ? ? ? ?clutch slave cylComplete functioning emergency brake.Double bearing rear hubs?Alloy finned rear brake drums.Hardest production axles installed.Anti-tramp bars .N.O.S.? rear shocksNew rear shock linksOffset rear leaf springsAll new front suspension bushingsRebuilt set of lower control armsTapered roller bearing? front hub bearingsNew 3/4" front sway bar mounted in solid mounts with adjustable end links.Complete car is significantly lowered!BHP Development custom side exhaust header.? ( needs to be fitted once an engine with head are in the car!)Freshly built straight cut transmission with reverse lock out.
This is where the car stands today.I truly believe Frank would have driven it like he stole it once the motor gets built!? ( I know we will!!!)??There still is quite a bit to do on this car!? ?And a few missing bits.
Thank EVERYONE!Chuck














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From frogeye at cox.net  Sun Oct 20 18:02:04 2019
From: frogeye at cox.net (Alan)
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 20:02:04 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fiberglass front racing  fenders
Message-ID: <BEE0020C-42A7-4D96-900C-01C07C305095@cox.net>

I have 2 fiberglass racing fenders, never installed 
These came with a project that never was completed.
I have pictures available if anyone?s interested.
Alan

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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Sun Oct 20 22:06:22 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:06:22 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Whose fiberglass fenders?
Message-ID: <v7hgtuhn539esgmrup49rh0b.1571629483251@email.lge.com>

I suspect both the front fenders and quarter panel pieces are from the same manufacturer.?? I have looked a little in an attempt to identify who was either the manufacturer or supplier.?? ??There are subtle difrences between what I have here on the car and the very few I have seen on the sites I could find on the internet.If someone can identify the fiberglass , that would be an interesting side bar to the project.?? ??One thing to remember is these pieces are at least 20 - 25 years old.?? ??Possibly older.?? I had an interest in a fiberglass hood and trunk lid but the budget does not allow this dream.?? ??These hoods weigh a ton and the one I have needs body work .... which will only make it weigh more.?? ??But at least I have a hood.?? I have resisted doing the rust & dent work on the one I do have with hopes of some improved offering.?? ??At one time I looked at front spoilers.?? The few I have seen are intended to be used with the specific manufacturer's flared fiberglass fenders.?? ??Now I am able to do fiberglass work and could modify a piece of other manufacture to conform to the car in its present configuration.?? ??But right now , I just want to complete the Midget.?? ??This poor neglected car was missing so much and what was there needed to be disassembled and seriously gone through.?? ??We ( both Mary Anne and myself) are going to drive this car at speed and it's first competition exposure will be at hillclimbs.?? ??The car had better work as constructed and respond predictably.?? ??Hillclimbs have no room for errors!?? After all this work I have no intentions of damaging this car!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Thu Oct 24 17:41:16 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:41:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Loose Nuts and Radiator Caps
References: <878813557.1851503.1571960476461.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <878813557.1851503.1571960476461@mail.yahoo.com>

Swapped out my thermostat today.? The three nuts that clamp the cover down were just about finger tight.? The housing was on there for so long it was not leaking.? In fact, I needed a dead blow hammer to loosen it.? Now I want to go over the rest of the car and see what else is loose after 19 years since the restoration.? BY the way, does anyone know the Stant or NAPA part number for the radiator cap?Mike MacLeam
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From kevinv1275 at gmail.com  Fri Oct 25 06:35:10 2019
From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine)
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:35:10 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Loose Nuts and Radiator Caps
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Stant 10206

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/austin-healey,1960,sprite,948cc+l4,1440314,cooling+system,radiator+cap,2068


Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa

On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 7:41 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Swapped out my thermostat today.  The three nuts that clamp the cover down
> were just about finger tight.  The housing was on there for so long it was
> not leaking.  In fact, I needed a dead blow hammer to loosen it.  Now I
> want to go over the rest of the car and see what else is loose after 19
> years since the restoration.  BY the way, does anyone know the Stant or
> NAPA part number for the radiator cap?
> Mike MacLeam
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Fri Oct 25 22:49:23 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 04:49:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Frozen
References: <2036024724.2461767.1572065363955.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2036024724.2461767.1572065363955@mail.yahoo.com>

I had to break two tach cable before it dawned on me it wasn't the cable.? It is the tachometer.? For some reason my Bugeye tachometer has frozen up inside where the tach cable is attached.? It's a first for me.? Just wondering if this can be fixed and while to send it to.Mike MacLean

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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Fri Oct 25 23:15:31 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 01:15:31 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Frozen
Message-ID: <1ukl02i9v83crs97rqka4hjk.1572066507327@email.lge.com>

You might be able to fix it yourself.?? But ya gotta get yer brave on to dive into it.These things come apart. The lens and chrome rim twist and align the tabs with the cut outs and the front comes apart.?? Remove the screws on the back and the tach assembly comes out of the cup.?? There might literally be a piece of dirt stuck where it does not belong.?? Also it may be seized from dried grease .?? if that's the case a model paint brush with some paint thinner applied to the dried grease will liquify the dried grease.?? If that works to free it up , apply small amounts of very light oil ( used sewing machine oil or 3 in one oil in the past) on all of the parts that look like they are moving parts .??If ALL else fails , then reassemble for a rebuild.ChuckSent from my LG Mobile------ Original message------From: Michael MacLean via SpridgetsDate: Sat, Oct 26, 2019 12:54 AMTo: Spridgets via Spridgets;Cc: Subject:[Spridgets] Tach FrozenI had to break two tach cable before it dawned on me it wasn't the cable.?? It is the tachometer.?? For some reason my Bugeye tachometer has frozen up inside where the tach cable is attached.?? It's a first for me.?? Just wondering if this can be fixed and while to send it to.Mike MacLeanSent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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From cosmicmag1380 at gmail.com  Sat Oct 26 12:08:53 2019
From: cosmicmag1380 at gmail.com (CosmicMag1380)
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:08:53 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Frozen
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In addition to Chuck's advice, I just want to add that a friend of mine
recommends Mobil 1 synthetic oil for uses such as this. He repairs clocks
as a retirement hobby and claims that it works the best on fine movements...

HTH,
Kent

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:54 AM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I had to break two tach cable before it dawned on me it wasn't the cable.
> It is the tachometer.  For some reason my Bugeye tachometer has frozen up
> inside where the tach cable is attached.  It's a first for me.  Just
> wondering if this can be fixed and while to send it to.
> Mike MacLean
>
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From cmanuel9430 at gmail.com  Sun Oct 27 09:22:11 2019
From: cmanuel9430 at gmail.com (Chris Manuel)
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 10:22:11 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Frozen Tach
In-Reply-To: <mailman.10.1572112802.25606.spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <mailman.10.1572112802.25606.spridgets@autox.team.net>
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I would advise not using the ?red can? 3 in 1 oil.  Use the blue one for electric motors.  I recall the red can formula has paraffin added as a preservative, and will gum up again.

Also, for flushing the old caked up oils, very small amounts of Ronson lighter fluid (naphtha) really does the trick.

Chris

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> 
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
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> 
>   1. Tach Frozen (Michael MacLean)
>   2. Re: Tach Frozen (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
> 
> From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Tach Frozen
> Date: October 25, 2019 at 11:49:23 PM CDT
> To: Spridgets via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Reply-To: "rrengineer.mike at att.net" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> 
> 
> I had to break two tach cable before it dawned on me it wasn't the cable.  It is the tachometer.  For some reason my Bugeye tachometer has frozen up inside where the tach cable is attached.  It's a first for me.  Just wondering if this can be fixed and while to send it to.
> Mike MacLean
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Sun Oct 27 22:06:19 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:06:19 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] MG Midget dash emblem
Message-ID: <0nom992hvo1tvbkmvoathv8a.1572235371678@email.lge.com>

Does anyone have a midget dash emblem that was used on the radio block off plates?Chrome octagon with the bars coming from either side??? ??I'm seriously considering one for the race car's dash .?? Just thought I'd ask.Chuck.Sent from my LG Mobile
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Wed Oct 30 08:24:59 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:24:59 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
References: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762.ref@email.lge.com>
Message-ID: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>


    Ok the last of light yesterday!After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.? I currently it is too narrow at the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in it.? ?Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.? Still tons to do to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a test drive!? ?Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the shop for months and months .? ?Also so much has been changed replaced and more over a year and a half.? ?Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and pieces are coming together!? ?A New Jersey plate was in the car when I retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)? put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.??Hindsight...20-20...? *sigh*THANK EVERYONE!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile


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From oldsaabguy at comcast.net  Wed Oct 30 08:45:31 2019
From: oldsaabguy at comcast.net (JMFangio)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:45:31 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
In-Reply-To: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
References: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762.ref@email.lge.com>
 <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
Message-ID: <E653D0E9-2F15-439D-A212-B86CB944FA17@comcast.net>

WOW!  That is some transformation! 

Now about that blue car in the background?  ;-)

Lester


> On Oct 30, 2019, at 9:24 AM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ok the last of light yesterday!
> After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .
> Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.  I currently it is too narrow at the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in it.   Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.  Still tons to do to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a test drive!   
> Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the shop for months and months .   Also so much has been changed replaced and more over a year and a half.   
> Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and pieces are coming together!   A New Jersey plate was in the car when I retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)  put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.  
> Hindsight...20-20...  *sigh*
> THANK EVERYONE!
> Chuck
> 
> 
> Sent from my LG Mobile
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From miniac7 at aol.com  Wed Oct 30 08:47:44 2019
From: miniac7 at aol.com (miniac7 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:47:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
References: <52885996.2106423.1572446864369.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <52885996.2106423.1572446864369@mail.yahoo.com>

Chuck,?Where and when will the first competition event be scheduled and held for you in this car??I'm proposing that?we need to be there to help celebrate you in your achievement and?support your efforts that weekend. Schedule permitting, I am commenting myself to being there with my Sprite, and I am?hereby?challenging others on the list to do the same and join in. We can make it a SpridgetFest of sorts.?Howard CollinsVirginia Beach, VA.??-----Original Message-----
From: crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
To: spridgets at autox.team.net <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 10:32 am
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!

 


 Ok the last of light yesterday!After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.? I currently it is too narrow at the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in it.? ?Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.? Still tons to do to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a test drive!? ?Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the shop for months and months .? ?Also so much has been changed replaced and more over a year and a half.? ?Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and pieces are coming together!? ?A New Jersey plate was in the car when I retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)? put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.??Hindsight...20-20...? *sigh*THANK EVERYONE!Chuck

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From healeyrik at gmail.com  Wed Oct 30 09:46:53 2019
From: healeyrik at gmail.com (HealeyRick)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:46:53 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
In-Reply-To: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
References: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762.ref@email.lge.com>
 <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
Message-ID: <CAGfzsZcUWhKKr86i9Wja165AFniws1pJ4K4_iB1aTozayhdpeQ@mail.gmail.com>

Looks great, Chuck.  Nice work!

Rick Neville

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10:40 AM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> Ok the last of light yesterday!
> After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND
> hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car
> from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .
> Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.  I currently it is too narrow at
> the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in
> it.   Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that
> works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.  Still tons to do
> to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a
> test drive!
> Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the
> ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the
> shop for months and months .   Also so much has been changed replaced and
> more over a year and a half.
> Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and
> pieces are coming together!   A New Jersey plate was in the car when I
> retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)
> put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.
> Hindsight...20-20...  *sigh*
> THANK EVERYONE!
> Chuck
>
>
> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
> ------------------------
>
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>
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From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Wed Oct 30 10:10:33 2019
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:10:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
In-Reply-To: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
References: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762.ref@email.lge.com>
 <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
Message-ID: <984368443.4512353.1572451833158@mail.yahoo.com>

 Chuck,???? It's hard to imagine the amount of effort that went into the transformation of that car!? The backyard garage mechanic is not dead!? Great job.Mike MacLean

    On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 7:31:53 AM PDT, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
  


 Ok the last of light yesterday!After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.? I currently it is too narrow at the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in it.? ?Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.? Still tons to do to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a test drive!? ?Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the shop for months and months .? ?Also so much has been changed replaced and more over a year and a half.? ?Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and pieces are coming together!? ?A New Jersey plate was in the car when I retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)? put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.??Hindsight...20-20...? *sigh*THANK EVERYONE!Chuck

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From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Wed Oct 30 15:07:05 2019
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:07:05 +0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
In-Reply-To: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
References: <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762.ref@email.lge.com>
 <ilke8p8d5v334a5mo96hssa7.1572445463762@email.lge.com>
Message-ID: <CAMhoh1Wy1Kgwc98JhG_YJpKtgd385M88XR87OXJYStE2fQWC-A@mail.gmail.com>

So the Blue ring a ding Saab is next?

On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 14:35, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> Ok the last of light yesterday!
> After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND
> hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car
> from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .
> Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.  I currently it is too narrow at
> the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in
> it.   Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that
> works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.  Still tons to do
> to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a
> test drive!
> Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the
> ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the
> shop for months and months .   Also so much has been changed replaced and
> more over a year and a half.
> Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and
> pieces are coming together!   A New Jersey plate was in the car when I
> retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)
> put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.
> Hindsight...20-20...  *sigh*
> THANK EVERYONE!
> Chuck
>
>
> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
> ------------------------
>
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From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Wed Oct 30 15:19:44 2019
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:19:44 +0000
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
Message-ID: <CAMhoh1UAo7mPhTtDTbyXfYT3usx-PNBarsgvvNA=iODkj+wHSA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi List,

Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror
bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the
air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.

Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour
who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg)
white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I
went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no
petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery
man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went
to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone -
just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a
power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery
leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some
imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck
so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get
them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi
and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the
Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a
graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my
leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol
gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads
with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car
towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my
torch.

So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and
delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says
460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!

Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a
workshop manual (in Polish?)?

I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any
cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more
than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the
car
https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21

Regards


Daniel
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From g.h.higgins at gmail.com  Wed Oct 30 15:47:00 2019
From: g.h.higgins at gmail.com (Greg Higgins)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:47:00 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
In-Reply-To: <CAMhoh1UAo7mPhTtDTbyXfYT3usx-PNBarsgvvNA=iODkj+wHSA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMhoh1UAo7mPhTtDTbyXfYT3usx-PNBarsgvvNA=iODkj+wHSA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+qsuJ_YMvQoU8GHHoay_C15u2-=w00knVtoej6AiDaf67rHOg@mail.gmail.com>

Daniel, the vehicle id tag indicates the car runs on premium fuel, and
holds 24 U.S gallons.
What is the price of premium in the UK these days? I hope your neighbour
has deep pockets.

Greg Higgins

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 5:20 PM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror
> bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the
> air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
> house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland)
> neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970
> (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine
> when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded
> but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.
> Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping
> it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and
> trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up
> and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but
> discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I
> fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them
> up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my
> car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour
> has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to
> run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a
> graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my
> leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol
> gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads
> with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car
> towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my
> torch.
>
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
> Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and
> delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says
> 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
> have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a
> workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any
> cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
> this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more
> than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the
> car
> https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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From bkitterer at me.com  Wed Oct 30 17:14:03 2019
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:14:03 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Hi Daniel,

Something is not right.  The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940.  It is a low production and highly sought after car.

More information here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956?1957)


Bob  Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2013 Miata

Pay it Forward
Thanks Frank


> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?
> Hi List,
> 
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
> 
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
> 
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
> 
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
> 
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Daniel 
> 
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Wed Oct 30 17:24:21 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:24:21 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
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To be honest the next project is a 1961 Saab 96 police ( POLIS in Swedish) car.?? Yes!?? Traditional all black car with 4 white fenders and white lettering "POLIS" on all 4 sides.?? We are planning on bringing the Midget for the "race car paddock" for import Carlisle AND IF the Saab police car is running , bring that as out "support" car for the event.??I've been enjoying the 67 96's "patina".ChuckIt's going to be a busy winter....Sent from my LG Mobile------ Original message------From: Weslake1330Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 5:07 PMTo: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com;Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net;Subject:Re: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!So the Blue ring a ding Saab is next?On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 14:35, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:















    
    Ok the last of light yesterday!After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.?? I currently it is too narrow at the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in it.?? ??Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.?? Still tons to do to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a test drive!?? ??Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the shop for months and months .?? ??Also so much has been changed replaced and more over a year and a half.?? ??Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and pieces are coming together!?? ??A New Jersey plate was in the car when I retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)?? put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.????Hindsight...20-20...?? *sigh*THANK EVERYONE!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile





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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Wed Oct 30 17:24:21 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:24:21 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!
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To be honest the next project is a 1961 Saab 96 police ( POLIS in Swedish) car.?? Yes!?? Traditional all black car with 4 white fenders and white lettering "POLIS" on all 4 sides.?? We are planning on bringing the Midget for the "race car paddock" for import Carlisle AND IF the Saab police car is running , bring that as out "support" car for the event.??I've been enjoying the 67 96's "patina".ChuckIt's going to be a busy winter....Sent from my LG Mobile------ Original message------From: Weslake1330Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 5:07 PMTo: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com;Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net;Subject:Re: [Spridgets] Fw: The Midget sees the light of day!So the Blue ring a ding Saab is next?On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 14:35, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:















    
    Ok the last of light yesterday!After months of the car literally stuck up on Jack stands and hours AND hours of trying to make the body look like a car again, I lowered the car from its perch and pushed it outside to turn it around .Seat is laying in the car not bolted in.?? I currently it is too narrow at the hip and punches the steel plates in my left thigh just trying to sit in it.?? ??Going to attempt spreading the seat with my porta power...hope that works its the only viable race car seat in my posession.?? Still tons to do to the car before it ever attempts to move under its own power , even for a test drive!?? ??Yesterday was my first chance to look at the car on the race tires on the ground AND be able to step back to see the entire car . it's been in the shop for months and months .?? ??Also so much has been changed replaced and more over a year and a half.?? ??Just figured I'd share exactly how all your donated parts and bits and pieces are coming together!?? ??A New Jersey plate was in the car when I retrieved it....guess I should have ( yes it's going up on my shop wall!)?? put it on for the pictures in Frank's memory.????Hindsight...20-20...?? *sigh*THANK EVERYONE!ChuckSent from my LG Mobile





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From refisk at chartermi.net  Wed Oct 30 18:51:45 2019
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:51:45 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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The data plate says MK III.  They were produced from '69 - '71.

Sent from my keyboard

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 7:14 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> Something is not right.  The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940.  It is a low production and highly sought after car.
> 
> More information here:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956?1957)
> 
> 
> Bob  Kitterer
> 
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2013 Miata
> 
> Pay it Forward
> Thanks Frank
> 
> 
>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> ?
>> Hi List,
>> 
>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>> 
>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
>> 
>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>> 
>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>> 
>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> 
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From soavero at yahoo.com  Wed Oct 30 19:14:47 2019
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:14:47 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Not exactly. Click on the ?5th generation? link on the wiki you provided. It?s a 1970. I grew up in a neighborhood where there were many ?waste management consultants? and many friends had these as hand me downs from their parents. Same car as the 1970s Thunderbird. 

Ron Soave

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Hi Daniel,
> 
> Something is not right.  The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940.  It is a low production and highly sought after car.
> 
> More information here:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956?1957)
> 
> 
> Bob  Kitterer
> 
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2013 Miata
> 
> Pay it Forward
> Thanks Frank
> 
> 
>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>> ?
>> Hi List,
>> 
>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>> 
>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
>> 
>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>> 
>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>> 
>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------
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From soavero at yahoo.com  Wed Oct 30 19:14:47 2019
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:14:47 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Not exactly. Click on the ?5th generation? link on the wiki you provided. It?s a 1970. I grew up in a neighborhood where there were many ?waste management consultants? and many friends had these as hand me downs from their parents. Same car as the 1970s Thunderbird. 

Ron Soave

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Hi Daniel,
> 
> Something is not right.  The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940.  It is a low production and highly sought after car.
> 
> More information here:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956?1957)
> 
> 
> Bob  Kitterer
> 
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2013 Miata
> 
> Pay it Forward
> Thanks Frank
> 
> 
>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>> ?
>> Hi List,
>> 
>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>> 
>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
>> 
>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>> 
>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>> 
>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------
>> 
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From bkitterer at me.com  Wed Oct 30 23:18:22 2019
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:18:22 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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You are absolutely correct.  My mistake.

Bob  Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2013 Miata

Pay it Forward
Thanks Frank


> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:15 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> ?Not exactly. Click on the ?5th generation? link on the wiki you provided. It?s a 1970. I grew up in a neighborhood where there were many ?waste management consultants? and many friends had these as hand me downs from their parents. Same car as the 1970s Thunderbird. 
> 
> Ron Soave
> 
>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>> ?Hi Daniel,
>> 
>> Something is not right.  The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940.  It is a low production and highly sought after car.
>> 
>> More information here:
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956?1957)
>> 
>> 
>> Bob  Kitterer
>> 
>> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
>> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
>> 2013 Miata
>> 
>> Pay it Forward
>> Thanks Frank
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> ?
>>> Hi List,
>>> 
>>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>>> 
>>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
>>> 
>>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>>> 
>>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>>> 
>>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Daniel 
>>> 
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From shelden3 at pldi.net  Thu Oct 31 04:24:46 2019
From: shelden3 at pldi.net (Charlie Shelden)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 05:24:46 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
In-Reply-To: <CAMhoh1UAo7mPhTtDTbyXfYT3usx-PNBarsgvvNA=iODkj+wHSA@mail.gmail.com>
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Might be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the shipper didn?t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be. 

Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car. 

Charlie 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?
> Hi List,
> 
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
> 
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
> 
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
> 
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
> 
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Daniel 
> 
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Thu Oct 31 07:04:36 2019
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:04:36 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] A Lincoln "tank" in jolly old....
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OMG!? ?I worked for a company ( years ago!) That exported cars to Europe.? We sent more 1955-1962 Cadillacs and those big Lincoln's!? ?But!? ?The Lincoln catch were the 2 or 3 custom outfitted limited editions adorned with the period designers names a trademark colors or upholstery etc. .? I do not remember the specific ones but it was high end designers like Gucci & similar icons of that era.? ? Those cars must be absolutely HORRIBLE on country roads and narrow old city streets!? ?But when we were exporting those huge V8 powered cars that seemed a city block long...they were sellin as fast as we could find them available on the market!? ?Right down to shipping a 59 caddy limo with dual A/C in it !? It was not some custom like stretch limos became popular at one time.? ?It was all Cadillac and boy was it a pain to park!ChuckGotta watch the rear end on that Lincoln here the road dips so The rudders and propellers do not foul in the tarmac!? ?Darn pleasure yachts...Sent from my LG Mobile
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From bkitterer at me.com  Thu Oct 31 09:34:12 2019
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:34:12 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Don?t know where my head was but the coupe was the only body for the MK II Continental not the only year they made a coupe.  I should have know this because my dad had five Lincolns of which three were Continentals and two of those were coupes.  He had a 1970 or close to that year that was one of the ?Designer? models that Chuck mentioned.  My brothers and I called it the ?Pimpmobile? much to our dad?s displeasure.  He had another one, 1980 as I recall.  I drove it from Minneapolis to SOCAL and could never get the seat in a comfortable position.  It was far from the most comfortable  drive I have done.

Bob  Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2013 Miata

Pay it Forward
Thanks Frank


> On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:25 AM, Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Might be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the shipper didn?t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be. 
> 
> Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car. 
> 
> Charlie 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>> ?
>> Hi List,
>> 
>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>> 
>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.  
>> 
>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>> 
>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>> 
>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the car https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> 
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From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Thu Oct 31 16:21:40 2019
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:21:40 +0000
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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I didn't check the battery terminals when the power pack and jump leads
were fastened as I didn't want to be the person 'shorting out' either car!
I wondered if it had oil in it.  I'm guessing the oil light must have gone
out when the owner go it it to start.  It's not a fresh import and seems to
have been in the UK for a while, through the reg number comes out as a
Yellow Triumph.  A work colleague and friend has a 65 Mustang, says that
the screeching noise might be the heater fan as it's about where the noise
came from.  I'm certain I saw some disconnected pipes for the air con but
that are connected in the sale photos.  Rain is forecast for the weekend
but I guess that's the earliest the neighbour will try to get it started
again, probably borrowing my jump leads.

Regards

Daniel

On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 10:24, Charlie Shelden <shelden3 at pldi.net> wrote:

> Might be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the shipper
> didn?t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be.
>
> Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car.
>
> Charlie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> ?
> Hi List,
>
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror
> bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the
> air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
> house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland)
> neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970
> (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine
> when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded
> but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.
> Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping
> it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and
> trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up
> and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but
> discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I
> fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them
> up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my
> car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour
> has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to
> run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a
> graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my
> leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol
> gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads
> with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car
> towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my
> torch.
>
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
> Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and
> delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says
> 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
> have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a
> workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any
> cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
> this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more
> than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the
> car
> https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Thu Oct 31 16:24:05 2019
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:24:05 +0000
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Yep, I've named it the pimp-mobile.  I didn't find wikipedia very clear
either and I kept wondering why it only had 2 doors for a while.

On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 15:34, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Don?t know where my head was but the coupe was the only body for the MK II
> Continental not the only year they made a coupe.  I should have know this
> because my dad had five Lincolns of which three were Continentals and two
> of those were coupes.  He had a 1970 or close to that year that was one of
> the ?Designer? models that Chuck mentioned.  My brothers and I called it
> the ?Pimpmobile? much to our dad?s displeasure.  He had another one, 1980
> as I recall.  I drove it from Minneapolis to SOCAL and could never get the
> seat in a comfortable position.  It was far from the most comfortable
>  drive I have done.
>
> Bob  Kitterer
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2013 Miata
>
> Pay it Forward
> Thanks Frank
>
>
> On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:25 AM, Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> ?Might be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the shipper
> didn?t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be.
>
> Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car.
>
> Charlie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> ?
> Hi List,
>
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror
> bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the
> air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
> house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland)
> neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970
> (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine
> when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded
> but no petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.
> Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping
> it.  Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and
> trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up
> and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but
> discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I
> fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them
> up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my
> car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour
> has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to
> run the Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a
> graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my
> leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol
> gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads
> with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car
> towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my
> torch.
>
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
> Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and
> delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says
> 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
> have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a
> workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any
> cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
> this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more
> than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the
> car
> https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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From refisk at chartermi.net  Thu Oct 31 16:45:52 2019
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:45:52 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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It has only two doors because a proper car only has two doors.  Grocery getters and soccer mom vans have four doors.  Four door pickups have become very popular here in the states amongst the feminist soccer mom grocery getter types.  LOL

Rick

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> On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:24 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Yep, I've named it the pimp-mobile.  I didn't find wikipedia very clear either and I kept wondering why it only had 2 doors for a while.
>> 

From soavero at yahoo.com  Thu Oct 31 19:52:10 2019
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 20:52:10 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Now, now - My 4 door truck has a 430 hp pushrod V8 that has a 12,000 pound towing capacity also gets 23 mpg on the highway. Proud soccer mom here ;) 

Ron Soave

> On Oct 31, 2019, at 5:46 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?It has only two doors because a proper car only has two doors.  Grocery getters and soccer mom vans have four doors.  Four door pickups have become very popular here in the states amongst the feminist soccer mom grocery getter types.  LOL
> 
> Rick
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> <image1.jpeg>
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> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:24 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Yep, I've named it the pimp-mobile.  I didn't find wikipedia very clear either and I kept wondering why it only had 2 doors for a while.
>>> 
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From soavero at yahoo.com  Thu Oct 31 19:52:10 2019
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 20:52:10 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Now, now - My 4 door truck has a 430 hp pushrod V8 that has a 12,000 pound towing capacity also gets 23 mpg on the highway. Proud soccer mom here ;) 

Ron Soave

> On Oct 31, 2019, at 5:46 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?It has only two doors because a proper car only has two doors.  Grocery getters and soccer mom vans have four doors.  Four door pickups have become very popular here in the states amongst the feminist soccer mom grocery getter types.  LOL
> 
> Rick
> 
> <image1.jpeg>
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:24 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Yep, I've named it the pimp-mobile.  I didn't find wikipedia very clear either and I kept wondering why it only had 2 doors for a while.
>>> 
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From refisk at chartermi.net  Thu Oct 31 20:38:57 2019
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:38:57 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England
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Yeah, I love my old 4 door Suburban too.   But it's not a proper car either.   It's 20 years old, weighs 6,000 pounds, and the best I can do on mileage is 20.   It's great for groceries, but it's actually my car and parts hauler most of the time and 99% of the time I'm the only one in it.  If they made a two door version I would have one.  I've even considered buying one of the old three door versions.   :-)

Rick

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> On Oct 31, 2019, at 9:52 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Now, now - My 4 door truck has a 430 hp pushrod V8 that has a 12,000 pound towing capacity also gets 23 mpg on the highway. Proud soccer mom here ;) 
> 
> Ron Soave
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 5:46 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> ?It has only two doors because a proper car only has two doors.  Grocery getters and soccer mom vans have four doors.  Four door pickups have become very popular here in the states amongst the feminist soccer mom grocery getter types.  LOL
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> <image1.jpeg>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:24 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yep, I've named it the pimp-mobile.  I didn't find wikipedia very clear either and I kept wondering why it only had 2 doors for a while.
>>>> 
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