<div dir="ltr">I think we have stumbled on another factoid. As we all get older, bigger, and stiffer, we have also probably accrued more savings whilst planning for retirement. So here we are, able to afford restoration projects, but not able to get in and out of them! <div><br></div><div>Ain't that a kick in the head?<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Allen Hefner</div>
<div>Norristown, PA</div>
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<div><em>Current:</em></div>
<div>2016 Subaru outback somewhere</div><div>2006 Chebbie</div>
<div><em>Former:</em></div>
<div>1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III</div>
<div>1967 Triumph TR4A IRS</div>
<div>1964 VW Type I</div>
<div>1967 VW Type II</div>
<div>1967 Rover 2000TC</div>
<div>1977 MG Midget (Sniff!)</div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 8:29 PM, <a href="mailto:bmwwxman@gmail.com">bmwwxman@gmail.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmwwxman@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmwwxman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div style="font-size:10pt"><div dir="auto">You've identified the problem, Mike! It isn't us getting larger! It is the opening getting smaller!!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="m_2457478280347274228LGEmailSignatureBox" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><i>Sent from my Verizon LG Smartphone</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size:10pt"><div id="m_2457478280347274228LGEmailHeader" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">------ Original message------</div><div dir="auto"><b>From: </b>Michael MacLean via Spridgets<u></u><u></u></div><div dir="auto"><b>Date: </b>Wed, Mar 28, 2018 2:29 PM</div><div dir="auto"><b>To: </b>Allen Hefner;Allen Hefner via Spridgets;Spridgets;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Cc: </b></div><div dir="auto"><b>Subject:</b>Re: [Spridgets] Old guys</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>Back when I was 20 and I had my first Bugeye I could easily get in or out with the factory hardtop on the car. I am 67 now and a few pounds heavier. I restored a factory hardtop for my present Bugeye, but I had to sell it because it is impossible for me to get in or out with that ever shrinking opening.<div id="m_2457478280347274228yMail_cursorElementTracker_1522260216192">Mike MacLean<br id="m_2457478280347274228yMail_cursorElementTracker_1522260008373"><br><div id="m_2457478280347274228ymail_android_signature"><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android" target="_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin:0 0 20px 0"> <div style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#6d00f6"> <div>On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 7:02 AM, Allen Hefner via Spridgets</div><div><a href="mailto:%3Cspridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><u></u>> wrote:<u></u></a></div> </div> <div style="padding:10px 0 0 20px;margin:10px 0 0 0;border-left:1px solid #6d00f6"> <div id="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698"><div dir="ltr">I seem to have trouble both ways! It may also be related to a few too many extra cheese steaks. <div class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Allen Hefner</div>
<div>Norristown, PA</div>
<div> </div>
<div><em>Current:</em></div>
<div>2016 Subaru outback somewhere</div><div>2006 Chebbie</div>
<div><em>Former:</em></div>
<div>1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III</div>
<div>1967 Triumph TR4A IRS</div>
<div>1964 VW Type I</div>
<div>1967 VW Type II</div>
<div>1967 Rover 2000TC</div>
<div>1977 MG Midget (Sniff!)</div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 9:42 AM, Comcast 2 <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:oldsaabguy@concast.net" target="_blank">oldsaabguy@concast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hah!<div><br></div><div>As long as the hard top is off its still easy! Maybe you were thinking getting OUT of a Spridget. Impossible with any grace.<br><br><div id="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698m_-6159572052670197067AppleMailSignature">Lester<div><br></div></div><div><br>On Mar 26, 2018, at 9:51 AM, Allen Hefner via Spridgets <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">I'm only 68. Does that count? <div><br></div><div>I hear that MJB is going to start and OF e-mail list so we can all complain about how hard it is to get in a Spridget. </div><div class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698m_-6159572052670197067gmail_signature"><div>Allen Hefner</div>
<div>Norristown, PA</div>
<div> </div>
<div><em>Current:</em></div><div>2016 Subaru outback somewhere</div>
<div>2006 Chebbie</div>
<div><em>Former:</em></div>
<div>1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III</div>
<div>1967 Triumph TR4A IRS</div>
<div>1964 VW Type I</div>
<div>1967 VW Type II</div>
<div>1967 Rover 2000TC</div>
<div>1977 MG Midget</div><div><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 4:54 PM, Billy Zoom via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="m_2457478280347274228yiv4250254698gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Who on this list is under 50? Who’s under 65 besides Soave??<br>
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