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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 2, 2018, at 7:43 PM, David Ambrose via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" class="">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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</p><p class="">Oooh, that hits close to home. Been spending too much time in the
doctor's office, and not enough time with the British cars. <br class="">
</p><p class="">I'm "only" 62 and my wife swears I have the mind of an 18 year
old. :-)</p><p class="">Cheers,<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">So... I guess this list will no longer discuss oil
pressure and coolant levels and instead focus on blood pressure
and sugar levels? :)
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 10:29 PM,
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<div dir="ltr" class="">My wife has a Miata and we put a hardtop on
it for the winter to save wear and tear to the soft top.
Unfortunately, the car easily freezes up and she can't get
in it sometimes. Once this past winter I had to use it
because she had my car because she couldn't get into
hers... I had to climb in on the passenger side and shinny
over to the driver's side. I'm only 5'10" and 185 but at
65 it was a bit of a challenge! Good thing I had that knee
surgery 15 years ago...
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<div class="h5">On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 3:43 PM, Bob
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class=""><p class=""><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">I'm 74.
Solved the problem by getting a Bugeye
with the rare Donald Healey factory race
team hardtop (it's 2" taller) and </font></font><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">converting to a 13"
steering wheel.</font></font></font></font></p>
<font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Bob Spruck</font></font><br class="">
<font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Sharpsburg,
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<blockquote type="cite" class="">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.
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<div dir="ltr" class="">I seem to have trouble
both ways! It may also be related to
a few too many extra cheese steaks.
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<div class="">Norristown, PA</div>
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<div class=""><em class="">Current:</em></div>
<div class="">2016 Subaru outback
somewhere</div>
<div class="">2006 Chebbie</div>
<div class=""><em class="">Former:</em></div>
<div class="">1963 Sunbeam Alpine
Series III</div>
<div class="">1967 Triumph TR4A IRS</div>
<div class="">1964 VW Type I</div>
<div class="">1967 VW Type II</div>
<div class="">1967 Rover 2000TC</div>
<div class="">1977 MG Midget
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<div class="">As long as the hard top
is off its still easy!
Maybe you were thinking
getting OUT of a
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any grace.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">I'm
only 68. Does that
count?
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<div class="">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>
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PA</div>
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<div class=""><em class="">Current:</em></div>
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Subaru outback
somewhere</div>
<div class="">2006
Chebbie</div>
<div class=""><em class="">Former:</em></div>
<div class="">1963
Sunbeam Alpine
Series III</div>
<div class="">1967
Triumph TR4A
IRS</div>
<div class="">1964 VW
Type I</div>
<div class="">1967 VW
Type II</div>
<div class="">1967
Rover 2000TC</div>
<div class="">1977 MG
Midget</div>
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