Your comment about lawyers brought back a memory of when I sold it. First, I took the guy for a ride, and demonstrated what it would do, with all the cautions I had gained from learning how to aim it and pray.. then, we swapped seats and I became the passenger, which was the first time I had ever ridden in the pax seat.. I can tell you without hesitation, it was completely terrifying to be a passenger with it at the hands of someone who really did not yet have a feel for the little monster. The ride concluded at the notary office where it was cash, title, signatures, and bye bye.. good luck! I never saw it again.
On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 2:17 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Lucky that was before trial lawyers who would sue your ass for selling a > thoroughly dangerous product to an uninformed victim > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Jun 3, 2021, at 4:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > I had an english car period where I bought them, rewired them, made them > > actually work, then drove and sold them. > > One that I did that was the most outrageous and fun [young man fun] was > an > > MGA that had a blown engine and transmission.. body was "OK" ... so, > being > > adventurous and inventive, I stuffed a pumped up Ford 289 with a 4 speed > > manual transmission and a narrowed and locked Ford rear end into it.. > > > > The first drive convinced me, I needed to buy more life insurance... a > lot > > more, soon. The difference between traction and loss of pavement contact > > was a total function of throttle position. It would do donuts in a 4 lane > > street, in traffic, just by snapping the throttle, in any gear.. So, I > > added a length of railroad track under the rear bumper at the rear of the > > frame to try to make the rear end "stick", about 250 lbs worth.. That > > helped just enough that driving went from "aim and pray" to "aim and > > hope".... which usually worked... with caution. > > > > Tire smoke burnouts lasted until the tires blew out, if you stayed on the > > throttle and had enough real estate to try to aim it... Too bad this was > in > > the days before GoPro cameras were invented. Nothing left but > > memories.Fortunately, it was before tickets bought you points against > your > > license, so you paid the fine and went back to it. Between tires and > > tickets, I sold it to some lucky guy... have no idea what ever came of > it. > > > >> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 11:07 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> There's an MG of some sort for sale near here. Restoring old MGs and > >> selling them appears to be the retirement hobby of the seller, three or > >> four times a year a different one (always just one) appears on his front > >> lawn with a "for sale" sign. > >> > >> I've never looked at them closely but from drive-by appraisals he > >> appears to do nice work. > >> > >> One of my boys is itching to get one of them, I keep trying to dissuade > >> him from buying anything old and British, especially paying a top price > >> for something old and British, since it would be a car he would use as a > >> daily driver. > >> > >> I should have him watch the Top Gear episode where the guys put three > >> different British Leyland cars through their trials. > >> > >> Allan > >> > >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> > >>> While I don’t have a huge affinity for British sports cars, I’ve always > >> thought that the Triumph TR3 would be a cool car to have. It somewhat > >> resembles the bug-eyed Sprite. > >>> > >>> I was doing some work at Wallops Island for the nearby Naval Surface > >> Weapons facility, and a guy I worked with there had a TR3 completely > >> disassembled for restoration in his garage. He had gotten bored with the > >> project and asked me if I wanted it for $3k. I went so far as to > inspect it > >> and check everything out, which was well catalogued and sorted (he was > an > >> engineer) but I couldn’t figure out a way to get everything back to WI > for > >> a reasonable price or minimal effort. > >>> > >>> Oh well… > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>>> On Jun 3, 2021, at 11:38 AM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Amazing price. I have a bugeye setting in one of my storage vans, with > >> [If > >>>> I recall correctly] two spare engines and a load of other spares. It > was > >>>> last used as a race car, and has been in my storage/ownership for over > >> 10 > >>>> years. > >>>> It's been on the "when I get around to it list" ... and I've never > >> gotten > >>>> "around to it".. > >>>> > >>>> At the prices currently... Perhaps I should move it up the work list.. > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 6:47 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> A neighbor kid had one of these when I was maybe 13 or so, it was a > >>>>> total POS but fun to ride in. It was parked out front of his house > one > >>>>> day and I noticed smoke coming out from under the front. I went and > >>>>> banged on the door, he came running out and opened the bonnet and > >>>>> started pulling out smoking wires. That put a stop to it, all the > >>>>> wiring was bodged up under there, insulation cracked and missing. he > >>>>> got it running again though and kept it for awhile. > >>>>> > >>>>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/172442341397943 > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> --FT > >>>>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
