One of my neighbours has three of the things (in various stages of completeness) in his driveway and garage. If he ever gets one to the stage of being driveable I'll probably grab a shot.
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 05:21:54PM -0500, Ken Waller wrote: > Thanks Jack > I don't know about well known, but back then there were very few I ever > saw on the streets. > I sold it upon graduation and bought a 1966 Shelby GT 350. The Shelby > could go faster in second gear than the Sprite in fourth ! > > Many time I've wished I kept the Sprite. If I recall correctly I bought > it for $700 and sold it for $550. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO - Bugeye > > >> Good looking machine, Ken. I'll bet that car was well known in New Jersey. >> Wouldn't it be "neat" (in the '66 vernacular) to have now? >> >> Jack >> >> >> --- On Fri, 1/2/09, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: Ken Waller <[email protected]> >>> Subject: PESO - Bugeye >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 11:52 AM >>> Check out >>> http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html >>> >>> These two images are not posted for any of their >>> photographic content but for the memories. >>> I came across these two slides taken over 42 years ago - >>> probably on a Voightlander folder or a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. >>> I was surprised by the original slide format - 27mm square. >>> Film was Kodak Kodachrome. The years or the film have given >>> these image an almost monochrome appearance. Scanned on my >>> Nikon Super Coolscan 4000ED. >>> >>> The images are of a 59 Austin Healy Sprite (Bugeye) that >>> was my first real car. Got me thru college with only regular >>> oil/filter changes, a tune up or two and a set of Michelin >>> radial tires. >> >> >>> >>> The most fun for the buck in a car that I've ever had. >>> >>> Comments welcomed >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
