Simviation Forum - Some "Bugeye" for you.

May 14^th, 2007 at 4:02pm

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Seeing the Sprite in Cory's thread made me want to go and fire up my dad's Austin Healey. It hasn't been run since late September of last year, and it definitely had a tough time cranking over. As I get bigger, it gets tougher and tougher to get behind that steering wheel. Grin

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Reply #1 - May 14^th, 2007 at 4:16pm

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Nice car, After seeing the front shot, I think Dougs Comment that they call it frogeyes in UK makes more sense than bugeyes.

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Reply #2 - May 14^th, 2007 at 4:18pm

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It's cars like these that make me wonder if the people in the UK were like 1 m shorter, 50 years ago... I mean, these cars are sooo small... yet beautiful!

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Reply #3 - May 14^th, 2007 at 4:18pm

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Sweet ride!!!

That looks Beautiful!!!

Does your Father let you drive it?

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Reply #4 - May 14^th, 2007 at 4:33pm

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Nice one James. Wink

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Reply #5 - May 14^th, 2007 at 4:43pm

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Omag 2.0 wrote on May 14^th, 2007 at 4:18pm:

It's cars like these that make me wonder if the people in the UK were like 1 m shorter, 50 years ago... I mean, these cars are sooo small... yet beautiful!

No Mcdonalds, Burgerking or KFC here 50 years ago Kris Wink

Great pics of a great little car James! But why isn't being driven more? It looks to be in great nick.

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Reply #6 - May 14^th, 2007 at 6:00pm

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Fantastic car James Cool

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Reply #7 - May 14^th, 2007 at 6:05pm

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Thanks guys. It doesn't fare too well in cold weather. It has trouble starting and so on. Like I said, even today it was 70° and it just barely turned over. Plus it's no fun to ride around with the wind biting at your neck. Like me, my head sticks up over the windshield. Grin

I can't legally drive it. Because it's registered as "historic", for insurance purposes you have to be at least 24 to drive it. I've driven it up and down the street, but not for any length of time.

It's probably the best feeling ever to ride in that thing on a warm summer evening.

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Reply #8 - May 14^th, 2007 at 7:28pm

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Wow... that's a nice one. Looks great in red!

You really should turn it over more often... at least once a month. Water vapor can get in the engine and cause corrosion if you don't move the oil around a bit once in a while. Not to mention the problems due to letting the fuel sit like that for so long.

Look at that cute little face... doesn't she deserve better? Grin

Besides, just sitting in there and blipping that little engine (once it's warmed up) is good for you... Grin

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Reply #9 - May 15^th, 2007 at 9:44am

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Nice to see a classic car in a good condition, even 'though it's not the best looking one. Wink

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Reply #10 - May 16^th, 2007 at 10:13pm

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Are those Ferris Bueller's fingerprints all over that ride?

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Reply #11 - May 16^th, 2007 at 10:52pm

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beaky wrote on May 14^th, 2007 at 7:28pm:

Besides, just sitting in there and blipping that little engine (once it's warmed up) is good for you... Grin

I sat there with a big 'ol sh*t-eating grin on my face as I sat there and let it idle. Too bad it's not as throaty. Although having a hemi in a car that size would be a bit odd. Tongue

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Are those Ferris Bueller's fingerprints all over that ride?

Lol, wasn't that a Ferrari? Still nice though. Wink

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