OT So who got their checks?

So a second round of checks might go out? How about the ones who haven't received the first?????

Asking for a ...broke...friend.

 

The only different color I would have for a sports car is British racing green for any British racing car or maybe yellow for a Porshe. I have to say that white, black and blue are acceptable for small British racing cars like the Austin Heally, MG or Triumph. Don't care about other racing cars, oh, maybe the Lamborghini which ought to be yellow.

 

Hey @Lanny , I found a shirt for you:

 

I had a 1969 British Racing Green Triumph TR6...still the car I'd most like to have back. And I had some classics, '67 GTO, '70 AMX, '95 Anniversary 300ZX Turbo.

 

I recall the TR3 and the TR4. I also recall the Sprite made by Austin Healy.

 

Yeah, the Sprite was essentially the same car as the MG Midget.

 

My dad, who often bought cars to fix and resell bought a 59' TR3 and a 60' TR3. Wish I had them now. Another cool car we had was a 1953 Cadillac.

 

Not exactly.

The Mk. 1 Sprite appeared with the bugeye (frogeye in he UK) headlights in 1958.



The basis of the car was used for the reborn MG Midget (1961) and at that time the Sprite also got a styling update that made it look just like the Midget) - this was the Mk 2 which in addition to the restyle got some small engine and transmission upgrades. The Mk. 3 got further updates - but - the Sprite was born before the Midget - and the Mk. 1 was the one that was actually the most successful as an amateur racer.

Mk 2:


(*) Reborn because MG had a pre-war Midget which was a very different car, obviously (The P series, shown below)

 

Didn't say they had the same run in model years and I did preface by stating "essentially the same". The earlier "Bug Eye" Sprite was a completely different model/version and were made from 1958-1961 and the MG Midget didn't even appear till 1961 and Lanny was right, the Midget was born out of the Sprite.


Austin Healey Sprite







And here's a '61 MG Midget...same body style with different badge than the AH Sprite;





Here's some more info; https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mg-midget-forum.3/mg-midget-vs-ah-sprite-real-differences.1124143/

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used to have a 59 MGA - should have kept it.

 

An engineer saving time?
Lord have mercy!

 

I had 5 Triumphs...a '71 Spitfire was my first and was not much more than a go cart...next was a '69 TR6 w/overdrive and was my fav car ever...next, a '71 TR6 then a '81 TR7 that was horrible, and lastly a '76 TR6.

Me and @Lanny and @andalusian were talking about MG Midgets and I recall trying to squeeze into one...even with the seat all the way back my knees were up around my ears...hence the name "Midget" I suppose.


I did learn early on that with those British sports cars, you had better keep a tool chest in the trunk...still, they were fun to drive. Always wanted a 69-70 Jag XKE and/or a a late 60's Austin Healey 3000.

The only MGs that really appealed to me was a very rare MGC which was an MGB with a TR6 engine.



Now?...I'm strictly a pickup truck guy.

 

All I remember from the MGs and Triumphs is that they needed minor repairs constantly and the Sprite was worse than that.
My college roommate tried to sell me his '55 Austin Healy which I wanted to buy badly, $500, but I got drafted a couple days before I was planning on completing the deal. Damn, I wish I had bought it and parked it in the garage. All it needed was a new head gasket.

 

The cars during that time that were little sleepers were the Sunbeam Tigers. Lightweigh and compact with a nice small block Ford V8 stuffed into it. It was a poor mans Cobra.

 

Speaking of old cars, took my '67 Alfa for a drive early in the morning yesterday. Half way through, the clutch cable retaining spring broke and I had to drive home with no clutch - it helped that the roads were empty so I did not need to stop a lot - but still, Getting into neutral when I had to stop was not an issue, but rev matching to shift into 2nd to get it moving is not an enjoyable experience...

Ah.. the joys of old cars...

Took my old Miata this morning - and while it is old as well (over 25 years old) and makes the occasional noise that tells you it is no longer a new car - there is such a big difference in every day usability between a 27 years old car and a 53 years old car...

 

Hate to take this thread off topic, but just checked this morning and it looks like April 29th is my date to receive our payments.