Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:53:41 -0600
Reply-To: Leslie Schwartz <lhs_emf@PACBELL.NET>
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From: Leslie Schwartz <lhs_emf@PACBELL.NET>
Subject: Re: : Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
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I think there is a common thread, - were willing to take on a lost cause. If the Vanagon only had a decent engine.
And too many ifs for the Spitfire, but if pigs could fly it would have been a Miata.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Tuovinen
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: : Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
Yes there seems to be a common thread connecting many of us with the types of cars we have, have had, or would like to have. That
Vanagons and Triumphs are on this list show what masochists we really are. As for my Spitfire how many of can say that the the car
was given to them and to date their personal expenditure on it is less than $50.00 including a tank of gas and a distributor rotor?
A friend decided that it was beyond his abilities to keep the car running and even though he could easily afford to pay someone to
maintain it, I had even offered to help him with it, he gave it to me. If someone gives you a 28 year old British car are they
still considered a friend??? Have to ponder that question for a while. If nothing else it is nice to again have a car that I can
work on when I want or shove in the garage(with drop cloths under it) and leave until I feel like working on it. I have not had
this since I sold my 1964 1/2 Mustang convertible 5 years ago, and it did not require much more than gas and oil changes.
Mark in AK
----- Original Message -----
From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Friday, November 16, 2007 5:12 pm
Subject: Re: : Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> RE: Spitfires
> I never cease to be amazed at the number of list members that either
> have or have had a Spitfire.....
> Hmm. maybe that should read 'been had by a Spitfire'
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 1:55 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote:
>
> > My thoughts exactly, the first time I turned my Spitfire around
> in the
> > street I was amazed at how little space it needed. Now if I
> could only get
> > the blasted thing to run properly. Oh, and it is one of the few
> vehicles> that I have driven that makes my Syncro feel fast.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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