OT: Rescued oily classics, was Re: Suggestions for a mini?

[Allison]

>
>Subject: OT: Rescued oily classics, was Re: Suggestions for a mini?
>   From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordon at gjcp.net>
>   Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:07:35 +0100
>     To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>Allison wrote:
>> Nah,
>> 
>> A bug eyed sprite will do nicely.
>> 
>
>There were a couple at a classic car garage that was closing down, 
>unfinished projects.  More MGBs (chrome and rubber bumpers) than I've 
>ever seen altogether.  I rescued a '74 Scimitar, and I wish I had the 
>money and space to rescue more.  There were some cracking old cars 
>there, mostly UK and European, but one or two yank tanks.
>
>Sadly, most of them went to the fraggie.  The NSU Ro80 I had my eye on 
>had gone before I could do anything about it.
>
>When was the last time *you* saw an Austin Atlantic?
>
>Gordon.

It's been a whole lotta years.  the owner was a 6'3" guy too.  

Allison