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Originally posted by Rudey
Plus you drove European sports cars which had to have been awful in terms of repairs.
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They were tough, but not as hard to get parts and service as they were reputed to be. There were pretty good dealers in Columbus. And, I was a kid then, so I really didn't mind that the heaters barely worked and the Lucas distributor caps and other electrical parts seemed like they were made out of paper mache' and would quit operating sometimes in the rain.
It was a surprise that you had to add 10 weight oil to the SU Carburators every month or so.
My first Austin Healey Sprite had a piece of plywood instead of a floorboard in the passenger side. The car cost a princely $850 used.
One of my favorite old lines is:
Q) Why do the British drink warm beer?
A) They all own Lucas refrigerators.
On the other hand, you could fill the gas tank with "high test" gas for less than $2.00.
But, boy were they fun. Great days!
ETA -- the second list is different than the cut and pasted one. Are they different years?