The car was a very dark BRG with a pale yellow racing stripe. Neither image
comes close to actual representation & I just couldn't decide if it was the
film or the 40+ odd years.
You're right it wasn't as sweet as a TR3 but for my first ride (I did own a
53 VW but I never registered it),
it did just fine. I never did anything competitive with it, heck back in
Jersey in those days I never heard of autocrosses.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph McAllister" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO - Bugeye
Doesn't look monochrome on my screen. The first looks blue, but I think
that's the reflection of the sky on the obviously well waxed and polished
paint. The second looks BRG (British Racing Green). Nice rides, nice
brraaappp sound. Not as sweet as a TR-3, but nice.
Used to trounce on those Bug Eyes with my 60 Renault Dauphine 4 door grey
with junkyard seatbelts I bailing wired to the springs underneath the
seat so I would look legal for the autocross inspections. Not because the
Renault was fast, but it turned 90 degrees in a hearbeat and went on seat
beltsto the next cone, screaming tin 4 banger (my Dad's, so I didn't
care).
Good times!
On Jan 2, 2009, at 11:52 , Ken Waller wrote:
Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html
These two images are not posted for any of their photographic content
but for the memories.
I came across these two slides taken over 42 years ago - probably on a
Voightlander folder or a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. I was surprised by the
original slide format - 27mm square. Film was Kodak Kodachrome. The
years or the film have given these image an almost monochrome
appearance. Scanned on my Nikon Super Coolscan 4000ED.
The images are of a 59 Austin Healy Sprite (Bugeye) that was my first
real car. Got me thru college with only regular oil/filter changes, a
tune up or two and a set of Michelin radial tires.
The most fun for the buck in a car that I've ever had.
Comments welcomed
Joseph McAllister
Pentaxian
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