In the beginning:
I went to the Tidewater Area of Virginia on a quest to find a Bugeye. To even view what might be available took an act of congress.
We saw 4-5 in a warehouse with about 30 other cars. Ranging from 914-6's, multiple MGA's, TR6, Abarths, Midgets, TR7, TRV, Sumbeam Tiger Serial #001. A friend of a friend decided I may be worthy to own one. There were several issues, the cars were six inches apart, bad lighting and days to even move one outside to see what you were really getting. It took my British Expert about 5 minutes to say the bugeyes were extremely rough due to the elements and dampness. I headed home very disheartened. Within a mile of my home he told me there was a guy that had at least 3 bugeyes and he might be in the market to sell one. He did have 2 outside and 3 inside. I worked a deal on what appeared to be a fairly solid chassis and bonnet. The operative word is fairly. More to come on that front.
I went to the Tidewater Area of Virginia on a quest to find a Bugeye. To even view what might be available took an act of congress.
We saw 4-5 in a warehouse with about 30 other cars. Ranging from 914-6's, multiple MGA's, TR6, Abarths, Midgets, TR7, TRV, Sumbeam Tiger Serial #001. A friend of a friend decided I may be worthy to own one. There were several issues, the cars were six inches apart, bad lighting and days to even move one outside to see what you were really getting. It took my British Expert about 5 minutes to say the bugeyes were extremely rough due to the elements and dampness. I headed home very disheartened. Within a mile of my home he told me there was a guy that had at least 3 bugeyes and he might be in the market to sell one. He did have 2 outside and 3 inside. I worked a deal on what appeared to be a fairly solid chassis and bonnet. The operative word is fairly. More to come on that front.
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