Hi, I'm a newbie to the Austin Healey Bugeye. My wife and I just recently completed the restoration of a barn-fresh 1922 Ford Model T, which I absolutely love. One day, during the restoration about a year ago, my wife peaks up from the sandblasting cabinet and says "I don't think our next car should be a Model T". I was agast. Our "next" car ?!. COOL!
So I told her she could pick out the next car, and she decided upon a British Sports Car. Her first love was a 3000 MKIII BJ8 (4 seater) , but they were WAY out of our price range. So then we started getting used to the idea of the cute little bugeye, and just purchased one (in completed dis-assembled state) to restore.
I hope I don't come off as an idiot, but I surely would appreciate asking some really stupid questions here on the forum during the restoration forthcoming. I realize I am no way near an expert, but my wife and I have fun doing these little projects together, and look fun to cruising around in a little bugeye.
Are there any members here near Cincinnati Ohio who may be able to help me out by letting me look at their bugeye's from time to time? I'd greatly appreciate it as I go through the boxes and boxes of parts and wonder "what's this?"
Thanks,
"Doogie"
Doug Menkhaus
Cincinnati, Ohio
So I told her she could pick out the next car, and she decided upon a British Sports Car. Her first love was a 3000 MKIII BJ8 (4 seater) , but they were WAY out of our price range. So then we started getting used to the idea of the cute little bugeye, and just purchased one (in completed dis-assembled state) to restore.
I hope I don't come off as an idiot, but I surely would appreciate asking some really stupid questions here on the forum during the restoration forthcoming. I realize I am no way near an expert, but my wife and I have fun doing these little projects together, and look fun to cruising around in a little bugeye.
Are there any members here near Cincinnati Ohio who may be able to help me out by letting me look at their bugeye's from time to time? I'd greatly appreciate it as I go through the boxes and boxes of parts and wonder "what's this?"
Thanks,
"Doogie"
Doug Menkhaus
Cincinnati, Ohio