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healeyboz

healeyboz

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So, I just walked my gal out to the garage to see the car. She hasn't seen the front lights and new tonneau. She said, "Well, it looks like she's almost finished. When do I get to take her for spin."

My reply, "I don't think that this is the car for you to learn how to drive a stick in." :smile:

At least she smiled......
 
A friend in my car club taught her kids to shift in a Bugeye -- they shift well, so the kids found it easy... on second thought, maybe that's not helpful information.
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She was joking. I told her that it is just a car and she could drive it if she wanted.

"On second thought, why don't I build you one?" :smile:
 
My wife learned to drive a stick shift on LBCs. Mainly because we were in England and that is about all there was except for little bitty fords and japanese cars as well. She had only driven automatics in the states. Ah, we also had little British trucks called Sherpa. These were diesel for an extra complication learning to drive a stick with the momentary delay they give.
 
My kids, both of them learned to drive, use a stick and clutch and passed their drivers test in a Bugeye. Easy to park.
 
Daughter learned in a Karmann Ghia.
 
I am currently working on my wifes, and mine is sitting back on the trailor. But I got lucky buying 2 MG's for 1000 bucks. So when hers is done I can start working on mine.
Kids have already been buging me to try driving it, this comming from a 9, 10 and 12 year old :smile: count your blessings hehehe
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Dan, nice talking to you the other day. Always good to know someone else is not too far away.
 
I got to learn stick shift on a 1947 Lincoln (3 on the tree with a V-12) when I was 16. Pretty much an adventure when I had been learning to drive a 1988 Pontiac. Let's see, first there was the unsynchromeshed first gear to get used to. (crunch) Sorry dad. I recall the powerless steering took some getting used to when my dad said to turn here. No TURN HERE. KEEP TURNING. That was followed by finding out I was already spoiled by power brakes. STOP HARDER. Overall, not too bad and only stalled the engine once.
 
I "liberated" a '61 six-banger Falcon my mum wouldn't drive. "3 onna tree" at age 16. By 19 I'd found my first MGB. No automatic gearboxes in my posession until the Benz four years ago... and that's Herself's car. The B is Her's as well, and when we were "courtin' " back thirty years ago she owned a B. She doesn't like driving the Elans, "Too ~tweaky-twitchy!~" but has no problem with the B or the Alfa.

She enjoys riding in the Elans, and will jump at a chance to get a ride as passenger for a fast lap or two in any performance car around Sebring or suchlike.
 
My case is a bit different. Kay even raced a Bugeye in the mid sixtys and did very well, first in class every time. Drove it as well to the store, child care center, BX, etc, etc, as it was our only car in Hawaii.

This time around I took her for ice cream on a warm evening just at dusk last summer. All worked great, comments and waves as well.

She smiled a lot and has not been intrested in rideing or driveing since but says she just may go to a show with me.

However she is the one when I buy something or fix something that says "is that really good enough for Miss Agatha, shouldn't it be upgraded?"

Keep in mind that my lady is now 69 years old the day before yesterday. But then age is only to the body not the spirit. You still feel 25 inside.
 
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