Back in '78 or so, my brother bought a pristine '69 America when he was stationed in Las Vegas. It had some engine problem, and he, not being familar with LBC's at the time, finally gave up in disgust and sold it for next to nothing. Now, that he is properly indoctrinated into Britmobiles, he says that was the biggest automotive related mistake he ever made. I think now he is down to only one Bugeye, a '61 Sprite, and the '65 that I keep at his place in California.
Jeff