Hi,
I am the proud owner of a 1968 Austin Healey Sprite 1275 that is called, 'Little Black Car' (LBC). It is currently off road and awaiting transfer of parts onto a new Heritage shell bought from my retirement funds. Currently living in North Wales with a large, drafty and wet 'shed' to fix it in. The first winter I was here LBC had its roof down hiding under cover and became buried under a snow drift falling through the the ridge vents in the shed. The shed is really a 50ft x 60ft barn with ventilated metal panels topping a breeze block wall that sits on a concrete base. It may sound good but wind and water gets in everywhere there is a joint in the building.
Before I retired and took it off the road it was enjoyable daily transport that never let me down although I did 'play' with the mechanicals on a regular basis. I was weaned on Land Rovers so I had to get a reasonably comprehensive mechanical training to keep those moving and possess a set of different sized hammers for every repair problem.
That is a skim of the top of my history but I've got to remember that I'm at least 2/3rds the way through my life but it only feels like 1/3rd....
GuideA
Mk IV Austin Healey Sprite.
I am the proud owner of a 1968 Austin Healey Sprite 1275 that is called, 'Little Black Car' (LBC). It is currently off road and awaiting transfer of parts onto a new Heritage shell bought from my retirement funds. Currently living in North Wales with a large, drafty and wet 'shed' to fix it in. The first winter I was here LBC had its roof down hiding under cover and became buried under a snow drift falling through the the ridge vents in the shed. The shed is really a 50ft x 60ft barn with ventilated metal panels topping a breeze block wall that sits on a concrete base. It may sound good but wind and water gets in everywhere there is a joint in the building.
Before I retired and took it off the road it was enjoyable daily transport that never let me down although I did 'play' with the mechanicals on a regular basis. I was weaned on Land Rovers so I had to get a reasonably comprehensive mechanical training to keep those moving and possess a set of different sized hammers for every repair problem.
That is a skim of the top of my history but I've got to remember that I'm at least 2/3rds the way through my life but it only feels like 1/3rd....
GuideA
Mk IV Austin Healey Sprite.