New Member in Tehachapi California

[Old Car Guy]

I am Jim Gude from Tehachapi California. I have been driving, fixing, autocrossing and cursing sports cars for the past 50 (of my 67) years. When I was 15, I spent my summer days at my grandparents store in Burbank California. A couple of doors down, on the corner, was a BMC dealer. I hung around, was a pest to the salesmen, collected every brochure. I would sit in their cars imagining driving down curvy little roads. I owned a Datsun, Volvo P1800, and a Mustang, before finally buying a Sprite Mk IV during the 1973 gas crisis. In 1974 I finished college, and in 1975 I replaced the little Sprite with a Fiat X1/9. Then came a BMW 2002, which was replaced with a Porsche 944 and so on. Five Porsches later, I decided I needed a Spridget; it was a nostalgia thing, and my 944 Turbo wanted some company.
After much searching, I found a unmolested, rust free, 1974 Midget. It had its original Bronze Yellow paint and Ochre interior; so I bought it. My little Midget has a Rivergate 5 speed conversion, and a Weber DGV down draft conversion. I like the transmission but the Weber just looks wrong. If someone wants to buy a Weber DGV conversion, let me know. In the meantime, I am in the market for a decent, late model SU setup.

I am attaching a picture of both Spridgets

Cheers
Jim

 

[Brooklands]

Welcome to the BCF. You have definitely found the best resource for Little British Cars on the internet. Thanks for posting the photos. Good luck with your quest for the SU carbs.

 

[Basil]

Both lovely cars! The orange midget looks exactly like one that I babysat for a co-worker one summer when she had to go overseas on extended military deployment! Fun little car!