Cool video about vintage racing

[locost7018]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1657954692/help-save-vintage-racing-today

[lowflyer]

Must make me vintage... I raced the same type cars in the 1960's and 70's.

 

Of course, back then they weren't worth a bazillion dollars each!

 

Ken Edney

Chandler, AZ

[jimrankin]

Funny that there were MGA's in the lead photo. I have a friend who claims I singlehandedly made them so expensive by crashing so many of them when they were still cheap. Best deal I ever got was a rust free 1600, not a dent in it and good paint, that had been sitting out in the weather with no top for quite some time and the current owner did not even know if it would run or what it might need.$400.00!!

Towed it home, changed the oil, replaced the dried out O rings in the brakes, installed two batteries and it started and ran fine from then on. Made new door panels, painted the dash (instruments all still worked, like four gauges total) reupholstered the cockpit surround, got two seat covers and carpets by mail and the thing looked like new.

Didn't have to crash that one myself, my room mate borrowed it for a date and put in under a giant 70's Thunderturd. It was #4 and my last MGA.

Anyone who ever had one will tell you that they are some of the easiest, most forgiving cars to drive hard ever made. Well, as hard as you can drive a car with about a hundred HP. LOL.

[S1Steve]

I like to trade the S1 to my Father-inlaw for one his MG's.. TD, getting ready for a trade, MGA, Betsy doesn't like because the door won't stay shut, but thats my Mother-inlaws side. Or the MGB, 64 pull handle in almost perfect shape... Slow but Fun.....

Edited February 6, 2012 by S1Steve