As for the story of my acquisition (sort of longwinded)...
I bid on the eBay car Eric Frisbee posted about, but was outbid at the last second and was crestfallen. A couple days later, the owner emailed! The winner passed up the car, so I made an offer and scrambled to beat the other two guys to the prize. With Eric's tow bar, a borrowed pickup and a day off from work, Amy (girlfriend) and I set out on the adventure to southwest Wyoming. Seven hours later we were hooking up the roadster to the pickup and heading back. The trip was long but uneventful.
As for the car, the body work is... umm... well, it runs really well, stops nicely, steering tight, tranny works fine, clutch ok, lights, electricals, etc. Even with seatbelts in a box in the trunk, I just had to drive the car around the block on Turkey Day. Bigtime fun! You see, I've never owned one of these cars before, and the two I test drove couldn't exceed 4000 rpm. This one sure can! :)
On Friday after replacing crispy vacuum hoses and a disintegrating fuel line I couldn't resist another spin around the block. If it's this much fun now, what's it going to be like when I get it fixed up?? Winter is going to seem very long this year. :)
