But Ma, it followed me home

[Bill Douglas]

I was going to say ARE YOU MAD? but I can definitely see the appeal of the lil thing. Another plus is something like that won't be too complicated to work on. I grew up with Morris Minors, Austin A40s...

[911 Rod]

I guess cars are like pets as we get older. It just makes more sense to have a smaller one with bulging eyes. lol

[Steve Carlton]

Those things are tiny. Wheeler Dealers did one and painted it Iris Blue, which looked pretty good.

[HobieMarty]

Very nice looking Bug Eye!!! I'm sure it will handle like it is on rails.

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[wdfifteen]

Congratulations!! That is going to be so much fun. Bugeyes are so simple, and parts are relatively cheap.
Have fun!!

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I was going to say ARE YOU MAD? but I can definitely see the appeal of the lil thing. Another plus is something like that won't be too complicated to work on. I grew up with Morris Minors, Austin A40s...

Basicly, it is a morris minor...with a sportier body and a few hop-ups. Sort of like the first Mustangs were Falcons underneath..

[jyl]

It seems like a perfect low speed hooligan car. A LSH is a car that you can rev to redline and slide the tail around corners, all without breaking the speed limit, even in town.

[otto_kretschmer]

What to do with the 2nd car...

[Tobra]

Honda motor in one of those will give you a power to weight ratio ranging from excellent to ludicrous

Red is a good color for one of those, maybe a flag with a blinking light, like the recumbent bicycle guys use

[ramonesfreak]

https://www.bugeyeguys.com/ has a lot of parts you need and a YouTube channel. I’ve been lurking for a few years. Good luck

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by LWJ

Damn. I was actually looking for a bugeye on craigslist today. I have a weird idea that I need an autocross project. Something simple and cheap. (funny. race cars are NEVER simple OR cheap!)

The answer is always Miata…

[Tobra]

^he is not wrong^

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

The answer is always Miata…

Yes. It would be nice to have something that doesn't need fixing.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by otto_kretschmer

What to do with the 2nd car...

I wish those guys would speak English. I can't understand WTF they're talking about.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I wish those guys would speak English. I can't understand WTF they're talking about.

I met that YT presenter when I was in England and we went to local car show that was amazing.

[ramonesfreak]

you met no 27? how cool. big fan here. loved his 308 series.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Yup.

[Scott Douglas]

I can remember going up to La Cañada Flintridge with my brother when he bought one of these from an engineer he used to work with. Car was super original, even had the factory hardtop with it. Had been sitting for a long time so needed everything. Somehow he managed to get into it to try it on for size. He's 6'5" so it was a struggle with the top on. By the time we got it home to his house he'd decided it was too much of a project for him at the time. He flipped it within a week and it never even came off the trailer at his place.

[otto_kretschmer]

I got the 2nd car last week and the rest of the parts. I have one complete 948 and a block and head of another 948 and a 1275.

I think I'll restore the good car to be original and the wreck will be TBD.



This is the complete 948. Its been rebuilt before. The crank is on the first regrind and needs to go to the 2nd, assuming I can get the bearings.

[scottmandue]

Color me jealous... Had a chance to pick one up many.years ago for $600 but I was young and afraid of English cars.