Farewell to my Prius friends

We drove them GS since the 1957 TD with no doors wonderful cars to own a lot of head problems gas getting problems I remember twisting copper strips to run down along in between the head studs or the head bolts to put the heads back on this is way before the days of the Fel-Pro PT series of gasket British Leyland cars were a scream to work on we learned a lot of Austin Healey sprites 3000s and the like my Dad loved them but he couldn't operate a screwdriver correctly military officer and all that you know wonderful times ahead buddy enjoy.

 

Was that the same thing as the what is it 3.8 Buick motor that ultra reliable V6 that anybody can work on basically yeah that's a pretty cool motor

 

Have fun & stay safe!

 

As a kid growin up. so many times with Healey 3k's, MG's - sptifires, B's,. GT's. Sumbeam Tiger, was jealous of so many older people with more money that had cars while I thumbed it around. I painted a classmates 65 MGB metallic blue in his partents garage, was 16 I think. A couple years older neighbor 15 houses down the road had his dad help him swap into a Healey 3k a 327 chevy small block, had to move the firewall back to squeexze it in there. Got a ride out of FL up north with a dude and his spitefire, left me drive throw SC, NC into VA in a heavy rain on i95. Passing trucks was like getting tubed surfing, going under the spray off the truck tires and coming out the other end. I remember him saying he was a little scared, but he was sleeping most of the time while I was driving. Cigs were still $3 a carton all though the s carolina. One of the mechanics that worked at the body shop I had summer jobs in had a topless spitefire and s Superglide.1200 raked hog he'd drive the spitefire to work in the rain wearing hos raincoat onr of the shop owners had a Tiger for a while basically a Sunbeam Alpine with a ford 289 it was actaully an OEM model go figure can't remember exact like but think it was painted spiderwebed.

 

In another decade or two it will be way more affordable / way more options to convert this to an EV, so take good care of it!

 

I wish I still had my 1968 Austin Healey Sprite. 1.3 L engine with 65hp. Frequent adjustments and adding oil in SU carburetor. Good times!