<VV> As if I don't already have enough to think about...

[Ron]

Get a Citroen, it has a one lug wheel as I recall.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LonzoVair at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:22 PM
Subject: <VV> As if I don't already have enough to think about...


> Hey guys,
> Cheryl and I were driving the other day when we saw a pair of old Pontiacs
> sitting at a "used car lot" down the road a ways... they were early 50s 
> "Silver
> Streak"s with the Indian head on the hood... but sitting behind one of the
> Pontiacs was a itty bitty Renault Dopefiend.... yes, Cheryl corrected my
> pronunciation of the word Dauphine, but I started thinking---especially 
> after  I
> saw the engine and transmission were gone... how hard would it be to fit 
> a 95
> hp engine/diff/pg in one??? I'd probably have to fill the spare tire with
> water (lead? Cement?) to help balance it out, as I've heard they can be 
> tail
> heavy....
> Cheryl asked me this, since she thought the car was "cute"....  I'm 
> guessing
> it is early to mid 60s vintage, as it had 1967 Indy 500 stickers in the 
> back
> window... and something about the "Golden Lap" I think....
> I might go out and get some pictures of it...
> Cheryl's first car was an 85 Renault Alliance.... terrible little car, but
> it WAS her car... she had that when we met in '87, and I had a beat up old 
> 64
> baja VW...
> Anyways, if anyone knows these things (I know lclc has at least one, but 
> I'm
> sure he's in Californie this week), drop me a note.... No, I don't have 
> the
> time, place, OR money to do it, but it WOULD be nice to file away for next
> time...
> I gotta tell ya, the three lug wheels got me laughing A LOT!
> Thanks!!!!
> Lonzo
>
> Lon  Anderson
> White Mills, KY
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