12 Nov
2010
12 Nov
'10
3:02 p.m.
Ian King wrote:
Nice. I did the same with a pair of Triumphs - neither big enough to be a
tourer or really small enough to be a sports car, and the same issue with the
trunk (although at least they were four-seaters, just). More inherent design
problems than you could shake a stick at, too - but I regret not having them
still :-(
So I've
spent a few hundred on renting lift-gate trucks and such over the
past thirty years, but even a double-H960 PDP-11/34 setup w/drives and
software and docs fit in the back of my 1976 Microbus with room up front
for a passenger/loadie.
I had wanted a Mercedes-Benz 450SL for years, and I came across one in very
nice condition so I bought it. Then I realized that the SL is possibly the
most impractical car ever built. It's a two-seat roadster (my family of 3
won't fit in it) with a trunk big enough for one, perhaps two sets of golf
clubs. I've purchased a Ford F-150 with a full-size bed,
and the Mercedes is for
sale.... -- Ian
I used common sense this time around and bought a 1960's Ford truck with an 8'
load bed ;-)
cheers
Jules