lrc@ucscc.ucsc.edu (Larry Colen esq) (02/08/90)
My first car was a 1969 Austin America, with a 4 speed manual trans. It had a slightly leaky hydrolastic suspension, eventually patched (sucsessfully with RTV and electrical tape), an annoying propensity for destroying it's NYLON U-joints and a single HS-4 carburettor. Due in a large part to my mechanical naivete' it spent a large portion of it's stay with me broken. Just before my 2nd year of college, I did the 'intelligent' thing and sold it, for twice what I paid for it. That is, I sold it for the princely sum of $450. I have many times regretted selling my 'Limey Lemon'. Though not quite enough to buy another one. As an interesting side-note another resident of Felton campaigned an Austin America in GT-5, and won the regional points championship with it. If anyone needs information on tracking down parts for them contact me, I know of several sources in the bay area. Larry