Never had a spit. Don't think I've even driven one. I did have a GT6
Mk III for a few years. Fantastic car. Sorry i sold it. I currently
have a 67 TR4A, off the road for over 20 years but slowly coming back
together, and a 72 TR6, 99% restored.  Had triumphs before my Westy
which is the new kid on the block.
There is something to be said for the simplicity and honesty of these
older vehicles. And of course the enjoyability factor.
The Vanagon is complicated next to a Triumph.  So much to learn, so
little space left in my brain.
  Cheers

On Nov 16, 2007, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Subject: Re: : Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
>
> Yes there seems to be a common thread connecting many of us with
> the types of cars we have, have had, or would like to have.  That
> Vanagons and Triumphs are on this list show what masochists we
> really are.  As for my Spitfire how many of  can say that the the
> car was given to them and to date their personal expenditure on it
> is less than $50.00 including a tank of gas and a distributor
> rotor?  A friend decided that it was beyond his abilities to keep
> the car running and even though he could easily afford to pay
> someone to maintain it, I had even offered to help him with it, he
> gave it to me.  If someone gives you a 28 year old British car are
> they still considered a friend???  Have to ponder that question for
> a while.  If nothing else it is nice to again have a car that I can
> work on when I want or shove in the garage(with drop cloths under
> it) and leave until I feel like working on it.  I have not had this
> since I sold my 1964 1/2 Mustang convertible 5 years ago, and it did
> not require much more than gas and oil changes.
>
> Mark in AK