Austin Healey Sprite 1958 tshuaj xyuas
Nws tsuas yog 17 xyoo thiab zoo siab heev uas tau pom tias lub tsev khaws khoom ntawm nws qhov chaw ua haujlwm yog tus tswv ntawm tus txiv neej uas yog tus kiv cua tsheb, tus neeg sau tsheb thiab ib tus neeg uas tsis muaj teeb meem muab cov yuam sij rau tus tub hluas.
"Tus txiv neej muaj tag nrho cov tsheb hauv lub tsev khaws khoom, thiab muaj ib hnub nws nug tias kuv puas xav tsav nws," nws hais. "Nws zoo siab heev thiab lom zem, tsuas yog lub tsheb zoo nkauj me me xwb."
Thiab txij hnub ntawd los, nws tau hooked thiab xav yuav nws tus kheej. Yim xyoo dhau los, qhov no thaum kawg tau los ua qhov tseeb rau Holden.
Nws hais tias "Kuv xav yuav ib lub sijhawm ntev, thiab qhov no tau pom hauv lub tsheb nres ob feeb tom qab," nws hais.
Pom qhov no, Holden tawm tsam qhov kev yaum, tab sis tom qab ntawd taug kev dhau los taw tes rau nws tus poj niam.
"Kuv tabtom tsav tsheb thiab kuv tus poj niam hais tias, 'Vim li cas koj tsis saib?' Kuv hais tias, "Yog kuv saib, kuv tawm tsis tau," tab sis ... kuv tus poj niam hais tias, "Saib seb yuav muaj dab tsi tshwm sim."
Thiab thaum nws hais kom nws mus rau hauv lub tsheb, Holden ceeb toom nws, "Tsis muaj kev tig rov qab thaum kuv muab kuv lub nroog Yeiuxalees tso rau hauv."
"Txij li thaum kuv tseem hluas, kuv tau mus rau hauv tsheb, maus taus, tsheb laij teb thiab txhua yam tshuab," nws hais.
Thaum nws tsis tuaj yeem them taus "cov khoom ua si" thaum pib tsev neeg, Holden hais tias thaum nyiaj txiag tso cai, nws tau dhia ntawm lub sijhawm thiab tseem xav yuav lwm Bugeye, lub sijhawm no rau kev sib tw.
"Lawv tau ua nws zoo li lub tsheb kis las zoo, tab sis lawv tau saib nws thiab hais tias, 'Tsis yog, peb tsis tuaj yeem them nws,' vim lawv xav tau lub tsheb kis las nkag. Yog li lawv tshem tawm qhov chaw ntawm lwm lub tsheb kom lawv pheej yig dua thiab siv roj ntau dua, "nws hais.
Bugeye tseem hu ua thawj unisex kev ua si tsheb yuav tsum tau qhia. Tsis zoo li nws cov neeg ua ntej, nws tau tsim los ua ib qho yooj yim tab sis stylish thiab pheej yig lub tsheb kis las uas yuav tsis tsuas yog rau cov txiv neej, tab sis kuj nkag mus rau lwm lub lag luam qeeb qeeb ntawm lub sijhawm: poj niam.
Txhawm rau kom tus nqi qis, BMC feem ntau tau koom nrog. Nws nta Morris Minor lub kauj thiab nres, lub cav Austin A35, thiab plaub-ceev kis tau tus mob. Nws yog Ameslikas yuav tsum muaj retractable headlights, tab sis kom txo cov nqi, lawv txuas lub taub hau ncaj qha mus rau lub hood xwb. Qhov kev txav no sai tau txais nws tus Bugeye moniker.
Thiab txuas ntxiv tus cwj pwm tshwj xeeb no, Sprite kuj tsis muaj qhov rooj tuav lossis lub taub hau. Cov Bugeyes tau tuaj txog hauv tebchaws Australia raws li Cov Khoom Siv Ua Kom Kawg Knock Down (CKD) thiab tau sib sau ua ke ntawm no. Holden hais tias thaum nws tseem ceeb heev kom tswj tau lub tsheb muaj hnub nyoog 50 xyoo txhua lub sijhawm, kev tswj xyuas nws tus nqi pheej yig vim nws ua haujlwm feem ntau nws tus kheej. Lub hnub nyoog 45 xyoo sim caij nws tsawg kawg ib zaug txhua ob mus rau peb lub lis piam.
"Yog tias koj tuaj yeem tau txais nws ntawm txoj kev sib tw lossis txoj kev hauv tebchaws, nws yog qhov kev lom zem zoo heev," nws hais.
“Lub kaum sab xis yeej zoo. Muab pov rau hauv ib lub ces kaum hauv lub iav thib peb, nws lom zem heev. "
Nws tuav thiab lub cav fais fab zoo ib yam li Mini lub cav 1.0-litre.
Holden tau txawm sib tw nws Sprite thiab hais tias thaum lub siab tshaj plaws ceev ntawm 82 mph (131 km / h) tej zaum yuav tsis zoo li ntau, nws xav tias nyob rau hauv ib lub tsheb uas nyob ze rau hauv av thiab hnyav xwb 600 kg. Thiab ntau xyoo Bugeye tau ntsib ntau txoj kev hlub thiab kev saib xyuas, tus tswv yav dhau los tau nqis peev $ 15,000 rau nws.
Holden hais tias "Kuv ntseeg tias qhov no yog qhov ntxov tshaj plaws Bugeye Sprite ua nyob rau hauv Australia," Holden hais.
Thiab thaum nws los ze rau muag nws xyoo tas los, Holden hais tias nws tham tus tswv muaj peev xwm tawm ntawm kev yuav nws los ntawm kev teev tag nrho cov "yam phem" txog kev muaj lub tsheb ib nrab xyoo pua.
Tab sis thaum nws hais txog cov teeb meem ntawm cov tsheb qub, xws li lub nruas nres, tsis muaj xov tooj cua, yuav tsum tau kho cov carburetor tsis tu ncua, nws tib lub sijhawm nws tham nws tus kheej kom khaws nws.
Nws hais tias, "Qhov tseeb, lub tsheb tsav tau zoo, lub brakes zoo heev, Kuv tsis tuaj yeem ... qhia rau koj txhua yam uas kuv tsis nyiam txog nws," nws hais.
Holden pom tau hais tias nws tsis yog lub sijhawm los hais lus zoo rau nws lub qhov muag buzzing.
"Kuv hais rau kuv tus poj niam tias kuv xav tias peb yuav tawm mus."
Niaj hnub no, Sprites nyob rau hauv tib yam li Holden muag rau ntawm $ 22,000 thiab $ 30,000.
Tab sis nws yuav tsis mus qhov twg sai sai no.
SNAPSHOT
1958 Austin Healey Sprite
Tus nqi tshiab: txog pound stg. 900 ("Bugey")
Nqi tam sim no: kwv yees li $25,000 txog $30,000
Kev txiav txim: Bugeye Sprite nrog nws tus cwj pwm zoo li kab yog lub tsheb me me ua si.
