Daily Archives: December 12, 1992

Back to the Basics – Understanding S.U. Carburetors

The S.U. carburetor is one of the simplest “full function” carburetors ever put on modern cars. However, since they work so differently from most other carburetors, few people in the U.S.A. really understand them well. Many, if not most, problems attributed to these carbs being “out of tune” are really faults of the ignition system,…

The Heritage TR6 Body Shell – A Piece Of Motoring History

A little piece of motoring history was made on Thursday, May 21, 1992 when British Motor Heritage announced the addition of the TR6 bodyshell to their range of remanufactured items for classic vehicles. I consulted my notes on this project to find that it was early September 1989 when David Bishop and I sat down…

3500 Miles in a Bugeye Sprite

It was asked of me for probably the 985th time in our 34 year marriage – “What on earth did you buy that for”? The answer was simple. I thought it was cute; I always loved its prominent headlights, and it was such fun to drive. All reasons why I recently undertook a 3500 mile…

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