{"id":24010,"date":"2022-11-30T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=24010"},"modified":"2022-11-30T18:17:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:17:18","slug":"the-austin-healey-bugeye-sprite-is-darling-boing-boing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=24010","title":{"rendered":"The Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite is darling | Boing Boing &#8211; My Favorite Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Matthew asked what&#8217;s my favorite cars.  This post is a list of cars I have wanted.  In <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=18994\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18994\">reverse-cron order<\/a>, as is the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>META: i made this as a blog post so ican add to it, and whne I send a link here, that person will see more of the same thing i sent them.  for instance, paul has an interest in cars, as does mathtew; by sending this blog post to them, then can enjoy or otherwise i can shore mre of what i&#8217;m interested in.  Like the ~<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=899\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1963 Ford Mercury Breezeway<\/a> my family owned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaguar_E-Type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jaguar XKE<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/Jaguar_E-Type_%281963%29.jpg\/330px-Jaguar_E-Type_%281963%29.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Autin-Healey Mark 3000.  My mother&#8217;s work friend had one, I got a 15-minute ride in it.  very cool, so low to the ground.  felt like riding in a go-carrt.  it had a dashboard swtih that did something to make if accelerate way faster.  not sure exaclty.  just a big-ass on\/off switch.  sadly, i was not licesnded yet; that didn&#8217;t hap[pen until i got out of the army in ~86.  failed my 17yrold driving test.  first try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austin-Healey_3000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austin-Healey Mark 3000:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/29\/Austin-Healey_3000_at_2010_Ottawa_British_Auto_Show.jpg\/420px-Austin-Healey_3000_at_2010_Ottawa_British_Auto_Show.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2022\/11\/30\/the-austin-healey-bugeye-sprite-is-darling.html\">The Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite is darling | Boing Boing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2022\/11\/30\/the-austin-healey-bugeye-sprite-is-darling.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1958_austin-healey_bug-eye-sprite_b20f27b9-3dd6-46e5-9d68-910c77cd9cfc-45799.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2022\/11\/30\/the-austin-healey-bugeye-sprite-is-darling.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1958_austin-healey_bug-eye-sprite_img_6141-2-43231.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew asked what&#8217;s my favorite cars. 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