Really hated having to sell the Rotus when we moved, but just didn't have anywhere to put it where it wasn't going to rot away before I could work on it.
Always surfing Craigslist & happened upon a decent looking Midget.
Wife has always wanted one, and the price seemed decent.
Drove down 2 weekends ago to take a look. Ran pretty well once it was started, but was on 10-12 year old tires, and had a couple minor fluid leaks (engine & trans) underneath, so we decided it'd be best to trailer it home rather than risk the 65 mile drive in the dark.
Went down last weekend & brought her home. It's currently sitting in my dad's shop until we can go over it & get it road-safe.
Ordered 5 tires for it last night.
Need to address the brakes, hoping they just need to be bled. Took a fair amount of effort to get decent stopping performance at neighborhood speeds.
Choke (electric/water) need some work, car was very hard to start when we trailered it home. Pulled the air filter & held the throttle shut & it started up fine. Need to do some research, it's got the ZS carb, not sure if we want to rebuild it & keep on as-is or look at a SU or Weber upgrade.
Top has a small tear/separation on the driver's side 1/4 window, may try to repair/patch it, since the top is pretty much just for when it's parked & it'll be covered when it's at home.
Driver's seat needs a bot of attention, sagging a bit on the right side.
Cat already removed, need to look at gutting the rest of the smog stuff under the hood. Exhaust is a bit rusty, probably re-do most of that as well.
A few shots from the ad, first look & trailering it home
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