Greetings!

**tr4driver** · 08-10-2009, 10:48 PM

Greetings everyone. I've been a lurker here for the past year, and finally decided I should start posting and introduce myself. I'm mainly interested in vintage watches and have a MBK 1665 Sea Dweller that I purchased from Eurotimez about a year ago as well as a genuine mid-70's Omega Speedmaster. I also own several other more modern replicas and gens.

Outside of watches, my main hobby is old British sports cars. I currently own a 1959 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite and a 1963 Triumph TR4.

I find the cars much easier to service than the watches. *grin*

**houndoggie** · 08-10-2009, 10:50 PM

Thanks for posting.
Please post some pics of your toys.

**tr4driver** · 08-10-2009, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by houndoggie

Thanks for posting.
Please post some pics of your toys.

Here are my non-watch toys...

**bebenn** · 08-10-2009, 11:17 PM

Welcome TR4! I had a Sprite in an earlier life, but then decided I wanted to drive a car and not work on one

**SAVI** · 08-10-2009, 11:20 PM

I was a lurker for a while too.... Glad to see you hear posting, I'm looking forwards to seeing you in this community more.

**J-C** · 08-10-2009, 11:27 PM

Welcome to RepGeek, driver.

Nice to see you finally post!

Enjoy, you know your way around!

**big eebee** · 08-11-2009, 12:36 AM

I always called em frogeyed sprites

**Clipdin** · 08-11-2009, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by tr4driver

Here are my non-watch toys...

Wow, they're in great condition! Welcome to the posting side.

**big eebee** · 08-11-2009, 12:45 AM

I had a tr8. and an x19

**big eebee** · 08-11-2009, 12:47 AM

Oh yeah I had a tr4a as well. It was a scaletrix though

**smcx** · 08-11-2009, 01:17 AM

I loved my sprite!!! The problem was, I don't live in a desert and it didn't run if it even got humid, let alone rain lol.

**houndoggie** · 08-11-2009, 02:18 AM

That little sprite is cool!!!

**tr4driver** · 08-11-2009, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by big eebee

I always called em frogeyed sprites

That is what they're called in Great Britain. Here in the states everyone calls them bugeyes.

**kbh** · 08-11-2009, 03:16 PM

Welcome driver,

I owned a 1959 TR3 back in the early 70's. Fun car but the Lucas electrical system really sucked. I'll never forget the night me and a buddy ended up stuck in the middle of nowhere while on the way to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Slowly watched as the headlights got dimmer and dimmer. Spent the night fighting off bugs and misquitos.

**houndoggie** · 08-11-2009, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by kbh

Welcome driver,

I owned a 1959 TR3 back in the early 70's. Fun car but the Lucas electrical system really sucked. I'll never forget the night me and a buddy ended up stuck in the middle of nowhere while on the way to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Slowly watched as the headlights got dimmer and dimmer. Spent the night fighting off bugs and misquitos.

sounds romantic!