Ndemanga ya Austin Healy Sprite 1958

Anali ndi zaka 17 zokha ndipo anasangalala kwambiri kupeza kuti nyumba yosungiramo katundu yomwe inali pafupi ndi ntchito yake inali ya mnyamata wina wokonda kwambiri magalimoto, wosonkhanitsa magalimoto komanso wina amene analibe vuto popereka makiyi kwa wachinyamata.

“Mnyamatayo anali ndi mulu wonse wa magalimoto m’nyumba yosungiramo katundu, ndipo tsiku lina anandifunsa ngati ndikufuna kuiyendetsa,” iye akukumbukira motero. "Zinali zosangalatsa komanso zosangalatsa, galimoto yabwino chabe yamasewera."

Ndipo kuyambira tsiku limenelo, iye anakopeka ndipo ankafuna kugula yekha. Zaka zisanu ndi zitatu zapitazo, izi zidakhala zenizeni kwa Holden.

“Ndinkafuna kugula imodzi kwa nthaŵi yaitali, ndipo iyi inaipeza pamalo oimika magalimoto mphindi ziŵiri pambuyo pake,” iye akutero.

Ataona izi, Holden anakana chikhumbocho, koma kenako adadutsa kuti akamuloze mkazi wake.

"Ndinali kuyendetsa galimoto ndipo mkazi wanga anati, 'Bwanji osayang'ana?' Ine ndinati, “Ngati ine ndiyang’ana, ine sindingakhoze kuchoka,” koma^mkazi wanga anati, “Yang’ana ndi kuwona chimene chiti chichitike.

Ndipo pamene adamukakamiza kuti alowe m'galimoto, Holden anamuchenjeza kuti, "Palibe kubwerera kamodzi ndikayika bulu wanga mmenemo."

“Kuyambira ndili mnyamata, ndakhala ndikuyendetsa magalimoto, njinga zamoto, mathirakitala ndi chilichonse chopangidwa ndi makina,” iye akutero.

Ngakhale kuti sakanakwanitsa kugula "zoseweretsa zija" poyambitsa banja, Holden akuti ndalama zikaloledwa, adalumphira mpata ndipo akufunanso kugula Bugeye ina, nthawi ino yothamanga.

"Iwo adachitadi ngati galimoto yabwino yamasewera, koma adayiyang'ana nati, 'Ayi, sitingakwanitse,' chifukwa amafuna galimoto yamasewera olowera. Ndiye amachotsa zida m’magalimoto ena kuti azitsika mtengo komanso aziwotcha mafuta,” akutero.

Bugeye amatchedwanso woyamba unisex masewera galimoto kuyambitsidwa. Mosiyana ndi omwe adalipo kale, idamangidwa ngati galimoto yamasewera yosavuta koma yowoneka bwino komanso yotsika mtengo yomwe ingasangalatse osati amuna okha, komanso kulowa msika wina womwe ukukula pang'onopang'ono wa nthawiyo: akazi.

Kuti mtengo ukhale wotsika, zida zambiri za BMC zidakhudzidwa. Imakhala ndi chiwongolero ndi mabuleki a Morris Minor, injini ya Austin A35, komanso kutumizira ma liwiro anayi. Poyamba inkayenera kukhala ndi nyali zotha kubweza, koma kuti ndalama zitsike, amamangirira zounikira kumutu m'malo mwake. Kusunthaku kudamupangitsa kuti ayambenso kukhala moniker wa Bugeye.

Ndipo kupitiriza khalidwe lapaderali, Sprite ilibenso zogwirira pakhomo kapena chivindikiro cha thunthu. A Bugeyes anafika ku Australia ngati Completely Knock Down Kit (CKD) ndipo anasonkhanitsidwa kuno. Holden akuti ngakhale kuli kofunika kusamalira galimoto ya zaka 50 nthawi zonse, kuisamalira n’kotchipa chifukwa imagwira ntchito yambiri yokha. Wazaka 45 amayesa kukwera kamodzi pa milungu iwiri kapena itatu iliyonse.

"Ngati mutha kuyipeza pamsewu wokhotakhota kapena msewu wakumidzi, ndikuyenda bwino kwambiri," akutero.

"Angles ndiabwino kwambiri. Iponyeni pakona mu giya lachitatu, ndizosangalatsa kwambiri. "

Kugwira kwake ndi mphamvu ya injini ndizofanana ndi injini ya Mini ya 1.0-lita.

Holden adathamanganso ndi Sprite yake ndipo akunena kuti ngakhale kuti liwiro lapamwamba la 82 mailosi pa ola (131 km / h) silingamveke ngati lalikulu, limamveka m'galimoto yomwe ili pafupi kwambiri ndi nthaka ndipo imalemera makilogalamu 600 okha. Ndipo kwa zaka zambiri, Bugeye adakumana ndi chikondi chochuluka ndi chisamaliro, mwiniwake wakale adayikamo $15,000.

"Ndikukhulupirira kuti iyi ndi Bugeye Sprite yoyambirira kupangidwa ku Australia," akutero Holden.

Ndipo pomwe adatsala pang'ono kugulitsa chaka chatha, Holden akuti adalankhula ndi mwiniwakeyo kuti asamugule polemba "zoyipa" zonse zokhala ndi galimoto yazaka theka.

Koma ngakhale kuti anakokomeza mavuto a magalimoto akale, monga mabuleki a ng’oma, kusowa kwa wailesi, kufunikira koimbira makina a carburetor mokhazikika, panthaŵi imodzimodziyo anadziloŵetsa m’kusunga.

"Zowonadi, galimoto imayendetsa bwino, mabuleki ndiabwino, sindingathe ... ndikuuzeni chilichonse chomwe sindimakonda," akutero.

Holden anazindikira kuti sinali nthawi yoti atsanzike ndi diso lake lochita kulira.

"Ndinauza mkazi wanga kuti ndikuganiza kuti tisiya."

Masiku ano, Sprites omwe ali mumkhalidwe womwewo wa Holden amagulitsa pakati pa $22,000 ndi $30,000.

Koma posachedwapa sapita kulikonse.

ZINTHU ZONSE

1958 Austin Healy Sprite

Mtengo watsopano: pa pound stg. 900 ("Bugey")

Mtengo pano: pafupifupi $25,000 mpaka $30,000

Chigamulo: Bugeye Sprite ndi khalidwe lake ngati tizilombo ndi ozizira pang'ono masewera galimoto.