Austin Healy Sprite 1958 Ongororo
Aingova nemakore 17 uye akafara chaizvo kuona kuti imba yaichengeterwa zvinhu yaiva pedyo nebasa rake yaiva yemumwe mukomana aifarira motokari, aitora motokari uye mumwe munhu akanga asina dambudziko rokupa makiyi kune wechiduku.
“Mukomana wacho akanga ane boka rose remotokari muimba inochengeterwa zvinhu, uye rimwe zuva akabvunza kana ndaida kuityaira,” anoyeuka kudaro. "Zvainakidza uye zvinonakidza, ingori yakanaka mota yemitambo."
Uye kubva zuva iroro zvichienda mberi, akanga akapindwa muropa uye aida kuzvitenga. Makore masere apfuura, izvi zvakazova chokwadi kuna Holden.
“Ndaida kutenga imwe kwenguva refu, uye iyi yakazowanikwa munzvimbo inomiswa motokari pashure pemaminitsi maviri,” anodaro.
Achiona izvi, Holden akaramba chishuwo chacho, asi akazopfuura kuti anongedze kumukadzi wake.
"Ndakanga ndichityaira uye mudzimai wangu akati, 'Sei usingatarise?' Ndikati, “Kana ndikatarisa, handikwanise kubva,” asi…mudzimai wangu akati, “Tarisa uone zvinoitika.”
Uye paakamukurudzira kuti apinde mumotokari, Holden akamuyambira, "Hapana kudzoka shure kana ndangoisa mbongoro yangu mairi."
“Kubva ndichiri mukomana, ndaipinda mumotokari, midhudhudhu, matarakita nezvimwe zvese zvemagetsi,” anodaro.
Nepo aisakwanisa kutenga “matoyi aya” achitanga mhuri, Holden anoti kana mari ikabvumirwa, akasvetukira mukana uye aidawo kutenga imwe Bugeye, panguva ino yemujaho.
“Chaizvoizvo vakazviita semotokari yakanaka kwazvo, asi vakaitarisa vakati, ‘Aiwa, hatizvikwanisi,’ nokuti vaida motokari yemitambo yokupinda. Saka vakabvisa mapatsi mudzimwe motokari kuti dzidhure uye dzishandise mafuta akawanda,” anodaro.
Bugeye inonziwo yekutanga unisex yemitambo mota ichaunzwa. Kusiyana nevakaitangira, yakavakwa semotokari yemitambo yakapfava asi yakashongedzwa uye isingadhuri yaizokwezva kwete kuvarume chete, asiwo kupinda mune imwe musika unononoka wenguva iyoyo: vakadzi.
Kuchengeta mutengo wakadzikira, akawanda eBMC mazvikamu sezvingabvira akabatanidzwa. Inosanganisira Morris Diki chidhiraivho uye mabhureki, ari Austin A35 injini, uye mana-kumhanya kutapurirana. Pakutanga yaifanirwa kunge iine mwenje wemusoro unodzoreredzwa, asi kuchengetedza mitengo yakaderera ivo vakaisa malights zvakananga kune hood panzvimbo. Kufamba uku kwakakurumidza kumuwanira Bugeye moniker.
Uye kuenderera mberi nehunhu hwakasarudzika, iyo Sprite zvakare haina mabatiro egonhi kana trunk lid. MaBugeyes akasvika muAustralia seCompletely Knock Down Kit (CKD) uye akaunganidzwa pano. Holden anoti kunyangwe zvakakosha kuchengetedza mota ine makore makumi mashanu nguva dzese, kuichengeta kwakachipa nekuti inoita basa rakawanda pachayo. Iye ane makore makumi mana nemashanu okuberekwa anoedza kuichovha kamwechete pamavhiki maviri kana matatu ega ega.
"Kana iwe ukakwanisa kuitora mumugwagwa wakamonyoroka kana mugwagwa wemumaruwa, zvinonakidza kutyaira," anodaro.
"Angles yakanaka chaizvo. Ikande mukona mugiya rechitatu, zvinonakidza zvikuru."
Kubata kwayo uye simba reinjini zvakafanana neMini's 1.0-litre injini.
Holden akatomhanyidzana neSprite yake uye anoti kunyange zvazvo kumhanya kwepamusoro kwemamaira 82 paawa (131 km/h) kungasanzwika sekwakawanda, kunonzwika mumotokari iri pedyo nepasi uye inorema 600 kg chete. Uye nekufamba kwemakore iyo Bugeye yakasangana nerudo runyoro uye nehanya, muridzi wekare akaisa zviuru gumi nezvishanu zvemadhora mairi.
"Ndinotenda iyi ndiyo yekutanga Bugeye Sprite yakagadzirwa muAustralia," anodaro Holden.
Uye paakasvika pedyo nekuitengesa gore rapfuura, Holden anoti akataura neanogona kuva muridzi wekutenga nekunyora zvese "zvakaipa" zvekuva nemota yehafu yezana ramakore.
Asi nepo aiwedzeredza zvinetso zvemotokari dzakura, zvakadai semabhureki engoma, kushaikwa kweredhiyo, kudikanwa kwokugarotunha ma<em>carburetor, panguva imwe cheteyo akazvitaura amene mukuichengeta.
"Chaizvoizvo, mota inofamba zvakanaka, mabhureki akanaka, handikwanise kukuudza chero chinhu chandisingade nezvazvo," anodaro.
Holden akaona kuti yakanga isati yakwana nguva yekuonekana neziso rake rainge robhowa.
"Ndakaudza mukadzi wangu kuti ndinofunga tichazvisiya."
Nhasi, Sprites iri mumamiriro akafanana neHolden anotengesa pakati pemadhora makumi maviri nemaviri nemakumi matatu emadhora.
Asi hapana kwaanoenda munguva pfupi iri kutevera.
SNAPSHOT
1958 Austin Healy Sprite
Mutengo wemamiriro matsva: nezve pound stg. 900 ("Bugey")
Mutengo izvozvi: anenge $25,000 kusvika $30,000
Mutongo: Bugeye Sprite ine hunhu hwayo hwakafanana netumbuyu imota diki inotonhorera yemitambo.
