T255 JUG & It Looked Like A Little Jug Too!
June 30, 2008 · Print This Article
Tucked away amongst the motorbikes this 1999 Pure was just asking to be mine. The usual trip to the bike store provided even greater interest this Saturday afternoon as I was given the opportunity to test ride it. The dealer did not really know the Smarts full potential, even unsure to its model. A deal was struck and unusually I with great assistance from husband, Kevin came away with four wheels instead of two.
Once home it was stripped clean, yellow body panels with a black tridion shell made it stand out well. However it had had a very hard life. 66,000miles on the clock following a quick mathematical conversion made me realise that this little one needed careful handling. The panels were a little tired and scuffed – but with some cleaning and polishing came up well. The tridion shell did not far so well after years of servicing Purston Car Centre it bore the imprint of advertising stickers. The back window also bore the signs of the Smarts early history. Prior to being imported into Britain by the owners of Purston Car Centre, the Smart had started life owned and registered by a Mr Wang in Germany who had used the little one as a taxi! The imprint of his advertising is still evident when the sun shines a certain way after a polish. ...
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