Egon, the Sprite was a little awkward getting in and out, but once in, it was quite comfortable, great gas mileage, and fun to watch other people stare when I pulled my Dad's 16' boat behind it. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Usually got a lot of attention at the launching ramp from people waiting to see if I was going to be able to pull the boat out. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif The only reason I got rid of it after two years was because it was so small that other drivers frequently didn't see it. It got hit and damaged 3 times when it was parallel parked on the street and hit twice when I was in it. That 5th time it was hit (a drunk backing up smashed into the front end of it), I traded for a new Dodge Dart convertible the next day.
If I remember right, the Chrysler 300C, red convertible with two 4-bbl carburetors, was a 1957 model that I once test drove and looked at briefly (a little out of my price range); had to settle for a '56 Mercury Montclair convertible. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif