Austin Healey Sprite 1958 sake dubawa

Yana da shekara 17 kacal kuma ya yi farin ciki da gano cewa ma’ajiyar da ke kusa da aikinsa mallakar wani mutum ne mai kishin mota, mai karbar mota da kuma wanda ba shi da matsala wajen mika ma wani matashi mabudi.

"Mutumin yana da tarin motoci duka a cikin ma'ajin, kuma wata rana ya tambaye ni ko ina so in tuka," in ji shi. "Ya kasance mai ban sha'awa da ban sha'awa, kawai ƙaramin motar motsa jiki mai kyau."

Kuma tun daga wannan ranar, ya shanye yana son siyan kansa. Shekaru takwas da suka gabata, wannan a ƙarshe ya zama gaskiya ga Holden.

"Na so in saya na dogon lokaci, kuma an same wannan a wurin ajiye motoci bayan mintuna biyu," in ji shi.

Da yake lura da hakan, Holden ya bijirewa wannan buri, amma daga baya ya wuce ya nuna wa matarsa.

"Ina tuki sai matata ta ce me ya hana ki duba? Na ce, "Idan na duba, ba zan iya barin ba," amma ... matata ta ce, "Duba, ga abin da ya faru."

Kuma a lokacin da ta matsa masa ya shiga motar, Holden ya gargade ta, "Babu komawa da zarar na sa jakina a ciki."

"Tun ina matashi nake shiga motoci, babura, tarakta da duk wani abu na inji," in ji shi.

Duk da yake ba zai iya ba da “waɗannan kayan wasan yara” yayin da yake zama dangi, Holden ya ce lokacin da aka ba da izinin kuɗi, ya yi tsalle a dama kuma yana son siyan wani Bugeye, wannan lokacin don tsere.

"Sun yi ta ne a matsayin motar motsa jiki mai kyau, amma suka dube ta suka ce, 'A'a, ba za mu iya ba,' saboda suna son motar motsa jiki mai matakin shiga. Don haka sai suka cire sassan wasu motoci domin su samu arha da kuma samun ingantaccen mai,” inji shi.

Hakanan ana kiran Bugeye motar wasan motsa jiki na farko da aka fara gabatar da unisex. Ba kamar waɗanda suka gabace ta ba, an gina ta a matsayin motar motsa jiki mai sauƙi amma mai salo da araha wacce ba za ta yi sha'awar maza kaɗai ba, har ma don shiga wata kasuwa mai saurin girma na lokacin: mata.

Don rage farashin, yawancin abubuwan haɗin BMC da yawa sun shiga ciki. Yana da ƙaramin tuƙi da birki na Morris, injin Austin A35, da watsa mai sauri huɗu. Tun asali yakamata ya kasance yana da fitilolin mota masu ja da baya, amma don rage tsadar su sai suka makala fitilun kai tsaye zuwa murfi maimakon. Wannan yunƙurin ya ba shi damar zama Bugeye moniker.

Kuma ci gaba da wannan hali na musamman, Sprite kuma ba shi da hannun kofa ko murfi. Bugeyes sun isa Ostiraliya a matsayin Cikakken Knock Down Kit (CKD) kuma an taru a nan. Holden ya ce duk da cewa yana da mahimmanci a kula da mota mai shekaru 50 a kowane lokaci, kula da ita yana da arha saboda yana yin yawancin ayyukan da kansa. Mai shekaru 45 yana ƙoƙarin hawansa aƙalla sau ɗaya kowane mako biyu zuwa uku.

"Idan za ku iya samun ta a kan karkatacciyar hanya ko titin ƙasa, yana da daɗi tuƙi," in ji shi.

“Angles suna da kyau sosai. Jefa shi a kusurwa a cikin kayan aiki na uku, yana da ban sha'awa sosai."

Karfinsa da ikon injin yayi kama da injin Lita 1.0 na Mini.

Har ma Holden ya yi tseren Sprite dinsa kuma ya ce yayin da babban gudun kilomita 82 a cikin sa'a (kilomita 131) ba zai yi kama da yawa ba, ana jin shi a cikin motar da ke kusa da kasa kuma tana da nauyin kilo 600 kacal. Kuma a cikin shekaru da yawa Bugeye ya sami ƙauna mai taushi da kulawa, maigidan da ya gabata ya saka $15,000 a ciki.

"Na yi imani wannan shine farkon Bugeye Sprite da aka yi a Ostiraliya," in ji Holden.

Kuma yayin da ya kusa sayar da ita a bara, Holden ya ce ya yi magana mai yuwuwar mai shi daga siyan ta ta hanyar jera duk "muggan abubuwa" game da mallakar mota mai shekaru rabin karni.

Amma yayin da yake karin haske game da matsalolin tsofaffin motoci, irin su birki na ganga, rashin radiyo, da bukatar yin amfani da na'ura mai mahimmanci akai-akai, a lokaci guda ya yi magana da kansa don kiyaye shi.

"Hakika, motar tana tuƙi sosai, birki yana da kyau, ba zan iya ba ... in gaya muku wani abu da ba na so game da shi," in ji shi.

Holden ya fahimci cewa ba lallai ba ne lokacin yin bankwana da idonsa na kaɗawa.

"Na gaya wa matata cewa ina tsammanin za mu bar shi."

A yau, Sprites a cikin yanayi iri ɗaya kamar yadda Holden ke sayarwa tsakanin $22,000 da $30,000.

Amma ba zai je ko'ina ba nan da nan.

KYAUTA

1958 Austin Healy Sprite

Farashin sabon yanayi: game da fam stg. 900 ("Bugey")

Farashin yanzu: kusan $25,000 zuwa $30,000

Hukunci: Bugeye Sprite tare da halayensa irin na kwari, ƙaramin motar wasanni ce mai sanyi.