Feelin’ Frisky
Mark Green has a fantastic sense of humor. It didn’t come standard with a Meadows micro car, but the ability to laugh at the world, and yourself, sure comes in handy when you own one. Green is the proud and happy owner of a 1958 Meadows Friskysport — a VERY small car enjoyed by a very small fraternity of owners. There’s likely only about 75 Friskys in the world, and only 15 known ’58 Sport convertibles like the one Green’s father bought 57 years ago that still remains part of the family. And the guy who sold it to them was a little whacky himself. Literally.
“It was imported into our hometown of Warsaw, Ind., by Stanley ‘Whacky’ Arnold,” laughs Green. “That was his name. He would actually import Bristols, MGs and other cars and sell them in our hometown and also Chicago back in the day.
“My father bought it in 1964. There are only five we know of here in the United States, and there’s only 15 of that style, the convertible, that we know of worldwide. I’ve got a second one of them in the garage at home that I am restoring, so I own
