Yesterday I wrote:
> I believe that all the sebring stuff (including the hardtop) were glassfibre.
The rears and doors were alloy
....
> These are now available again (along with everything else required to
>"Sebringfy"
> a bugeye, including bonnet, hardtop, back end, correct wire wheels, seats,
>glass
> etc, etc (even a complete new bodyshell) from a firm here in the UK. In
>either glass
> fibre or Diolon(sp?) a kevlar like composite.
^^^^^^
Diolen
> An article appeared in a UK magazine a few months back, which was quite
>complementary.
> If anyone is interested I will look up the references (including prices).
Ok, here we go.
The article appeared in the September 93 issue of Classic and Sportscar (pgs
112-115)
The companies involved are:-
Archer's Garage
65 Pope Street
Birmingham
UK B1 3AG
Tel +44 21 236 8510
Produce Sebring Bodywork and Accessories
Glassfibre Rear End #259 (all prices in Sterling Pounds) - this is not
required
- but the
originals have alloy rears
Glassfibre Hardtop #635
Glassfibre Bonnet #464
More parts are available to complete an authentic replica
Wheeler and Davis
Temple Farm
Temple Hill
Wolvey
near Hinkley
Leicestershire
UK LE10 3HY
Tel +44 455 220689
New Frogeye Bodyshells (made from Heritage Midget Bodyshells)
A full "kit" including body and panels would cost about #4230 inc VAT (17.5%
tax UK residents are
lumbered with)
> p.s. I saw the first one one at a show recently and took a few pics, I keep
>meaning to digitise them
> and put them on the ftp server but haven't got around to it yet. If I get
>enough interest I might
> actually remember to do it.
Still going to do it... honest
> p.p.s. I also have some pics of a WSM Sprite (even prettier IMHO) now if
>someone has one of those for
> less than 5k then ..... ;-)
The Sebring looks like a mini Lotus Elite (Mk1) the WSM has a more rounded
bonnet, for those that asked.
=%-)
Ian
Finally this months Classic and Sportscar has a real one for sale (on the
inside back cover) at one of the
expensive car sales places (Porters in Kensington. London Tel +44 71 584 7458)
if you're really
loaded/serious!
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