Fast looks, slow moves!
----- Original Message -----
From: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 10:19 PM
Subject: mystery car: Sid & Eddie win !
> Sid Wins !!!!- first correct guess.
> Sid guessed it first, but wasn't terribly sure, and Eddie got it dead-on.
> Eddie, being in the UK, may have been at an advantage over the rest of us
<G>
>
> It's my 1965 Innocenti Spyder. Basically it's a Spridget with an Italian
> re-body job. They made these from ~1961-70, also making a coupe version
from
> ~'67-70. I've been told the total #'s were 17,500, of which only 50 have
been
> traced living outside of Italy.
>
> Innocenti was also famous for their re-do of the Mini, and up until the
early
> '90's produced Yugos under their badge! The same company made the
Lambretta
> scooter.
>
> Now we're all just a little bit smarter on yet another odd little bit of
> automotive history.
>
> Yes, eventually the car will be up for sale, (unless I get *really
attached*
> to it<G>). It oughta make an awsome little vintage racer - Spridget parts
are
> available just about anywhere.
>
> The Honda guesses were pretty good- it's probably the most well-known of
the
> weird little cars, and any Aston Martin references on the URL, well,,,,
that
> has to do with my little problem with really needing one some day <G>
This
> is the same girl who parked herself in the middle of the A/M display at
the
> Vancouver BC ABFM for several hours..."just because") (side note: the new
A/M
> "Vanquish" - is that headache medicine or toilet cleaner????- not sure I
can
> cope w/the name)
>
>
> Laurie :-)
> 70 SPL311
> 69 SRL311 + an INNOCENTI !
> Chandler, AZ
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