There was such a prototype, a photograph of it is shown in a couple
of the sprite books.
Quite handsome I thought...
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Mike Gigante mikeg@vicnet.net.au
Watsons Creek Vineyard http://www.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg
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-----Original Message-----
From: Editors, Molecular Vision <jboatri@emory.edu>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 1997 11:35 PM
Subject: Donald's and Geoff's MkII
>I read somewhere that the Healeys designed a complete (front and rear)
>Sprite Mk II that had essentially the front pieces we have now, but the
>rear was much curvier and did not have the seam at the quarter panel crest.
>Apparently there was a one-off built, but the MG-designed square rear won
>out.
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>Is there truth to this story, and if so, does the car exist, and if so,
>where and does anyone have photos or know where to get photos?
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>Just curious,
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>Jeff
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>Jeff Boatright Sprite MkIII >-Safety Fast!-> __@_\__
>http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
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