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Re: hoods & parts & tops !

To: "R. Toby Atwater" <tob@taltec.net>
Subject: Re: hoods & parts & tops !
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 21:11:58 -0500
Cc: Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
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Reply-to: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
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R. Toby Atwater wrote:
> 
> Sorry for all the damn questions but I wana be informed before I make the
> leap into Austin Heleay hood. (buying one)
Don't leap on the hood, you'll fall through or tear it!
> 
> As I understand it early sprites got the de-tachable hood (bonnet is the
> correct termonology i guess)

Hood= top (the hood covers you head like on a jacket)
The bonnet (which covers you head on Easter) only covers the head on the
engine!!! Bonnet in UK= hood in US.

 How cool is that! what marks have it?
All MKs have hood (tops) and bonnets (hoods)
> 
> Parts? IS there a company that specializes in Sprite & midget parts? 

Motorhead LTD. http://www.motorheadltd.com/ 
> Tops? my land cruiser is a hard top (i.e. you can take the top off and put
> in on but it takes an hour or so) Are sprites hard top? 
Optional.

 if they are soft
> tops does that mean convertable?
67 and up are convertable. 58-66 are roadsters. 
Roadsters have removable tops, convertables have folding tops.

> Toby

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Frank Clarici
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