Peter,
The Clymer books came out in several iterations. Some even had photos of the
cars on the cover. These seem to be readily available used if you look around.
The Olslayer books have very interesting period information and photos that, to
my knowledge are not printed elsewhere. There is also a series of paperback
info books from England that include a book on the Sprites, but I cannot
remember the publisher and I am not at home to look at the moment. My favorite
parts books are those from early 1958. These illustrate all of the early change
points that were unique the the first cars. Those manuals are a different
format as well.
John Doe
North America
"Peter C." wrote:
> Speaking of books.... I dimly recall an old Floyd Clymer Austin Healey
> repair manual (all models!). Germane to this thread is that in the back of
> it (as filler?) was a chapter of perhaps a reprinted article describing the
> assault on Sebring by Sprites in '59ish. The story included the race
> details as well as the trip to the race and back from Texas by the Sprites
> having been flown from England. It was a good story and one I haven't seen
> mentioned. Anyway, all of this is subject to correction as I no longer have
> that book, and my brain cells are showing evidence of intermittent failure.
> Frank and Paul, do you have this manual?
> Peter C.
> certified Y2K complacent
>
> At 07:27 PM 11/30/1999 , Frank Clarici wrote:
> >Well I think I finally have every Sprite/Midget book ever written.
> >As of today I have 49 books just on Sprites and Midgets.
> >Many are repair manuals like for a 58-69 then the same book again but
> >from 58-71.
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