Peter,
I have two of those Clymer books. One is printed in 1962 and the other in
1974. Obviously the 1974 edition has more coverage of later models, but both
have story of Sebring and the trip across the USA in a Bugeye accompanied by an
MGA.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
"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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