I called the 800# to check on the price, and at $20/each($40/pair) that's a
little too steep for me ;-)
- Bryan
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>To: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
>CC: "Hanna, Mark" <mhanna@ball.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Interesting (their words) item... yadda, yadda pedal pads
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>Boys,
>They look cool, because they Are cool.
>
>Interesting observation on the BL box. I thought it went with the other item
>in
the
>pic, but maybe not.
>
>I will have to look in my '58 books at home for the part #.
>
>It is my understanding that these pads were standard on many 1950's Austin
vehicles.
>
>Sorry to hear that your Microfiche is a PITA, mine is whole wheat. :-) (Bad, I
know.)
>
>Jay Fishbein
>
>
>"Peter C." wrote:
>
>> Jay and Mark,
>> A couple of observations. a) the stated part number doesn't appear
>in
any
>> of _my_ Sprite parts manuals b) a BL box is what... 68ish?. I doubt a
>> "rare" item would be still manufactured 10 years later.
>> Unless it fit say an America? or maybe a Marina! I could check my
>> microfiche if you really want to know which... but it's a PITA. But, I'd
>> hate to burst anyone's $81.00 bubble;-)
>> Peter C
>> (Mark, they DO look cool)
>> ----
>> At 09:29 AM 12/22/1999 , Hanna, Mark wrote:
>> >Hi Jay,
>> >I don't know if ' 58's ever were shipped with them or not . But they look
>> >cool ! I called the 800 # and ordered two sets for $20 each.
>> >One set to use on my ' 59 and the other to put away. They still had several
>> >more sets yesterday. BTW since most parts came from the "bin" , what car(s)
>> >originally came with the flying A pedal pads ?
>> >Mark Hanna
>> >AN5
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: type79@ix.netcom.com [SMTP:type79@ix.netcom.com]
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 12:11 AM
>> >> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> >> Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#222628874: Austin
>> >> Healey Sprite OEM Flying A Pedal Pads!
>> >>
>> >> Regarding the current bid, No Comment.
>> >> But here is something for discussion:
>> >> Some, now I said "some", respected Sprite authorities (and I have not made
>> >> up my own mind on this point, yet.) claim that flying A pedal pads were
>> >> never delivered on Austin-Healey Sprites. I have personally examined a
>> >> dead original late '58 and a dead original 1961 that Did Not have them. I
>> >> know they are "pictured" in the earliest parts books from 1958, but......
>> >> Jay Fishbein
>> >> AN-5
>> >> Han-6
>> >> Innocenti-S
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