This sounds like it's the same as my mark. I'll watch for it on the bonnet,
too. I'm going to try to bum a digital camera to get a photo. Anyone
that's interested in this mark can e-mail me off the list and I'll send you
a copy.
Geoff Muttart
gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca
Nova Scotia, Canada
AH 'Bugeye' Sprite
----- Original Message -----
From <Ankitterer at aol.com>
To: <gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Original manufacuturer's mark on panel?
>
>
> Our bugeye has a similar mark on the bonnet. According to the hot rod
guy,
> it is a mill mark from the steel manufacturer. Ours is pentagonal and has
> the griffin and the date. It is the same on both sides of the metal.
Don't
> know what the rest of the numbers mean. The mark is stamped onto, not
into
> the steel.
>
> Annice & Bob
> 1960 Bugeye (Mk. IV in disguise)
> 1966 Sprite Mk. III (Still in Boxes)
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