Martin,
An Innocenti-S is an Italian Sprite, of course.
The Innocenti-S used a Sprite floor pan and mechanicals supplied by BMC upon
which a Ghia bodyshell was attached. The car was produced under license by BMC
and was assmebled in Turin by Innocenti which also produced the Lambretta
Motor Scooter and various other BMC vehicles.
To many observers, the car has the fleeting sppearance of a Fiat. To any Sprite
enthusiast, the underpinnings are obvious.
Innocenti "Sprites" were produced from 1961 thru 1970 with their mechanicals
roughly following current Sprite specifications. Approximately 17,500 vehicles
were assembled through the production run in various different specification.
While most were sold in the old country, Hambro
imported a small volume of cars into the U.S.
All Innocenti's sport roll-up windows, a folding top and locking boot. They are
also slightly wider than a Sprite and therefore offer some additional interior
room.
For additional information, see Horler's book, the Road & Track road test book
on Sprites or T&CC or other British Mags that featured the car in past articles.
Jay Fishbein, CT
AN-5
HAN-6
Innocenti-S
On 02/19/99 07:05:25 you wrote:
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>JAY, I cannot stand it any longer. What is an Innocenti-S? My curiosity
>is killing me. Is it a 3 wheeler, 2 stoke tinny car? Is it Italian? Is
>it a motor scooter? What years were they produced? I am really curious.
>Thanks, Marty
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>From: TYPE79@ix.netcom.com[SMTP:TYPE79@ix.netcom.com]
>Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 2:11 AM
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net; jjarick@bigpond.com;
>Healeys@autox.team.net
>Subject: Then and Now was 100-6 Car Numbers
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>Joe,
>I always find your contributions interesting. They are well thought-out,
>analytical and appear to be based in fact rather than heresay.
>
>Your historical contributions are a welcome respite to necessary but
>otherwise dry discussions on the minutia of modern-day maintenance.
>
>The day you offer-up :-) some info on Sprites, the experience will be
>complete.
>
>Thanks again for your contributions.
>
>Jay Fishbein, CT
>AN-5
>HAN-6
>Innocenti-S
>
>On 02/18/99 20:13:56 you wrote:
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>>Keith,
>>We are all on the list for lots of different reasons.
>>Personally I enjoy most aspects of the cars, though historical stuff
>does
>>feature (somewhat a reflection of a mis-spent youth, I'm afraid).
>>I get a kick out of the cars, their development, the myriad of
>prototypes,
>>racing, drivers who drove them, the venues, where they went and what
>they
>>did.
>>Fortunate we have been as marque clubs to have had access to the people
>who
>>made it happen, were there so relatively soon after production ceased.
>>The likes of DMH, Geoff and Bic. Roger Menadue and Geoff Coker plus,
>plus.
>>How few other marques enthusiasts have enjoyed the ready access to
>these
>>'real' folks that we have been fortunate to have had over the last ten
>or
>>fifteen years.
>>Yes, Peter Morgan has been accessible and Enzo would sit out the front
>of
>>the factory gates and acknowledge each Ferrrari as it paused
>momentarily on
>>it's way round the Mille Miglia retro.
>>It is not the same as the sort of access we have been fortunate to have
>had
>>and hopefully will still enjoy for a long time to come.
>>Regards,
>>Joe
>>>> From: Joe Jarick <jjarick@bigpond.com>
>>>> To: Larry B. Heffner <lheffner@vonl.com>; Reid Trummel
>>><rtrummel@san.osd.mil>
>>>> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
>>>> Subject: Re: 100-6 Car Numbers
>>>> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 2:16 AM
>>>>
>>>> Reid,
>>>> Just to confuse the issue, years ago I came across a 100-Six for
>sale
>>>> designated BN4S on the chassis tag, that was standard production
>except
>>>for
>>>> being fitted with 4 wheel dunlop disc brakes (as per XK150).
>>>> I know of a couple, but at the time, early seventies, I came across
>the
>>>> first car, Geoff Healey told me that they did a run of 40 cars to
>>>> homologate the disc brakes for racing/rallying.
>>>> Others may have more detail, though I think the above is reasonably
>well
>>>> known.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Joe Jarick
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Larry B. Heffner <lheffner@vonl.com>
>>>> To: Reid Trummel <rtrummel@san.osd.mil>
>>>> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, 17 February 1999 12:07
>>>> Subject: Re: 100-6 Car Numbers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >Reid....I don't know if you're right or not but my '58 100-6 has
>>>> >overdrive fitted and the number is BN4L54753. As you can see there
>is no
>>>> >O or S anywhere in the number.
>>>> >
>>>> >--
>>>> >Larry Heffner
>>>> >Kingwood, Texas
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