Bill Elliott wrote:
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> Besides the factory bonnet (a straight but moderately rusty piece) it
> came with a fiberglass front end still in the original gelcoat. Looks
> sort of like a 240Z/ Jag XKE piece with an oval snout... about a foot
> longer than the stock piece. Any idea what this is? Anything special?
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> The engine drives through a Powerglide (or Buick equivalent?) with the
> shifter coming up on the left side of the trans tunnel just in front of
> the driver seat.
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> I haven't crawled underneath to look at the driveshaft or rear end...
> but at a glance it looks like a stock rear. All of the mods appear to
> have been done in the 60's from the choice of wiring, etc.
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To item 1. A British company called Lenham made a fiberglass body add-on
for Spridgets called the LeMans Coupe. Part of this was a one-piece,
hinged-forward front end called the "Superfast" bonnet. Does look very
240Z-like. I think there was also a 'glass front end by a company called
Speedwell, or some such.
To item 2. If the rear end is indeed stock, my suggestion would be to stay
with the PowerGlide. I think the gentler takeup of an auto tranny would be
kindest on the stock rear end.
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