Hi Guys,
I've met (via email) another MKII owner who is restoring his Sprite. He's
sent me some pics (which I stripped off this email) His car looks pretty
nice. I've directed him to our little "community", and I told him I'm sure
we have listers in or around Cincinnati.
He's looking for the rear cockpit trim from a MKII. I told him I'm sure
that someone on the list has a MKII parts car. If you can help him out,
email him direct at: asisson@one.net
I'm including his two emails to me so you can understand what he's looking
for and where he's at in his project.
Hope out here somebody needs the parts he's looking for. Email him (and
encourage him to join the list)
-Bill
-----Original Email-----
From Andrew Sisson [mailto:asisson at one.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 8:50 PM
To: sprite@bmiller.com
Subject: MotorCities.com -- 1961 Austin Healey Sprite MK II red
Saw your Sprite..looks great. My site is at: http://w3.one.net/~asisson/
Then select "My Sprite Album" on the left.
But, the reason I'm writing is..the car is actually more completed than my
Site shows, but I'm missing the rear Cockpit trim (see picture below)...and
I can't find a replacement (Mine is also a 1961 Sprite MKII-948). I have a
rear cockpit trim piece, but it's to a MKI. I'm going to try and use the
original seats (which don't look the best), but I have repalced the rest of
the interior myself. Can you please direct me to a resource or someone that
may know where I can get one. It's actually the last piece of my interior
left, as you can see, and I'm having a great deal of trouble finding to buy
or trade for. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Andrew Sisson
Cincinnati, Ohio
asisson@one.net
-----Second Email-----
Thank you and Yes, please forward it. The VIN\Commission number on mine is:
HAN65-835
We bought the car 16 years ago, and while I went to college and started a
family, not much got done until this past summer. I'm hoping to have it
done enough to take to a show this summer, but we'll see. Right now I have
to have the Brake and clutch Master cylinder sent out to be re-ground..it
loses Brake pressure when sitting. The brakes work, but the first time you
use them...you have to pump'em. This past Summer we did a lot of work on
the Engine and suspensions, and I spent most of the Fall and Winter on the
Interior.
This spring my Father did things like sandblasting, straightening, and
re-painting the Wheels and Grill surround pieces...and we still have to
figure out how to connect the Tach. The car actually doesn't have the
original engine. The body is a 1961, but the engine is a 1098, 1962 we
think....so of course the tach is Electrical instead of Mech.
Thanks for the information...I'll check out the site, and I do appreciate
the assistance in tracking down the trim piece.
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