The ones I have/had were in factory Leyland boxes.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
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-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
>Sent: Aug 7, 2006 9:15 PM
>To: Brad Fornal <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
>Cc: Jay Fishbein <type79@ix.netcom.com>, Spridget List
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Oddity - At least for US listers
>
>Brad Fornal wrote:
>
>> And I understand that, BUT.........
>> Didn't is say "Austin Sprite"?
>> This one says "Austin Healey Sprite", thus, it is off an earlier car.
>> Now, I don't know if the U.K. cars had different badging on the boot,
>> than ours.
>
>
>Somewhere along the line someone reproduced the Austin boot badge but a
>mistake was made and it said Austin Healey Sprite.
>I have one or 2 of these and they fit the Midget boot holes perfectly.
>I had one on PIECES. At the time, back in the 80s, they were selling for
>a buck each becaise they were no good for the Austin Sprites.
>But a wrong badge is better than no badge.
>At least that's what I was told when I first saw them 20 years ago and
>bought a few for $1 each.
>
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
http://home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/
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