[Healeys] For Sprites Only

J. Armour sebring3000 at bigpond.com
Wed Oct 21 05:57:58 MDT 2015


Some time back there was discussion on the question of MK.1 Sprites fitted
with a BOOT LID ( trunk to those north of the equator)

Ray English of the great 'MARQUE ONE ' magazine has included in histhird qtr
2015 issue an article I had previously read most of in the UK 'Collectors
Car' from July 1981 but had obviously forgotten the following comments from
no other than Peter Browning.
When he became secretary of the Austin ­ Healey Club ( yes with a hyphen)
his car purchased from the Works was a MK.1 Sprite which he had that Healey
collaborator Douglas Wilson-Spratt fit an opening boot.
Wilson-Spratt was one half of WSM who built several special bodied Sprites,
one 3000 and an MGB. Douglas's son is still involved with WSM in UK.

So maybe not a full Works mod but how much closer can you get than, owned
and requested by the AH Club secretary and carried out by a close after
market organisation who successfully modified and raced Healeys under the
nose of the Healey family.
Therefore I find it quite feaseable that others followed the lead of such a
high profile owner and Healey builder.

Joe


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