[Healeys] For Sprites Only

[Simon Lachlan]

With reference to Sprites, about which I know nothing, there are always pages and pages of Sprite bits on UK eBay. Just for info..........

(Wish it were the same for my car).

Simon

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of HealeyRick
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 14:14
To: J. Armour
Cc: Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] For Sprites Only

 

Hi Joe,

 

Here's an advertisement for a bugeye boot conversion that was offered in period.

 

Regards,

Rick

 

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:57 AM, J. Armour <sebring3000 at bigpond.com> wrote:

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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