[Spridgets] Williams & Pritchard Sebring II

Mike/Donna Carpenter mail4carpenters at peoplepc.com
Mon Dec 24 05:57:36 MST 2007


You guys got me on this one.  I thought that W&P only worked in aluminium.  I didn't know that they worked also in fiberglas.  

Is this true?

Mike C

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson at thicko.com>
>Sent: Dec 24, 2007 7:48 AM
>To: Daniel1312 at aol.com, spridgets at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Williams & Pritchard Sebring II
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>Daniel,
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>Yes, the nose pictured here
>http://www.spritespot.com/gallery/toomanyspridgets/a2 is the same as on
>Redrum, pictured here http://www.thicko.com/RedrumPart2.htm on my Thicko
>site.
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>It was produced by Williams & Pritchard. I never had heard of the Sebring II
>name. I've always thought it looked similar to the nose the Works used on
>some of the later Targa Florio cars. If you come up with any of the original
>literature or advertisements, I'd love to see it.
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>I've never seen another one in person. I know there's one pictured in
>"Mighty Midgets and Special Sprites".
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>I have talked to Spridgetech about pulling a mold. maybe we'll make some up.
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>WST
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>From: Daniel1312 at aol.com [mailto:Daniel1312 at aol.com] 
>Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 5:13 AM
>To: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Cc: wsthompson at thicko.com
>Subject: Williams & Pritchard Sebring II
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>Hi list,
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>I've just learned about another fibreglass front that I think was discussed
>on the list some time ago.  Apparently Williams & Pritchard produced
>something called a Sebring II which looks like the Ashley front only with a
>rectangular grill aperture.
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>Apologies if everyone knew this already - as far as I know it's not
>documented in any book.
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>The link should go to the thread on the MG Cars bulletin Board
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>Regards
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>Daniel1312
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