[Spridgets] "Original Sprite & Midget" by Terry Horler

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

Yours didn't come nickel plated?  ;)



Well, when buying a Bugeye, you can pull out the book and say " well, you car
doesn't have the nickel plated bonnet props and it's just not worth what
you're asking!! :)


> From: dlh2001 at comcast.net
>
> I picked this book up earlier this year at the Carlisle Import Show.
> It is an expensive book but it has some good photos and is a great
restoration guide.
>
> However today I found an error in the book on page 40 regarding the Bugeye
bonnet struts.
> The author states "The bonnet was held in the open positions by two
nickel-plated struts.."
>
> I am quite certain the struts were not nickel plated, but instead they were
zinc (or maybe cadmium) plated.
>
> I just wanted to mention this in case somebody out there was contemplating
> the expense of getting their struts nickel plated.
>
> I am also curious as to any other errors that others may have discovered in
this book.