[Spridgets] It's back .....rusty Bugeye with trunk opening....eBay.

[Linda Grunthaner]

Wow Frank you think it is the real deal? I remember seeing the photo in your
shop, how can you prove via documentation it is the real Healey prototype?
Lin

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

> On 11/3/2010 7:24 PM, Jay Fishbein wrote:
>
>> My thoughts are that this is a rusted Bugeye with some sort of
>> modification to
>> the rear deck.
>>
>> A lost Healey prototype?
>>
>
> So this is the 4th time this same car has come up on Ebay, it started out
> at $500 some years back. No one has done anything to it, it just gets more
> rusty with age.
> But back when it first popped up, some one from Ireland said it was indeed
> a factory modification to some of the Bugeyes.
> He said "I have one that I bought new and it has this boot lid".
> He said there were 3 of these made that he was aware of.
> If you look at the seller's picture of the aftermarket lid and the pics of
> the real lid, you can see some substantial differences.
> Look at the drip channel, the hinges, hinge braces, and latch.
> That is NOT a kit. Same truck handle as the early MKII Sprites, same trunk
> hinges and all the Spridgets and pretty much the same drip channel.
> Look at the boot lid itself, that is not a kit, nor home made unless
> someone had access to a fantastic metal shop.
> My vote says it's the real deal.
> Would I pay $1500 for it, no way!, maybe $150.
> And there is a reserve on it too. Everything is gone on that car.
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ