[Spridgets] Sebring sprite siting locally

[HealeyRick]

I'm guessing the chassis number is AN5 8145 which has been for sale for $135k
at Fantasy Junction for a while.  I'm not sure the provenance of this as the
#54 car has been conclusively established.  The 54 car was driven to a class
win by Phil Stiles and Hugh Sutherland in the 59 Sebring 12 hours.  This car
was restored by Butch Gilbert and at that time was identified as the #53 car,
which finished in second place in class.  Fantasy Junction states the 53 car
was destroyed while being towed to a race in Wisconsin.  I'm not saying
there's any misrepresentation on anyone's part and the car number discrepancy
may merely be an issue of more info being obtained over time.  If I were
paying a premium for a Sebring "class winner" I'd like to see the proof that
it's the right car.  Still, the pictures show it to be a really nice car and
I'd be happy to have it in my garage.  



 
Rick


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 From: Frog eye <frogeye at cox.net>
To:
spridgets at autox.team.net 
Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2014 9:10 AM
Subject:
[Spridgets] Sebring sprite siting locally
 

I was up at a local British
repair shop yesterday and was asked if I would be
interested in seeing on of
the original Sebring sprites

After being led to a storage area I saw an iris
blue RHD bugeye with the
following
Factory white hardtop
4 wheel disc brakes
Wire wheels with 1/4 elliptical leafs
5" smiths racing tach
Large number 54 in
4 places
948
In my research this appears to be one of the 4 cars brought to
Florida for
Sebring
I saw the VIN number as well and it appears to match the
one mentioned in
several sites referencing the events
If anyone is interested
in more details or may want any photos I might be able
to provide those and
more details about the car
>From what I saw I believe this is the read deal and
surely not a clone
Alan
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