[Spridgets] One that got away
WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
Tue Mar 11 11:20:59 MDT 2014
Not my car!
In a message dated 11/03/2014 15:44:06 GMT Standard Time,
k8djc at zoominternet.net writes:
Back in 1962 I was in England enjoying driving my new Sprite. Then I
found
out about a chance to enhance its performance. I drooled over advertising
that was being done by Jack Brabham. For the expenditure of $1000 he
would
install a Coventry Climax engine in my Sprite. The thought of having a
high performance engine was intriguing. Then reality set in. I had paid
$1300 for my Sprite while my Air Force pay check was about $200 a month.
A
thousand dollars would have been a big bite. I also considered problems I
would have with maintenance when I went back Stateside. Ultimately I
didn't
pursue the possibility but I still wonder what it would have been like to
drive a car with that power plant.
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