[Spridgets] Fwd: Holy Sprite, where is it now?

[Michael MacLean]

Isn't John Sprinzel's Bugeye with the fender beading removed floating
around somewhere out there in Hawaii too?
Mike MacLean

On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM David Woerpel via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Sorry Michael if you got this twice.  About the leak...sounds like you
> need an O.S.H.I.T. gathering!!  :-()
>
> Mahalo for responding.  Great to hear from you and the Sprite is still
> Spritely.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave W.
> '59 :{)
> '59 MGA 1500
> Waukesha WI
>
> "Pay It Forward"
>
>
>
> On 3/27/2024 4:11 PM, HealeyRick via Spridgets wrote:
>
> I got in touch with Mike Rowe through the British Car Club of Hawaii.
> Here's his update
>
> Aloha,
> HealeyRick
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Michael Rowe <mdrowe.hi at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite, where is it now?
> To: HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
>
>
> The Holy Sprite is alive and almost well in Honolulu, where it is our
> daily driver. It has a permanent leak from the timing cover that we have
> been unable to fix with several tries.  It was off the road for a while
> needing a Datsun speedometer pinion, which I ended up switching with one
> from my spare transmission. Now the spare needs the pinion (Green, 16
> teeth). Anyone need a Datsun 210 transmission with dead pinion?
>
> The car is a rarity here and gets lots of comments from nostalgic
> passersby.
>
> Mona & Michael Rowe
>
> [image: 37B77FCB-519C-4A33-998D-6E92B29EF654_1_105_c.jpeg]
>
> On Mar 26, 2024, at 8:10 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
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