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

[HealeyRick]

Sprinzel's Sprite was sold by him to Brett Parchett on Oahu and later sold
to Reid Trummel, editor of the *Healey Marque.* He recently sold it on BaT:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-austin-healey-bugeye-sprite-4-2/

Aloha,
HealeyRick

On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 9:00 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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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