5435 WD – for sale at Bonhams auction on 12th July
The ex-works, Clive Baker, Nick Ramus, Frank Tiedeman
1961 Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite
Chassis no. ST456 – Engine no. XSP 1736
Estimate: £18,000 – 24,000
585 MY – Speedwell GT
comes up for sale at Coys auction (Blenheim Palace) 29th June. As raced by Antonio Bertini and Guy Harman
Estimate: £48,000 – £60,000
Donor Frogeye
would perhaps make a good basis for a Sebring Rep currently at £2000 on Ebay
Shorrock supercharged Frogeye for sale in Italy.
Needing restoration but apparently complete. Contact Paolo Gori
Asking £8,700
Andy Actman’s ex-Peter Banham 1150cc rally Lenham GT has been acquired by none other than author, and retired actor, Tom Coulthard
WSM Sanction 2
Derek Stewart’s Rep?
Richard Perry’s Lenham GT
Woolmer’s BXN
Paul Freeman’s Alexander GT
And below: Some more photos from Silverstone kindly sent in by Daniel Stapleton
Daniel’s latest edition
Beautifully executed – Paul Webb’s recently completed Climax-engined Sprite Mark 2
Colin Cooper, former owner and founder of Frogeye Spares Co, is looking for a car he built:
Registered WHP 94S it has/had a Midget 1500 floorpan, round rear wall arches from a 1275 model, a fibreglass bonnet, Sprite Mk2 grille and a 9-stud Frogeye windscreen! Since selling the car he wishes he hadn’t, but would like to know if it’s still about. It’s still registered with DVLA. Messages left on Feedback will be forwarded.
When a copy of Ray English’s excellent magazine Marque One arrived from Australia recently this photo (left) was inside. Supplied by Bob Kemp it shows Don Balm at Tregwainton in Cornwall in 1962. John Poulter is still trying to find this car which raced with Ecurie Wild Goose – see new web page.
YDF 140
Quelle Horreur!! [P.Lequeux]
How DWS 97 evolved into XNB 712
In 1961 Douglas Wilson-Spratt asked Peel Coachworks to create an aluminium body on his Sebring Sprite, DWS 97 (lef
t). Unusually it used rear light clusters from a Rolls Royce or Bentley, something Jack Wheeler copied on his 7080 AC. Douglas came 4th in class in the RAC Rally, and 7th in class in the 1962 Monte Carlo. It was one of the team of Healey Coupes in that year’s Silverstone 6-hour Relay, soon after which Douglas sold it to Geoff Court
enay Broome and transfered the number to his new WSM Coupe. Broome later sold the former DWS 97 to Jack Scott who, in 1968, crashed the car heavily, and sold the wreck to Peter Skellern, who transferred the alloy bodywork to his Frogeye, XNB 712. The screen shape never looked quite right after its earlier mishap but the car went on to race in the hands of Frank Tiedeman, Tony (or Phil) Whitehead and Don Hands. It now lives in Japan (right).
[Thanks to Tom Coulthard and “Spritely Years” for this interesting bit of history]
Re-jigged TECHNICAL page, History page re-titled “The Historic Cars”, and new menus being created.
Gary Lazarus sent me this picture of a replica at Harewood Hill Climb. Probably not an Archers’
Pierre Lequeux’ 2080 PO is on track to join us at Silverstone next month ~ latest photos
4646 UE
Ex-Donald Healey Sebring Sprite sells for £4,100 on Ebay.
Purported to have been owned by the great man himself as shown on the original buff registration document the car clearly needs complete restoration. (JWB & Mark Wilson)
HOSE KITS FOR SEBRINGS
Mark Petersen has approached SFS Performance Hoses, who are located only a mile from his home, for a dedicated 5 hose kit for Frogeye or Sebring Sprites. They have taken a look at Ian Ashfield’s Replica and given him a provisional price of £65+VAT and £30 p.metre for oil breather hose.
If required they can make them in an unbranded matt black finish. Mark feels this may be a good deal as Moss charge £208 for a similar Samco kit. He points out that he is not sponsored or gaining anything from this, but merely wants to obtain a reliable, non-perishing cooling system.
If anyone wishes to take the matter further with Mark, please contact me via Feedback
ALTERNATIVE SEBRING BRAKES
Sven Eckhardt is getting on well with the rebuild of his Sebring after its recent crash. He wants to convert to Sebring brakes and has located a pair of Riley 1.5 rear back plates. He tells me that the Spitfire/GT6/Herald/Vitesse wheel cylinder casting is identical to that of the Riley and much cheaper to obtain though it does not have slots for the brake shoes! They are the same bore and obtainable for £10 each from Rimmer Bros as against £150 for the Riley item from Earlparts. Sven is also looking into using the 8 1/2″ rear backplates from a GT6 as a possible alternative to the now hard-to-find Riley items. All useful stuff for replica builders.
Steve Casson has brakes!!
A message from Joe Armour about Clive Baker & 5435 WD
Anstead on Pedal Boxes
All on: “Your Comments”
Pictured right is Frank Tiedeman in his Sebring Sprite 5435 WD in the Esses at Prescott – April 1990 (photo courtesy of Bugatti O.C. archivist Paul Gibbons, and sent in by David Morys)
Guide Price £18/24,000
5435 WD
I have recently learned that this car is to be offered for sale by auction by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.
I have just discovered that when using an iPad or iPhone you cannot access my secondary and tertiary menus so cannot view all the site, so I will be making amendments to the layout over the coming weeks. Please bear with me.
Andy Chaffey’s car ready for painting – new photos
Trevor McIlroy was at Crystal Palace on May 26/27 and won his class on the Monday. He has quite a natty trailer too!
