Andrew Forster now has a good supply of side-screens in stock and these can be obtained from him at Aldon Automotive on 01384 572553
Price for a pair is £550 plus VAT
New Warwick MARK 2 hardtops available shortly
Sven Eckhardt has now managed to borrow a suitable Warwick hardtop from which to create a mould. He will be commissioning a number of these to be produced to the same high quality as his copies of the DHMC Mark 1 hardtop. He is currently addressing the issue of how to re-create the rear quarter windows. No prices available as yet but if you want to be added to the list please let me know. Feedback
ATE calipers & adaptor brackets
For those wishing to bring their car up to FIA spec for historic racing: Sven Eckhardt has 4 sets of ATE brake calipers, 2 with adaptor brackets for use with the original Girling hubs (or exact copies) and 2 with adaptors for BMC Spridget hubs (the latter requiring spacers which Sven can supply. They are 450 Euros a set, plus carriage. Let me know if you would like a pair and I will put you in touch. Feedback
A FILM CLIP FROM PATHE NEWS SHOWING THE SPEEDWELL RECORD SUCCESS
kindly sent in by Graham Bish
REGARDING THE SPEEDWELL RECORD BREAKER:
“Thank you Martin, I wasn’t aware that it had ‘lost’ its original shell (which I seem to recall as being an early single gusset shell) I hope it retained it’s rare brakes etc… I have somewhere the details of the current owner, but not immediately to hand.. I’ve always felt privileged to have driven it (cockpit closed) in our village near York all those years ago… Catch up soon, Mark (Boldry)”.
CARBURETTORS FOR SALE
Remanufactured twin H4 set-up complete for Spridget application consisting of SU carbs with 20 degree bowls, gas flowed inlet manifold, KN filters with ramstacks inside, stainless heat-shield and all linkages providing a ready to fit assembly. Also included are a pair of unopened Burlen brass topped dampers to complete the period look. The set, built by Glen Watson, has covered a handful of road miles after being dyno tuned for a 998 spec engine under supervision of Peter May (86bhp with mild camshaft).
Currently on Ebay at £849 but only £750 OVNO here directly from me (postage/shipping at cost). NOW SOLD
RON GORDON’S PROGRESS
“Staying close to home in these difficult times has afforded the time to make progress on the Sprite. The car is wired, rear suspension completed, dash and interior practically complete. Engine, front suspension and fuel system are the major assemblies yet to do. I have most of the parts to complete. The 7080 AC rear license plate is on your side of the pond with Tippers in Cornwall for restoration. Difficulty finding seal kits for the Girling Type 10 calipers”.
If you can assist with locating these seal kits please contact me via Feedback. Thank you. See earlier stages of the car’s restoration on the web page.
News of the Speedwell record breaker:
After posting my request for information about this car it occurred to me to send an email to Hiroshi Takemori who usually knows what is going on with Sprites in Japan and back came his reply below and these great photos. I must also thank Jonas Lindquist who suggested Hiroshi might know.
A MESSAGE FROM HIROSHI TAKEMORI:
About the Speedwell streamliner; It was bought and imported in Japan. The first owner of the car in this country was Hiromu Takizawa who was one of famous motor journalists in this country. After he passed some tests for Japanese road regal, he got license plates for it. But he was involved in a serious road accident and the chassis was heavily damaged.
He decided to restore it using the original parts as much as possible. But chassis was not usable and he used a donner car’s chassis(AN5) Unfortunately I could not contact with him after the accident because of his bad health condition. I had heard that the streamliner has been sitting in his garage since it was completed . The owner of the shop who restored it is my friend . I asked him to send me the pictures after the restoration. I am not sure I sent some of them to you or not. So I attached some with this e-mail. I hope they will make sense to you. Hiroshi
