HAPPY EASTER TO ALL YOU SEBRING ENTHUSIASTS
Patrick Bassereau has kindly sent me 33 photos which he took at Angouleme in 2007, just 4 of which are shown below.
[ I have now prepared a new web page for that event on which many of his photos now appear.]
Thanks to Graham Bish for these photos of Richard Budd’s 4 HAC at the Austin-Healey Club’s Day at BMIHT, Gaydon in 1997
[Crtsy Patrick Bassereau]
Gabriel Konig
Mike Wylie has kindly sent me these 2 obituaries of former Sprite racers:
GABRIEL KONIG
& IAN WOODSIDE
Many thanks to
CarSport magazine in which they were recently published.
See “Your Comments”
Ian Woodside
Harvey Woods race Sebring is for sale at £18,999. To quote his words after a drive at Snetterton: “the set up is perfect, it was banging in, top lap times straight away”.
[Withdrawn from sale]
Graham Bish has pointed out that the Frogeye was also used to parade the GP drivers at Aintree way back in 1959. Take a look at this YouTube clip about 2 minutes in.
Alan Anstead also tells me that Frogeyes were also used to parade the drivers at the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix. In the book entitled “Peter Collins” by Ed McDonough, page 244: Collins is in a LHD 9-stud Frogeye waving to spectators.
The ex-Chapman alloy bodyshell (above) is for sale again, now with an identity
at £8,500. Link.
[Crtsy Mike Wood]
For those who need levers for their Speedwell door handles this diagram may be useful
For the Australian Grand Prix last Sunday the drivers paraded around the circuit
in some very special little cars – they call them Bugeyes down under.
[Thanks to Jonathan Whitehouse-Bird for these images]
Alex & Jane Postan
At the end of April, Sebring Sprite rallyists Alex & Jane Postan will be competing in the 2013 “Grand Tour Cape to Cape” (1500 miles) in their 1972 Porsche Carrera, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event runs from Cabo da Roca near Lisbon to Cape Cornwall. Please take a look at their Just Giving page to find out more and if possible make a donation to this worthy cause: http://www.justgiving.com/Alex-Postan
The Postan Sebring at Gaydon in 2008
Sebring Pedal Box
A drawing of the brake/clutch pedal box used with Girling brakes on Sebrings is available if required. Feedback
Classic Cars of Kent Historic update
S221 portrait (Gary Lazarus)
Dave Wood of Orson Equipment tells me that his firm is planning to produce a new batch of Sebring splined front hubs in EN16 steel to the original spec, i.e for the Girling brake set-up. They will be between £175 & £185 each (I presume plus VAT). He will also produce some rear hubs if there is a demand. These hubs use the fine thread spinner, as on the MGA, together with the Spitfire brake disc machined down to 8½” diameter.
If interested contact Orson Equipment of Dudley, Warks on 01384 241717
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David Lewis has a pair of Speedwell handles (less levers) on eBay starting at £70 – closing on 16th March
(thanks to Dave Pratt)
Paul Slangen’s Aston Martin Green Fastback Sebring Replica is taking shape at Archers Garage
Sven Ekhardt is struggling to put together a replacement shell for his crashed Sebring but is determined to retain some of the original car.
Castrol achievements 1960 ~ courtesy of Neil Anderson (right)
FOR SALE
Works-style Midget hardtop (1967 to 1979) in matt black (scuffed) complete with over-centre clips. Glass and rubbers in good condition. £100 or offer. Also aluminium boot rack £10. Contact: Chris Booth at the Morgan Museum on 01580 241234 or email
Craig Chapman’s alloy bodyshell
is NOW SOLD
In 1993 when Brian Archer launched the Sebring Sprite replica, an article was published in Kit Car Magazine using Brian Wheeler’s Dolomite-engined example
as a model.
David Marriott has recently sent me a copy of the article which I had not previously seen.
courtesy of Paul Webb
