The MG Midget and the Austin Healy Sprite were, essentially, the same car with different trim. Back in the day, (boy, does that sound old!), we referred to both of them as Spridgets. Healy also made another version, the Bugeye Sprite with it's own, unique, body. I had a 1961 Bugeye, the gutless wonder. Loved that car. Wish I had never sold it. Of course it had electrcal problems as the electrics were by Lucas, Prince of Darkness. (Why do they drink warm beer in England? Lucas refrigerators!) I just tore out the entire wiring harness (on the Bugeye it was only about eleven wires), and built a new one myself. The turning signals were controlled by a 3-way toggle on the dash. Click it to the left and the left turn signal flashed. After turning you had to click it back to the middle, etc. Looks like a fun project, Graeme. I'll be looking forward to seeing her all back together.
Wolf: Sunbeam made the Alpine and the Tiger. The Tiger was, as I recall, an Alpine with something like a Mustang 289 in it. Insane vehicle. Maxwell Smart drove a Sunbeam on the old Get Smart TV series.
Bill, tgo
(Message edited by lbpesq on July 24, 2010)
