And nobody has mentioned that the windshield has to be replaced to match the
doors and I liked that they said that the bumpers were back dated when they
are really from a later car!!
>From: Ankitterer@aol.com
>Reply-To: Ankitterer@aol.com
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: e-bay item 593260067
>Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:02:25 EDT
>
>In a message dated 7/13/01 11:59:36 PM, BritishCarMan@aol.com writes:
>
><< The only way that car could be a 61 is if the
>doors were replaced with doors off a later model and the dash was swaped
>out
>also. Just my opinion. >>
>
>Dash swap is pretty easy, at least from mark IV to Bugeye. Doors with
>wind-ups and handles are shorter and wider than 1961, and wouldn't fit.
>Period. Obviously the problem is a typo, or the seller just doesn't know
>what he's talking about. Swapping those doors, even swapping the mechanisms
>draws a big N O W A Y.
>
>Annice & Bob
>1960 Bugeye (Mk. IV in disguise)
>1966 Sprite Mk. III (Still in Boxes)
>
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