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Re: Bugeye on TV

To: Doug Ingram <dougi@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: Bugeye on TV
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 09:45:57 -0700
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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Still using my pancakes.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite

Doug Ingram wrote:

> I saw this bit on the Speed (NASCAR) channel yesterday. Some interesting
> historical footage. I was wondering whose car they filmed, Indiana plates.
> Unfortunately, while it was a good example, it likely had at least an engine
> transplant as it sported the later air cleaners. Am I the only one still
> using the original little pancake filters? (you know, the ones better known
> as gravel excluders....)
>
> Doug Ingram
> Victoria BC
> 1958 Sprite  (AN5L/636)
> 1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike MacLean" <macleans@earthlink.net>
> To: "spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 5:19 PM
> Subject: Bugeye on TV
>
> >      The video magazine Autoweek was on satellite TV yesterday.  Same
> > show that is on cable I assume.  Anyway, they had a segment on the
> > Bugeye Sprite and showed some nice restored examples as well as John
> > Sprinzel racing around in PMO200 along with some new and vintage racing
> > footage.  Lasted about 5 minutes and I got to tape it.  If I could
> > figure out how to put it in an Mpeg I would post it somewhere.
> > Mike MacLean-60 Sprite

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