Thanks for that info Joe, great information.
Those are the two cars I have photos of somewhere undergoing restoration.
Doing a little digging, the Ebay car says it was at 1969 Sebring 12 hours,
I haven't been to confirm that, as I can't find photos of the 69 cars,
but it was not the car that the
Baker Racing, MacMillan Ring Free Oil all
women's race team drove in 1970.
That was car HAN9R-238. I thought they may be different cars as the body work
is different.
The nose is different, seen here, partly because of the fuel injection.
http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1970/Sebring-1970-03-21-073.jpg
I then found this site, showing the car restored,
http://www.apalachtimes.com/articles/sprite-8275-race-sebring.html
>From which I found:
http://www.thelasthealeys.com/
a web site that chronicles HAN9R-238 and the roadster-250
I now know which car I want when I win Lotto.
and I'm really kicking myself for not making it to Sebring this year!
Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:50:07 +1000
> From: Joea@wgegroup.com
CC: sebring@illawarra.hotkey.net.au
>
>
> Sebring Sprites
> The 1965 car was the first built of this version and the history is well
> listed in Bill Emersions 'THE HEALEY BOOK'
>
> The two Texas cars are a very interesting story. Both the open roadster
> and coupe are genuine Donald Healey Moter Company built cars BUT there
> were never raced by the Healey Company as the BMC contract and therefore
> funding of the race program was terminated.
> The roadster was already complete in 1968 for the Targa Florio but never
> entered.
> The coupe was not completed until after the last official Healey Company
> enties at Sebring 1968 with a BRG car and revised headlight location and
> the 1967 Sebring and LeMans car that was upgraded and fitted with Lucas
> fuel injection and Weslake cross flow head and rear spoiler for the last
> official entry, LeMans in 1968.
> The coupe was then completed and along with the roadster sold to the
> East Coast Distributor.
> The cars were then sold and raced in the USA only by the Ring Free Oil /
> Baker Team
>
>
> Joe Armour
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:11:12 -0400
> From: brian S <bugeye15@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 1965 SEBRING SPRITE back up on ebay...
> To: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Message-ID: <BAY145-w28FEAC91F7A185534C1463C2C10@phx.gbl>
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>
> He says that it was sent back to England for the restoration,
>
> but I think I have photos of it undergoing restoration in Texas.
> I'll have to dig them out, I think I saved them on one of my
> computers...
>
>
> In 2005 I believe this car and a similar Sebring roadster were
>
> for sale on race-cars.com, as a pair for IIRC $130K in 2005, didn't
> sell then.
> Not positive that's its this car or #62 from that year.
> This car became part of the Baker Racing stable (who drove it in 65 to a
> win), Raced in Sebring in 1969 and 1970 as part of the Baker Racing,
MacMillan
> Ring Free Oil all women's race team,(of which my Aunt was an alternate
driver in 1970),
> who won their class.
> Wish I could contact Mr Baker. Love to get more info on the cars.
>
> Still LOVE to have this one, come on Lotto!!
>
>
> Brian S.
> Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
>
>
>
>
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