Hi Tracy,
Yes - that's the same shape as my old car - the early style - but mine was
slightly more modified - louvres in the bonnet , Ford engine etc.
Don't know anything about that particular one - try tracing the UK rego (505
CYF) - or even try tracing from the original sprite heritage certificate?
Or try contacting Julian Booty or Peter Rix at Lenham directly
http://www.lenhamsportscars.com/postman.php and see if they have any records
of 505 CYF
Here's a pic of the later body style (rear quarter window) I was trying to
describe before
http://www.gerardsgarage.com/GarageContent/UniqueSprites/lenham/Lenham.htm
Good luck!
Chris
www.myaustinhealey.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
To: "'Chris Dimmock'" <cd3000@bigpond.net.au>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: RE: 1961 Lenham GT coupe info needed
Chris,
Yes this one.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/217274227.html
Tracy
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Chris Dimmock
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:19 AM
To: Tracy Drummond; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 1961 Lenham GT coupe info needed
Hi Tracy,
Are you researching any Lenham Coupe in particular?
The Lenham Coupe body came in 2 derivatives - an early one, and a late one.
The 'early' one didn't have rear side quarter windows - the later ones did.
Personally - the earlier ones were much better looking than the later ones.
It looked like an E-type from the front - and a bit like a Datsun Z car
(Kamm tail) from the rear. You could just put the Fibreglass Lenham Coupe
body on your Sprite in the 1960's.
I used to own a Lenham coupe - BJP 747 (Australian Rego) - it was known as
FLY - as the original UK rego was 152-FLY.
FLY which was featured in Australian sportscar world magazine in May 1973
(before I owned it). FLY was more than just a 'rebodied' Sprite. I owned FLY
from about 1983 - 1995 or thereabouts
FLY was a MkII sprite (until about 1967), then the Lenham Coupe body was
fitted, along with a 1600cc Ford engine, twin webers, and a ford gearbox -
in the UK. It came back to Australia with Paul Cockburn who built it in
England. Around 1975 it was fitted with MKIII Sprite wind up windows &
windscreen.
It went like...... well you can guess.....
The Lenham Motor company also produced a 100 based body that made a 100 look
more like a Silverstone, than a 100, as well as MGB Coupe bodies etc.
There was a while there where all my cars had webers......
:)
Best
Chris Dimmock
Sydney Australia
www.myaustinhealey.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:54 PM
Subject: 1961 Lenham GT coupe info needed
>I am looking for any information on 1961 Lenham GT coupe.
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> It is a Sprite based special.
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