The December issue of Practical Classics magazine has an article about the Daimler SP250 Dart. In the late fifties Daimler, in poor financial shape, wanted to capture some of the lucrative North Amer
Hi Toby: This is the Road Rally Resource page with lots of good information: http://www.goss.com/rally.htm Doug Ingram Victoria BC 1958 Sprite (AN5L/636) 1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003) or he
Why not just bid the absolute maximum you are willing to pay, and let Ebay's system do the rest. It's the same as putting in a advance bid at a live auction - you don't have to be there, and you won'
Does anyone have experience with the "Clikadjust Micrometer Tappet Adjustment" tool? It appears to be an option for those like me who have 'valve adjustment syndrome'. Why is it that I'm never confid
It's possible that none of the original Sprites that listers have looked at were fitted with the Flying A pedal pads. According to Horler, "....both pedals having a rubber tread with the Austin 'A' m
OK, check this one out. You just gotta give this person credit for creativity. I wonder what Carroll would think of it: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221071924 Doug Ingram Vi
This is long, and will be of interest to originality/correctness types, and hopefully to others who own HAN7 Sprites or GAN2 Midgets. It concerns the correct colour for the metal gear lever surround
Thanks for the reply, Biff. All the information says that the HAN6 gear lever surround should match the body colour. Suggestion that it was the addition of the inner door frame coverings that caused
Hi Ed: Thanks for the info. There doesn't seem to be much doubt that the gear lever surround should be body colour on AN5, HAN6, and GAN1, all of which make sense given the exposed metal on the insid
I picked up a reasonably good original bugeye jack at the Portland All British on Labor Day Weekend for $15 .......... prior to that, I had passed on others offered to me at $50 and $75. There aren't
Interesting all right.... no mention of the condition of what is there, makes me think it might not be that great. Also, I've never seen a VIN on the door post - is that a period mod? Hmmmm.. Doug In
Actually, I knew this, it was just my (apparently) feeble attempt at My Sprite Mk II project is also registered using the number on the right side door pillar, and I will one day get that corrected.
If anyone wants to find a copy of this book, or any other out-of-print book for that matter, go to http://www.abebooks.com and use their search function. This is the Advanced Book Exchange, a databas
FWIW, the company in Canada is Obsolete Automotive in Point Edward, Ontario. http://www.obsoleteauto.com Their exchange price for the A-arms is CDN $169 (US $110) and for the repair kit CDN $44 (US $
I would urge great care and attention in the rebuilding of brake masters, for obvious reasons. The pitting that occurs from moisture in the bore is often far too deep to be honed out. This can leave
This is a good question. I'll pay a reasonable price for the 2nd metal cap that is available. While we're at it, how about where to find the original (large) washer fluid bottle for the same car? I'v
Exactly, there is no such thing as a Sprite Mk I, it's a Sprite. A similiar thing happens with big Healeys with the Austin Healey 100 (not 100-4) and the Austin Healey 3000 (not 3000 Mk I). However,