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1. Re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 06:47:01 -0600; a had a racer Come on, Folks, the first MG Midget wasa the M-Type, introduced in April 1929 with a displacement of 847cc. A terrible size, since it put it at the wrong end of the 751 to 1100 cc comp; /html/spridgets/2004-04/msg00004.html (8,332 bytes)
2. Re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 06:59:10 -0600; Oops, I mis-spelled John Thornley's name (mind too fast for the fingers -- yeah right). I also neglected to point out that John's son Peter has an M-Type Midget and lives in the Atlanta area. He tri; /html/spridgets/2004-04/msg00005.html (7,437 bytes)
3. Re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:47:39 +0100; The first class H (up to 750cc) car in the world to cover a measured mile at over 100mph was the MG ex120 which was a re-bodied and supercharged M-type Midget. 16 Feb, 1931 at Montlhery 103.13 The fi; /html/spridgets/2004-04/msg00018.html (8,810 bytes)
4. re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 17:00:06 -0500; No I am thinking Austin "S" ("Seven"?). Apparently there was a supercharged version in 1930 also. My info is not detailed because I got it from S.C.H. Davis' racing autobiography called "Motor Racin; /html/spridgets/2004-04/msg00020.html (6,691 bytes)
5. Re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 00:27:44 +0100; The Austin 7 that broke the UK 100mph speed record in August 1931 was supercharged. However the first supercharged Austin Sevens were developed in 1925 when two were produced, one a 748cc one and the; /html/spridgets/2004-04/msg00023.html (7,735 bytes)
6. Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:06:59 EST; Riley made 50 Sprite sports cars, they shared the chassis & running gear with the Rilley TT Sprite racing car. I copied the above from a web page after doing the google search. It appears they were a; /html/spridgets/2004-03/msg00869.html (6,997 bytes)
7. Re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:45:11 -0500; And thanks to Mark Endicott for more info. See one here. http://www.seriouswheels.com/1935-Riley-Sprite.htm I KNEW there was another Sprite :); /html/spridgets/2004-03/msg00871.html (7,226 bytes)
8. Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:47:13 EST; OK, I ended up with some time to Google. The Riley Sprite (circa 1935-36) had a 1496cc 4 cylinder. Maybe Mr. Thompson's old boss only had half of one? Kim Tonry Downers Grove, Illinois, USA; /html/spridgets/2004-03/msg00873.html (6,483 bytes)
9. re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:34:58 -0500; Austin had a 750cc racer in 1928, but I have no idea if it was a 'Sprite'. Ed in NC; /html/spridgets/2004-03/msg00923.html (6,437 bytes)
10. RE: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:03:13 -0800; Hmmm... You are probably thinking of the first MG Midget, introduced in 1928... The Austin 7 was introduced in 1922 with a 750 engine, but that was a road car, albeit successfully used in racing. The; /html/spridgets/2004-03/msg00925.html (6,877 bytes)
11. Re: Riley Sprite (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:54:32 +0100; I owned a 1932 750cc 2-seat sports car for a while, but not with a supercharger. Still it went ok. It was extremely lightweight and made for a fun road car. Looked similar to the early MG Midgets but; /html/spridgets/2004-03/msg00928.html (7,855 bytes)

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