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Re: Rear overriders

To: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: Rear overriders
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 21:29:09 -0800 (PST)
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <l03110702b100406b4a54@[170.140.244.186]>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
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Jeff,
I had an early 61 MK II.  I had always assumed that the overriders were
Bugeye and they were using "leftovers", but never closely inspected them.
Also, I must say that I like the look of a full bumper better in the
rear...
Ulix (had bumper straightened and rechromed)

On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Jeff Boatright wrote:

> I've been thinking about trading the rear bumper on my '65 Sprite (it's
> mangled) for some simple overriders similar to a Bugeye setup. I noticed in
> a couple of the Brooklands Gold articles that some of the early MkIIs had
> these instead of the full bumper. However, upon closer inspection, they may
> not simply be Bugeye overriders as their leading edges (the edges against
> the car body) do not seem as curved. Could they be overriders from, say, a
> Triumph Tr3?
> 
> Jeff
> 
> ______________________________________________
> Jeff Boatright          __o_\__           '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
> http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
> 
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
                                                           '67 Sprite


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