Bargain News, out of Connecticut, has the following ad in the current issue,
published yesterday:
1959 AUSTIN HEALY BUG EYE SPRITE, and 2, 62 Sprite Midgets, very little rust,
need
total restoration, $2000 for all 3. (203)
268-4547. Trumbull (Connecticut)
There's not enough room in my garage, so....
Peter Wrisley wrote:
> Hi Spridget Folks. I've just joined the list - don't have an A-H yet, but
> we're looking for a frogeye. I say "we" because last fall my wife Susan said
> to me "sweety, I think we should try to find a frogeye Sprite". (Yes, I'm a
> lucky man - those of you so inclined may be suitable jealous). ;-)
> I'm not new to British cars, my first car was a TR3 (31 years ago) and we
> currently own a 1964 Jaguar EType roadster in beautiful condition (we restored
> it from a wreck), and a 1965 Ginetta G4 long-term project car. We also own a
> few non-British machines (1961 Unimog, 1999 Miata, 1999 Vehicross, 2000
> Trooper) and my buddy's 1957 TR3 is occupying more than it's share of my
> workshop right now...
> But I've never owned a Sprite, or any A-H for that matter. I've always
> admired the Sprite, especially the frogeye - small, light nimble vehicles are
> a favorite - those of you who know what the Ginetta is will understand.
> So, if anyone knows of a nice frogeye for sale, especially in my area (I'm
> located in southern New Hampshire, USA) I'd be very interested in hearing
> about it. I'm not looking for a bargain, or a show queen - we're hoping to
> find a very nice driver, and put a lot of spring-summer-fall miles on it. I
> don't want a project car (I've got enough of those already!) but one that just
> needed a paint job to be good might be OK.
> I hope I haven't rambled on too much,
> Pete Wrisley
> Hollis, New Hampshire, USA
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