In Ray English's latest issue of Marque One, he has a
couple of articles related to long sprite road trips.
He is seeking info on the people or cars involved in the
following articles. If you can help, please send him email at
rayenglish@telstra.easymail.com.au and please CC me.
Reid Trummel's aborted bugeye trip would have been a modern
addition had it come off.
Ray is a seeking a copy of the article #2 or the actual magazine.
1. "A Sprite goes East", John Orr. From Saigon to Singapore -
a 2000 mile hourney by Austin Healey Sprite through Vietnam,
Cambodia and Malaya. (Safety Fast magazine Feb 1961)
2. "They Said it Couldn't be Done", 1959 Sebring cars, an MGA
and Mk 1 Sprite cross the USA from Sebring to Los Angeles,
a total of 5000 miles including detours. (Sports Cars Illustrated),
July 1959. (Ray needs this one)
3. "Journeying Sprite" Two Scotsman spend two years and travel
60,000 miles around the world in a Mk 1 Sprite (Worldwide,
April/May 1962)
4. "Return of the Bugeye" by Peter Egan. Peter sells his Sprite, years
later he buys it back and drives it back across the USA to his home.
A classic tale of a man and his Sprite (Road & Track, June & July 1958)
5. "London - Christchurch via Bombay" (Worldwide, April/May 1961)
Reprinted in the current uissue of Marque One
Do you know of other Healey or Spridget long distance stories in print? If
so, please let me know and I will collate for the list and for Ray.
If you don't know about Marque One, see
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg/marqueone/ for info and a sample issue.
FYI, Bob Lomas is organising a 5,000mi road trip for Sprites here in Australia
later this year. It is a loop around Eastern and Central Australia. Starts and
ends in
Melbourne, visits the Gulf of Carpentaria and returns down through Alice Springs
and Adelaide. He has organised a support vehicle and currently has 4 Sprites
in the convoy.
Mike
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