Andrew,
Beautiful 61! Must be a real hoot to drive it after all that time off the
road. A truly wonderful effort with excellent results. The 1961 Sprite is
supposed to be the next Bugeye in terms of investment potential. These are rare
cars, in fact rarer that the Bugeye. Lucky guy.
Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
Andrew Sisson wrote:
> Well,
>
> I took the Sprite on it's first REAL drive around the neighborhood, since
> the 17 years I've owned it. What I mean is, Hood on, Paint buffed, Brakes
> work, lights work, etc......
>
> It's been a long 17 years, but if it doesn't rain, looks like I may make it
> to the British Car Day Show in Cincinnati (Edgewater Raceway) next Sunday.
>
> Here's my Page: http://w3.one.net/~asisson if it you want to see it. Go to
> 'New Sprite page', and the Pictures with the Top on are the Newest. We had
> just finished fitting the top and installed the snaps, and was letting it
> sit in the sun to warm up and allow the top to stretch, so I took a few
> Pictures. Yeah, I know..I need some pictures with the Top down, and believe
> me, it'll mostly be TOPDOWN, but I've got got to be prepared for rain.
>
> Once we discovered the bad condensor, and found out that the previous owner
> (17 Years ago) had put the wrong Needles in with the carb, and replaced
> them....it now runs great. Of course the New Wiring harness and Engine
> re-build helped too.
>
> Big thanks to Frank Clarici (who's sending me a Tach, and Bob Spruck ( who's
> sending me a Steering Surround), John Holliday (for the cockpit Trim piece),
> and for Bill Miller
> for letting me know about this list, and for anyone who answered my
> questions the last few months. I may not have been able to get it done in
> time for the show without everybody's assistance and various tips I've been
> reading. Even if you didn't know it, you may have helped get yet another
> Sprite back on the road.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew Sisson
> 1961 Sprite
> Cincinnati, Ohio
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