This is not my first time to this rodeo. My first trip in a Sprite was in
1964 and I drive from Winston-Salem, NC to Washington, DC. I bought the car
on Monday with the engine and transmission completely apart. I made the trip
on Friday evening the same week. The car had no heater, no side curtains,
and the temperature was 20F. A Bugeye was my only car for the next 2 years.
My personal experience is that a top and side curtains make all the
difference.
I plan to pick the car up and drive it non-stop back to Texas. If anything
gives me problems, I can always fix it on the road (won't be the first
time). However, I plan on having a top before I make the trip. :-) I will
certainly carry a warm coat too.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Lester
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Spridget list
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Sprite Top Parts
Buy a nice water tight jacket. Unless you can personally verify that this
car
is perfect, plan on making this a several week drive. If you can verify
that
it is perfect, then only a week or so. Forget the top, it doesn't help that
much in the cold or the rain.
Lester
On Dec 24, 2010, at 4:22 PM, Jim Seippel wrote:
> I am planning to buy a 1961 Sprite. However, it has no top. It has the top
> bows, just none of the original top parts.
>
> Since I plan to drive the car back from California to Texas I would truly
> like a top. Does anyone have any recommendations. Should I gamble on the
> $100 Robbins top? Also, whatever top I buy will come without the rear
metal
> piece that slides under the rear clips and also will not have the metal
> strip that gives the front of the top rigidity to fit in the grove on the
> windshield.
>
> Any ideas? Anybody have any top parts in their garage they want to give
> away/sell?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Jim
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