[Spridgets] One that got away
Nelson Wittstock
k8djc at zoominternet.net
Tue Mar 11 09:44:01 MDT 2014
Back in 1962 I was in England enjoying driving my new Sprite. Then I found
out about a chance to enhance its performance. I drooled over advertising
that was being done by Jack Brabham. For the expenditure of $1000 he would
install a Coventry Climax engine in my Sprite. The thought of having a
high performance engine was intriguing. Then reality set in. I had paid
$1300 for my Sprite while my Air Force pay check was about $200 a month. A
thousand dollars would have been a big bite. I also considered problems I
would have with maintenance when I went back Stateside. Ultimately I didn't
pursue the possibility but I still wonder what it would have been like to
drive a car with that power plant.
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