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Roy Orbison had a Spridget!

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Just reading the 2017 'The Authorized Roy Orbison' by Roy Jr., Wesley, & Alex Orbison with Jeff Slate' and there's a small picture on page 108 of Mr. Orbison washing a green Sprite or Midget with square rear wheel arches, and wire wheels that are either real shiny or chrome. His home in the background was completed in April 1964 and burned to the ground Sept. 1968, with his two eldest sons dying and his parents and youngest son escaping.
 

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It's a British Racing Green MG Midget MkII (1965 or 1966). I found a photo of him sitting in it. I recall seeing a similar picture on one of his album covers. Side trim makes it a Midget and the little trim piece behind the door makes it a MkII.
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