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apbos

apbos

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I had a call on the west side of the valley today, so I gave the owner a call and got some pictures. Butch knows this car from seeing it race in 1959 through today and has restored it to its original condition. It needed a restoration as the original paint was mostly gone after racing here in Ca.
I heard the car run, and (unfortunately my video did not work) the car is not a typical 948 :banana: :devilgrin:
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I'll post some pictures not seen on the ebay listing, so you can see more of the differences b/t it and a stock B/E. Spent sometime talking to him about the car, but had to leave early as I had another call. I'm sure I will not get that close to another "Works" car again.

Paul
 
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wow - what a cool experience - thanks for sharing
 
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Wow...very,very cool!
I wonder who makes that tachometer.
Is it a Smith's? I can't tell from the pics.
 
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Tom
I actually was paid to drive most of the way as I had a call in the area (nice perk).

David
I can not really say who made the tach, I'll have to ask Butch. I hope to get over to his place again as he has a large collection of cars. He is currently working on an Elva.

Paul
 
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Here is a question the owner does not have an answer for. In the 5th picture you can see the top of a U bolt, just behind the middle of the seat. What waa it used for? It was found on the other Sebring Sprite down in So Cal., so it assumed to be original.
 
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I have no idea about the u bolt other than maybe shoulder belts. Just had to guess.
 
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Thanks for the pictures. Wish I had the sort of finances necessary to bring that car home. Too cool.
 
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Lovely photos. Thanks.
 
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That is indeed a Smiths tach, they also had a version that went to 9K and with the numbers traveling the whole diameter.

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Those carbs look exactly like the H4's that I had installed on my Mk2 at Donald Healey's dealership just before I shipped my Sprite to the States. They, along with the "high efficiency" exhaust system they installed, made a huge difference in performance.
 
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Tullamore said:
That is indeed a Smiths tach, they also had a version that went to 9K and with the numbers traveling the whole diameter.

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SWEET! I'd sure like to get my hands on one of those. Source?
 
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apbos said:
Here is a question the owner does not have an answer for. In the 5th picture you can see the top of a U bolt, just behind the middle of the seat. What waa it used for? It was found on the other Sebring Sprite down in So Cal., so it assumed to be original.
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I have to admit that this is a guess, but from the look of it, I'd say that was a stop to prevent the seat from sliding back any further.
 
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