All:
I am very pleased to announce the completion of this 1959 BE Sprite. Finished in Old English White, this car is the Ray Evan's creation "Whitephrog" with the finishing touches done by me, my son Cade, my friend Paul Nation, and some final, finishing work by JD's British Cars in Nashville, TN.
The car is as close to original as possible. With the exception of the red interior carpets, I think this car is concours grade. It has a rebuilt 948, smooth case transmission, HS1 carbs, a steel fuel line, mechanical fuel pump, and many other period-correct details. Nearly everything on the car is a result of Ray's meticulous work (I primarily did assembly). It also has an essentially complete tool kit,
The hard top is a new top purchased from Rodger Ward in California. It has the original rear glass, with new seals and clips courtesy of BugeyeGuy. The car has the proper bow and soft top (not in the car at the moment), as well as tonneau, As a bonus, I have a complete 1275 with rib-case transmission (for a future iteration of this vehicle) on a roller stand in the garage. I also have a Folchi-restored Judson supercharger, a 948 (sequence #10341) that is being rebuilt with the assistance of Hap Waldrop (for yet another iteration of the car). The only liberty I've taken with the car was to add an auxiliary horn purchased from Moss (which, I believe, were dealer accessories at the time and that these are proper replicas).
I am planning to take the car to the Moss meet in Petersburg in June. Hopefully, I might see some of you there.
Mike Pennell
I am very pleased to announce the completion of this 1959 BE Sprite. Finished in Old English White, this car is the Ray Evan's creation "Whitephrog" with the finishing touches done by me, my son Cade, my friend Paul Nation, and some final, finishing work by JD's British Cars in Nashville, TN.
The car is as close to original as possible. With the exception of the red interior carpets, I think this car is concours grade. It has a rebuilt 948, smooth case transmission, HS1 carbs, a steel fuel line, mechanical fuel pump, and many other period-correct details. Nearly everything on the car is a result of Ray's meticulous work (I primarily did assembly). It also has an essentially complete tool kit,
The hard top is a new top purchased from Rodger Ward in California. It has the original rear glass, with new seals and clips courtesy of BugeyeGuy. The car has the proper bow and soft top (not in the car at the moment), as well as tonneau, As a bonus, I have a complete 1275 with rib-case transmission (for a future iteration of this vehicle) on a roller stand in the garage. I also have a Folchi-restored Judson supercharger, a 948 (sequence #10341) that is being rebuilt with the assistance of Hap Waldrop (for yet another iteration of the car). The only liberty I've taken with the car was to add an auxiliary horn purchased from Moss (which, I believe, were dealer accessories at the time and that these are proper replicas).
I am planning to take the car to the Moss meet in Petersburg in June. Hopefully, I might see some of you there.
Mike Pennell