Does anyone recognize these cars

[rkep01]

Went to a nice, small, British car show Saturday in Smithville Village, Absecon, NJ. Had about thirty cars +/-. Two of the cars caught my interest. Frank Clarici passed away before I became a member here or on Sprite Spot, but I've read many of his posts and have used a lot of his suggestions that I gleaned from these forums. Getting back to the show, one of the cars was a blue Sprinzel Sebring Sprite. I knew that Frank had one, but I don't know if this is it. There also was a red Bugeye that was called "Ladybug". While I know that he built one for his daughter, I don't know if it was this particular car. I wonder if anyone can verify if these were his or not. They were both beautifully done, as I would expect if he had done them.

 

[aeronca65t]

That blue car looks just like Frank's Speedwell-nose Frog. I saw it a few years ago.
Same type of slot mags and from memory, seems to be the same colour blue.
His car had a white stripe, but that could easily be removed.

I don't recall the ladybug, but he had a ton cars, so it's hard to say either way on that one.

 

[rkep01]

I don't recall the ladybug, but he had a ton cars, so it's hard to say either way on that one.

Doing a quick search on Google for Frank's name brought up this site. The close-up of the 50 year Sprite Arrow badge clinches it for me. Even though it's not apparent in the low-res photo of the attachment, that badge is the one on the Ladybug. If that, in fact, is his daughter's car, then the Speedwell Sebring has to be his. After all, how many blue Sebring Sprite roadsters can there be in South Jersey?

 

[Biff]

Yes they are Frank's doing. The blue car was Franks and the red car is the one he restored for his daughter Tiffany. There should have been a roll up window Sprite there too which is Frank's wife, Diane's car. I sold the Speedwell nose to Frank as my wife wouldn't let me put it on my bugeye. It was an original Speedwell nose not one of the reproduction ones.

 

[DrEntropy]

I sold the Speedwell nose to Frank as my wife wouldn't let me put it on my bugeye. It was an original Speedwell nose not one of the reproduction ones.

Well THAT'S ~telling~. Was your bugeye some historically pristene one? An example which shouldn't be "sullied" by adapting a Speedwell snoot?

...just wonderin'....

 

[Guest]

I sold the Speedwell nose to Frank as my wife wouldn't let me put it on my bugeye. It was an original Speedwell nose not one of the reproduction ones.

Well THAT'S ~telling~. Was your bugeye some historically pristene one? An example which shouldn't be "sullied" by adapting a Speedwell snoot?

...just wonderin'....

I think it's more chics dig cute cars that smile.

 

[rkep01]

There should have been a roll up window Sprite there too which is Frank's wife, Diane's car.

Perhaps, this one