Assuming one had the necessary fabrication skills to do this, is it realistically possible to install an automatic transmission in a Spridget mated to the 1275? Did BMC make an automatic for other 1275 equipped cars? If they didn't are their any possible drop-ins with a minimum of modifications, like we see with the Datsun 5-speed upgrade?
Yes, it would probably be easier to 1) Get a Miata with a slushbox or 2) actually teach someone to drive stick, especially in a Spridget (assuming our hypothetical person didn't have any physical infirmities which kept them from driving stick). However, since this is strictly a hypothetical exercise, we can throw practicality out the window as we have an imaginary and unlimited budget.
Yes, it would probably be easier to 1) Get a Miata with a slushbox or 2) actually teach someone to drive stick, especially in a Spridget (assuming our hypothetical person didn't have any physical infirmities which kept them from driving stick). However, since this is strictly a hypothetical exercise, we can throw practicality out the window as we have an imaginary and unlimited budget.