Mystery Bonnet

[Monark192]

This is on Craigslist as a Mk 1 Midget with a Speedwell Bonnet = would seem to be wrong on both counts but what is it? Ashley??

 

[Pythias]

If what I'm seeing is correct it's an Ashely ....BUT.. it could be a Peasmarsh? The turn signals seem to be more set in ala the Ashley and both seem to take the BugEye grill... Look here

(https://www.williamsandpritchardregister.co.uk/confused.htm)

What do YOU think?

 

[Whitephrog]

Looks like a Pearsmarsh to me. Pretty rare.

 

[racingenglishcars]

Can tell by the protruding pod for the headlights as compared to the Ashley

 

[tony barnhill]

Regardless of what the snout is, the rest of it is not a MkI Midget....its a round wheel Midget & that makes it a MkIII.....easy way to tell: MkI's don't have vent windows or exterior door handles.

 

[Monark192]

I had seen that link to the Williams and Pritchard registry but still couldnt really tell. Dont the turn signals look more recessed than the Peamarsh?

Tony, you mean it isnt a rare factory round wheel arch Mk1 special?????? I had noticed it was a Mk 3 but it is the front end that was confusing me.

 

[Dug]

Look at the body closer, with only 2 windshield mounts and the area around the cockpit flat, it's more like a MKII midget or MKII /MKIII sprite. I'd bet someone "played" with the rounding of the rear arches.
I'll bet it's one rough car...
"dug"

 

[WandP_Registrar]

Hi guys

It is quite hard to tell as it looks from the image above like that front has taken a battering, but for what its worth, it looks closest to the Peasmarsh.

However, there were a whole load of fronts produced for the spridget in North America which are not catalogued yet on the website, so it could be one of those ...

Tim, W&P Register

 

[racingenglishcars]

On close inspection of the crystal clear photograph, it maybe looks like a frogeye rear grafted on, with a back seat.

 

[Monark192]

I've got some better pictures of the mystery bonnet.