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A while ago, a friend gave me a binder that he got with a Bugeye he was going to race. Unfortunately, he was too big for the little car, and sold it. I don't know the ensuing history. The binder appears to hold the log for some Sprite, and contains some receipts from 60's through the 70's for work and parts to prep it for racing, detailed descriptions and notes of set-ups both before and after races, and many pages of tech sheets with specific diagrams and measurements for porting, cams, flywheels, etc. Lots of trial (and error) stuff. Somewhere around 60 pages collected for what looks to have been ( is) an East coast car. I do not need all this information, so I figure someone out there could use it. It's also quite a piece of history. I haven't yet found any body numbers yet, but I'll look through it more carefully. So, here's the plug: I don't know what it might be worth so it's on the block.
E-bay Item # 280318243857. I know this should be on the trader forum, but, personally, I rarely go there.
If anyone's interested, I can give the names of apparent owners of this Sprite in the case that someone knew, or knows, them.
Bill
 
Hi Bill,

I'd be interested in learning more....
What type of engine (I assume a 948...)
Who the owners were...
Where they raced...
ETC.

I'll look at the listing, but please PM me or email me.

(I have several log books from cars I've raced, OR purchsed from others. ALWAYS interesting reading. Usually a few gems of knowledge. Nice to be able to get a glimpse into the mind of another racer "back in the day".)

"Cheers!" :cheers:
-Bear-
 
I can't find any specific car numbers, but there's a older page that says " Sprite Mk I" on it.
The names and dates I find in it are later owners(?) but a lot of the information sheets are mid-late 60's.

Dr. Ray Gage Ft. Lauderdale 4/70

Mel Lipson Mass 4/73

John Gardella Acton, Mass 12 /73

Tom Zabel Burlington Ct 5/78
 
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