I looked up the reference Ian King provided for the reincarnation of
Sebring Sprites (Classic and Sportscar, Sept. 1993, page 112). I have
always thought the bugeye had a nice rear end, but the front is at best
"interesting." The Sebring nose is really nifty. If they ever become
available in the US at any rational cost, I have to have one--I am
smitten. I might even check into having one sent at outrageous expense if
nobody here starts selling them.
I am ambivalent about the hardtop that is part of the complete conversion.
It is really nifty, and the resulting Sebring coupe is a genuinely
attractive takeoff of an early Lotus Elite. But think of not being
able to put the top down those 3 days/year when Vermont weather is
exactly right.
Let's see. Maybe keep Kermit stock, to have a convertible, and keep the
'87 H**** Prelude to 140,000 miles for economical routine transportation,
and "invest" in a complete Sebring coupe replica with a new shell and a
hot engine, to use on cloudy, but not rainy, days... Single 50-something
men can do silly stuff like that, can't they? I thought it was almost
required--I bet they don't sell many Harley-Davidsons or Corvettes to be
given as silver wedding anniversary gifts...
Ray Gibbons
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