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Re: [Healeys] Austin Healeys at Grand Prix

To: "J. Armour" <sebring3000@bigpond.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin Healeys at Grand Prix
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 05:18:03 +0000 (UTC)
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Thread-topic: Austin Healeys at Grand Prix
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FWIW, I've never heard Little Healeys called anything but 'Bugeye Sprites' here 
in the States. 

Bob 

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Watching the drivers parade for the first Grand Prix for 2016 there was 
Donald's favourite , the Bugeye in Australia and Frogeye to others. Great to 
see some of the worlds best drivers in a Healey. 

Recently Gordon Murray, a designer of multiple grand prix Constructors 
Championship cars rated a Sprite as one of his 10 best cars. He has a Bugeye in 
his garage. What a recommendation. 
Gordon also designed one of my all time favourite GT cars, the McLaren F.1 
three seater. I was lucky enough to have had a personal tour through the 
factory when they were being assembled. The only supercar without turbos, power 
assisted anything and room for a golf set in the side compartment and still 
just over one tonne. Built as a road car and yet won LeMans 24 Hour first time 
out. 

Back to the Melbourne GP 
Joe 





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00"><div>FWIW, I've never heard Little Healeys called anything but 'Bugeye =
Sprites' here in the States.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div=
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t-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;=
font-size:12pt;"><br><div><br></div><div>Watching the drivers parade for th=
e first Grand Prix for 2016 there was Donald's favourite , the Bugeye in Au=
stralia and Frogeye to others. Great to see some of the worlds best drivers=
 in a Healey.</div><div><br></div><div>Recently Gordon Murray, a designer o=
f multiple grand prix Constructors Championship cars rated a Sprite as one =
of his 10 best cars. He has a Bugeye in his garage. What a recommendation.<=
/div><div>Gordon also designed one of my all time favourite GT cars, the Mc=
Laren F.1 &nbsp;three seater. I was lucky enough to have had a personal tou=
r through the factory when they were being assembled. The only supercar wit=
hout turbos, power assisted anything and room for a golf set in the side co=
mpartment and still just over one tonne. Built as a road car and yet won Le=
Mans 24 Hour first time out.</div><div><br></div><div>Back to the Melbourne=
 GP</div><div>Joe</div>
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