Jeff,
I had an early 61 MK II. I had always assumed that the overriders were
Bugeye and they were using "leftovers", but never closely inspected them.
Also, I must say that I like the look of a full bumper better in the
rear...
Ulix (had bumper straightened and rechromed)
On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Jeff Boatright wrote:
> I've been thinking about trading the rear bumper on my '65 Sprite (it's
> mangled) for some simple overriders similar to a Bugeye setup. I noticed in
> a couple of the Brooklands Gold articles that some of the early MkIIs had
> these instead of the full bumper. However, upon closer inspection, they may
> not simply be Bugeye overriders as their leading edges (the edges against
> the car body) do not seem as curved. Could they be overriders from, say, a
> Triumph Tr3?
>
> Jeff
>
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