Larry Daniels wrote: "It seems that Mr. Horler disagrees."
You are absolutely right, Larry. And until definitive evidence to the
contrary appears, I think that we can all accept that as the final word.
Your note sent me scurrying to my library and scrapbook of clippings and
brochures to find some rather surprising information. First, it appears
that all of the factory drawings and photos show a bumper. Those san
bumper were post-production photos. Obviously, they had a barebones
price for the car, and making more profit by pushing options on the
buyer. Second, in some of the magazine road tests, no mention is made
of the bumper being an option, while others show it as an option
variously priced from #5 23s 4d to as much as #6. Keep in mind that
also an option was a tachometer at #4 5s, and a heater at #19 13s 2d.
Now, we may chuckle today about the Sprite's "heater", but it was an
essential and welcome "option" in Blighty at the time!
I rather suspect that few, if any Frogeyes were sold in England without
these "options"!
Buster Evans
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