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Re: hoods & parts & tops !

To: "R. Toby Atwater" <tob@taltec.net>
Subject: Re: hoods & parts & tops !
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:12:32 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <004001be39dd$ff9baa60$31ebf1d1@233>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, R. Toby Atwater wrote:

> As I understand it early sprites got the de-tachable hood (bonnet is the
> correct termonology i guess) How cool is that! what marks have it?

No,
hood (US) = bonnet (GB)
top (US)  = hood (GB)

> Parts? IS there a company that specializes in Sprite & midget parts? For my
> Land Cruiser there is one called Specter here in CA.

There are some that only do Spridgets, but more who do Spridgets and other
LBCs (little british cars).

> Tops? my land cruiser is a hard top (i.e. you can take the top off and put
> in on but it takes an hour or so) Are sprites hard top? if they are soft
> tops does that mean convertable?

All Spridgets have soft tops.  There were 3 different designs.
top comes off/You can get aftermarket hardtops.

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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