I thought the front shocks are painted black (arms and body) and the rear
are aluminum with the arms painted black. At least on the Bugeye this is
true.Carol '59 Bugeye.
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
To: type79@ix.netcom.com <type79@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Shock colors
>type79@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>>
>> Frank,
>>
>> On 02/11/99 18:03:14 you wrote:
>> >
>> >Now wait a minute here.
>> >I have some original shocks that are natural aluminum with black arms.
>> >They also have blue and/or yellow dots (painted on them) for some
>> >purpose.
>>
>> Are the shocks on an original car? Where did they come from?
>
>I am not positive as to where the shocks came from. I pulled a set off
>an early AN5 (#14??) and they were aluminum and pitted with blue and/or
>yellow paint markings. They could have been changed somewhere along the
>way. Actually I never saw a black shock on any Sprites I disassembled,
>all were aluminum with black arms. And the blue or yellow markings were
>on the shock bodies and arms.
>>
>> >Original shocks off my A40 (41,000 original miles off road since 64)
>> >were natural aluminum with black arms too.
>>
>> I don't know that this answers the question as it pertains to AN-5's.
>A 40s use the same shocks, Evangelos' is a 60, mine a 59
>>
>> >I have seen all black, copper (new replacments) and natural/black.
>>
>> Again, on original cars or as replacements?
>Coppertone were new uninstalled replacements.
>
>
>Jay
>What color shocks are on your Innocenti? It's another Italian designed
>Sprite like the A40s.
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>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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