Herb,
If you insist, my pant legs are rolled up.
This information comes from Girling who manufactured the disc brake
parts
themselves in their 1960 onwards applications catalog for the aftermarket.
"Austin Healey Super Sprite (Factory Conversion) 1959-1961"
That is the heading at the top of a column that lists part numbers for
front pads and rear shoes. Of particular note is that ALL of the hydraulic
parts both brake and clutch are of GIRLING manufacture for the above
application. Separate brake and clutch masters, etc. There is no indication
of any LOCKHEED parts as were used on the majority (dare I say all?) of
Spridgets. Now realize that just because it is listed in this book does not
mean that it ever made it to production... there are numerous cases where
this happened.
There.......... perhaps that was diving rather than wading?
Trying to help Peter C
At 09:41 AM 3/12/99 , Herb_Goede@amsinc.com wrote:
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>Angela,
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>That's what I thought but I've been told otherwise by some of the listers.
>I think Sebring offered such items too. I'd love a definitive answer.
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>Anyone? Anyone? Wade in.
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>Herb
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>"Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com> on
>03/12/99 05:56:45 AM
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>Please respond to "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott"
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>To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>cc: (bcc: Herb Goede/AMS/AMSINC)
>Subject: factory discs?
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>Au contraire
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>It's a small point but a wire wheel/ disc brake conversion was available
>from the Donald Healey Motor Company or Sprinzel as an aftermarket kit not
>as a BMC production item, unless there is information I don't have...
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>Peter Westcott
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>From: type79@ix.netcom.com
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net; Herb_Goede@amsinc.com
>Subject: Re: Green Green and more green
>Date: Friday, 12 March 1999 8:55
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>Herb,
>There WAS a rare factory wire wheel and disc brake option, but otherwise
>I agree with you about Clausager. I know he's in charge of the "Trust"
>but his book on Big Healeys, I think, leaves a lot to be desired.
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>Jay Fishbein, CT
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>On 03/11/99 14:21:31 you wrote:
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>>Gary,
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>>If Anders Clausager lists the ubiquitous BRG as the only green
>available on
>>an an5 I would tend not to trust any of the other information available
>>from this source. (To set the record straight, they weren't available
>with
>>factory wire wheels, leather upholstery, or air conditioning either.)
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>>Herb
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