There used to be a well known Sprite & Midget parts supplier in the UK
called "Spridgebits" Don't know if they thought of Spridets first or whether
they adapted the name for their company
Guy
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From: Ajhsys@aol.com <Ajhsys@aol.com>
To: ckotting@iwaynet.net <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>; pbohler@wenet.net <pbohler@wenet.net>
Date: 16 April 1999 19:25
Subject: Re: Spridgets
>Okay, my 2 cents worth. Let's not forget the Spritota. A Sprite with a
>Toyota engine. Anybody have one?
>
>Actually, the term Spridgets originated in England.
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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>In a message dated 4/15/99 1:52:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>ckotting@iwaynet.net writes:
>
><< Actually there is a (derogatory) term for the later Midgets that >>is<<
> a cross between Spitfire and Midget. "Spitfidget" so named because of
> the use of a Triumph Spitfire engine in the 1975 and later Midgets.
>
> "Purists" don't like them, but I consider mine to be the healthy result
> of genetic diversity...
>
> Chris Kotting
> ckotting@iwaynet.net
>
> "John C. Gottstein" wrote:
> >
> > It's a cross between Spitfire and Midget.
> > Just kidding...
> >
> > It's actually a cross between Sprite and Midget. Hence, Spridget.
> >
> > John
> > 75 Midget
> >
> > >Where did the name Spridgets originate?
> >>
>
>
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