Bruce,
In 40 years, there are probably all kinds of things that were replaced,
repaired,
lost, missing, etc.etc. Even the dealers swapped seats for a customer with a
color
preference. So, some people swear their car is original, but once it left the
factory,
the final customer did not get the same car that left England.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Bruce Lowry wrote:
> It is very possible that a blade was removed. Research indicated that it was
> involved in a bender in 64. Cosmo also lost the mustache part of his grille
>and the
> front badge. As this was the first Bugeye I had ever paid attention to I
>failed to
> realize that this was not correct. The radiator was replaced but there was
>never a
> mention of the fan...
> Bruce Lowry
> "You can never discover the depth of your own ignorance"
>
> Mike Maclean wrote:
>
> > Bruce,
> > You're missing a blade.
> > Mike MacLean
> > P.S. It was originally yellow.
> >
> > Bruce Lowry wrote:
> >
> > > On my 60 Bugeye han532540 I have a yellow with yellow hub 2 blade fan. It
>is
> > > actually closer to a dirt and rust color but the yellow is there in spots.
> > > Bruce Lowry
> > >
> > > Doug Ingram wrote:
> > >
> > > > OS&M refers to a two bladed fan for early bugeyes, with a four bladed
> > > > version fitted from engine #9C-U-H359 onwards. Also, the color for both
>the
> > > > fan and the hub was red, changing to yellow very early on.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a two bladed fan on their car? What about a red painted
> > > > one? What sort of a red would this be?
> > > >
> > > > Doug Ingram
> > > > Victoria BC
> > > > 1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
> > > > 1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
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