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Re: More 5 Speed junk

To: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Subject: Re: More 5 Speed junk
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:34:58 -0500
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <20000328161530.1296.qmail@web1502.mail.yahoo.com><v0421010ab5068ef7908e@[163.246.49.152]><v03130318b506cbfcf3b4@[209.24.235.60]>
I just got "Mighty Midgets and Special Sprites" and they mention the 
Healey 5-speed works cars. I did not read it closely. If there is any 
more info, I'll pass it along.

J

At 12:58 PM -0800 3/28/00, Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>Healey Marque, Magazine of Austin Healey Club of America, ran an extensive
>and in depth series on the Sebring Sprite written by Joanthan
>Whitehouse-Bird of England last year. I have Parts 5 and 6, but there isn't
>any mention of the 5 speed in those issues that I can find. Maybe someone
>else has some of the other issues. I can get my hands on them, but it will
>takes me a few days.
>
>Gerard
>
>At 8:25 PM +0100 3/28/00, rob thomas wrote:
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
> >To: Dan Dwelley <maine2me@yahoo.com>
> >Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: 28 March 2000 18:01
> >Subject: More 5 Speed junk
> >
> >
> >> Dan,
> >> Here's a wringer: Has anyone experience with the ORIGINAL five speed
> >> as installed by the Healey Motorcar Company for their works Sebring
> >> Sprites? Did it use off-the-shelf BMC parts? Did everything fit in
> >> the current housing?
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >I can recall reading about this set-up some years ago.  I believe it was
> >based partly on the MGB box with 5th gear on the outside.  This may be
> >incorrect but the article implied that it wasn't the sort of conversion to
> >be either done at home or sold to the public.  I'll try to find it for you.
> >Rob Thomas
>
>
>
>
>G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
> E A
>  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>   A A
>    R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
>     D E
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Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
mailto:jboatri@emory.edu


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