That's the one....I knew that someone would know the name of the book.
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Biff Jones
To: bugeye@yahoogroups.com ; Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Bugeye List..... Quest for Historic Info
Mike & Larry,
The article was reprinted in Floyd Clymers "Sprite - MG Midget Owners
Handbook of Maintenance and Repair". Green cover correct.
Biff Jones
Pasadena, MD
'59 Bugeye, "Kermit'
'62 Sprite, 'Ole Gray'
'71 Midget, 'Freebie'
'79 Midget, 'C-note'
http://sprites2.homestead.com/index.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
To: bugeye@yahoogroups.com <bugeye@yahoogroups.com>;
Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, March 05, 2001 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Bugeye List..... Quest for Historic Info
"2. "They Said it Couldn't be Done", 1959 Sebring cars, an MGA
and Mk 1 Sprite cross the USA from Sebring to Los Angeles,
a total of 5000 miles including detours. (Sports Cars Illustrated),
July 1959. (Ray needs this one)"
Mike
What does he need ? Will a copy do ?
This one is reprinted in one of the old Sprite maintenance manuals that I
have. I can't remember the name of the book but it has a green cover,
Chilton's maybe...Anyone?
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Kerry Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
To: "Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:42 PM
Subject: Bugeye List..... Quest for Historic Info
>
> In Ray English's latest issue of Marque One, he has a
> couple of articles related to long sprite road trips.
>
> He is seeking info on the people or cars involved in the
> following articles. If you can help, please send him email at
> rayenglish@telstra.easymail.com.au and please CC me.
>
> Reid Trummel's aborted bugeye trip would have been a modern
> addition had it come off.
>
> Ray is a seeking a copy of the article #2 or the actual magazine.
>
> 1. "A Sprite goes East", John Orr. >From Saigon to Singapore -
> a 2000 mile hourney by Austin Healey Sprite through Vietnam,
> Cambodia and Malaya. (Safety Fast magazine Feb 1961)
>
> 2. "They Said it Couldn't be Done", 1959 Sebring cars, an MGA
> and Mk 1 Sprite cross the USA from Sebring to Los Angeles,
> a total of 5000 miles including detours. (Sports Cars Illustrated),
> July 1959. (Ray needs this one)
>
> 3. "Journeying Sprite" Two Scotsman spend two years and travel
> 60,000 miles around the world in a Mk 1 Sprite (Worldwide,
> April/May 1962)
>
> 4. "Return of the Bugeye" by Peter Egan. Peter sells his Sprite, years
> later he buys it back and drives it back across the USA to his home.
> A classic tale of a man and his Sprite (Road & Track, June & July 1958)
>
> 5. "London - Christchurch via Bombay" (Worldwide, April/May 1961)
> Reprinted in the current uissue of Marque One
>
> Do you know of other Healey or Spridget long distance stories in print?
If
> so, please let me know and I will collate for the list and for Ray.
>
> If you don't know about Marque One, see
> http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg/marqueone/ for info and a sample issue.
>
> FYI, Bob Lomas is organising a 5,000mi road trip for Sprites here in
Australia
> later this year. It is a loop around Eastern and Central Australia.
Starts
and
> ends in
> Melbourne, visits the Gulf of Carpentaria and returns down through Alice
Springs
> and Adelaide. He has organised a support vehicle and currently has 4
Sprites
> in the convoy.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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