It's in work.
--- mgraziano@mindspring.com wrote:
> How about someone write up the historic journey of
> the gift sprite from Tom's River NJ to Wisconsin,
> all for the price of gas, tolls, and one set of
> points. The bimmer bulb don't count.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Mike & Kerry Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au> wrote:
> > 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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Ron Soave
"Driver Carries No Cash"
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