Mike,
I misread your email about the boxes. What you describe is a period box.
Regardless, believe what you wish. If you choose not to believe what is
published in period factory publications nor evidence of original unrestored
cars, continuing this discussion is pointless.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/
-----Original Message-----
>From: MICHAEL CARPENTER <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
>Sent: Feb 14, 2007 5:29 PM
>To: type79@ix.netcom.com, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Sprite boot emblem
>
>Hi Jay,
>
>I am curious as to what the BMC parts boxes looked like when Bugeyes were
>new. I have only seen the blue red and white striped boxes.
>
>I can understand your point of view. However, I do not place so much value
>on the printed word as it is often not as accurate as one would hope.
>
>I have not seen how you have disproved with total certainty that it did not
>occur. So, until you or anyone can prove to me that every Bugeye had a gold
>Sprite arrow when it left the assembly line, I will go on believing that
>some had chrome arrows.
>
>Do not bother . . . my theory can not be disproved without viewing every
>Bugeye as it left when new or a definitive writing by a worker that was
>there when they were new and being built.
>
>Mike C
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <type79@ix.netcom.com>
>To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 5:10 PM
>Subject: Re: Sprite boot emblem
>
>
>> Assuming for the moment that this is the emblem that came in that box, the
>> fact that this is a later box and not one produced when the cars were in
>> production, does not give any support to any arguement that these cars
>> were delivered with anything but gold emblems.
>>
>> The real test is to verify this in the period factory parts manuals.
>>
>> I have never seen an original unrestored Sprite Mk I with anything but a
>> gold emblem. I don't believe the factory ever mounted a chrome emblem on a
>> Bugeye/Frogeye. Whether they were available as a period option by
>> aftermarket suppliers or even the factory after production ceased is
>> another discussion and one that never carried much interest for me. My
>> interest in originality is how the cars left the factory and what factory
>> parts were made available and offered by the factory at the time of
>> manufacture.
>>
>> We can also discuss Speedwell, Sprinzel, and other period tuning firms but
>> that is also a separate discussion and is not related to what was
>> authentic to factory original cars.
>>
>> And I will close by saying that I'm not pushing originality on anyone, but
>> if we are going to make claims what was attached to the cars as they
>> rolled down the production line, we need to be able to back up what we
>> say.
>>
>> jay fishbein
>> wallingford, ct
>> home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: MICHAEL CARPENTER <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
>>>Sent: Feb 14, 2007 4:53 PM
>>>To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
>>>Cc: b-evans@earthlink.net, 'Spridgets' <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>>Subject: Re: Sprite boot emblem
>>>
>>>The NOS box is the good old BMC box that is red white and blue striped
>>>etc.
>>>The paper part number adhered to the top and side of box state that it is:
>>>
>>>14A 4859
>>>WB QTY ONE
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