Yep! I was one who received a "Gift Sprite" as Frank called it. He picked
up a tub from his boneyard and hauled to all the way from South Jersey to
that house in Hatboro, PA. It had a lot of rebuildable parts still on it,
but I had to hide it in the garage because my yard was pretty small.
I don't know how many others he "donated."
Allen Hefner
Norristown, PA
*Current:*
2006 Chebbie
*Former:*
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
1964 VW Type I
1967 VW Type II
1967 Rover 2000TC
1977 MG Midget
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Geoff Muttart <gmuttart at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> Allen
>
> Was it you who showed up at their new house to unexpectedly find a Sprite
> in
> the garage? Maybe it was someone else, but those were hi jinx worthy of
> only this List and the energies of Frank!
>
> Geoff Muttart
> Nova Scotia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allen Hefner [mailto:lbc77mg at gmail.com]
> Sent: April 15, 2011 12:14 PM
> To: Spridgets list
> Subject: [Spridgets] Allen's back re: Frank C
>
> Hi List,
>
> After hearing the terrible news about Frank C. I decided I need to be
> back on this list. For anyone who signed up in the past few years, I was
> very active here for quite a while.
>
> I am very priviledged to have known Frank. He (and others) came to my
> house
> and helped install my kitchen cabinets and rebuild some of my garage.
> Sadly, I had to sell that house, just when it was getting good. He also
> brought ne a Gift Sprite as a housewarming gift. Now I live in a condo and
> a project car is out of the question.
>
> I think we all agree that Frank Clarici made generous people seem like
> Ebenezer Scrooge in comparison. And his knowledge of LBCs and resto
> technique was legendary. He could rebuild a carb before you could get your
> hands out of your pockets.
>
> Yesterday I sent in a pic and a short obit to Classic
> Motorsports<http://www.classicmotorsports.net/>magazine. I recommend
> that everyone write to David Wallens at
> david at classicmotorsports.net and let him know that the LBC world has lost
> a
> very important person.
>
> I missed you guys!
>
> Thanks,
> Allen Hefner
> Norristown, PA
>
> *Current:*
> 2006 Chebbie
> *Former:*
> 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
> 1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
> 1964 VW Type I
> 1967 VW Type II
> 1967 Rover 2000TC
> 1977 MG Midget
>
>
>
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