Baubles Picture Parade.

[Gerard C]

Miwat??? Une soupe, un suppositoire et au dodo!

[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Ah, that’s at odds with the Woolmer’s website, but I’m not arguing!

http://www.woolmerclassic.co.uk/our-cars.html

The key is the slash (oblique stroke, if you like) in the description on the Woolmer website.
It was originally a normal 1960 Frogeye Sprite, bought in Jamaica by Peter Jackson, it was the local dealer's demonstrator. He ran it at the Jamaican GP and also Bahamas Speed Week in 1960. He and the Sprite then returned to England and it was converted to Sebring specification by John Sprinzel Ltd at Lancaster Mews, with an alloy outer back end, glassfibre Williams & Pritchard Sebring bonnet and high-sidescreen works hardtop. In the second half of 1961 it was run with a lot of success at La Chatre, Clermont-Ferrand 6 hrs, Guards Trophy, Silverstone 6 hr relay, Nurburgring 500km and the Peco Trophy at Brands.
On 7th October in mid-Wales while on the Gold Leaf Rally it caught fire from a fuel tank leak, and (so the story goes) burnt for 3 hours before the local fire brigade could find their way into the stage and put it out.
In early '62 Peter had it rebuilt with a coupe body and a repaired alloy Monza Bonnet that came from Dan Margulies' Speedwell GT. At that time Peter was working for Douglas Wilson-Spratt at the recently-opened Healey Centre in Swiss Cottage and Peter claims that 46BXN was the inspiration for the WSM Sprites - however DW-S roundly denies this!
In the early '90s it had a body-off full restoration, was then owned by Mike Darcey before falling into Paul Woolmer's hands.

All the above from my signed copy of Spritely Years by John Sprinzel & Tom Coulthard (1994).
So very much a trigger's broom like so many Historic race cars.... but it is pretty, and it is used, for which we are grateful.

[Gerard C]

What a wonderful story, thank you so much David. You're a good writer but I suppose it took a while to extract those info from the book. A good reading complementing good pictures! What team Bob/Dave!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by MGDavid

The key is the slash (oblique stroke, if you like) in the description on the Woolmer website.
It was originally a normal 1960 Frogeye Sprite, bought in Jamaica by Peter Jackson, it was the local dealer's demonstrator. He ran it at the Jamaican GP and also Bahamas Speed Week in 1960. He and the Sprite then returned to England and it was converted to Sebring specification by John Sprinzel Ltd at Lancaster Mews, with an alloy outer back end, glassfibre Williams & Pritchard Sebring bonnet and high-sidescreen works hardtop. In the second half of 1961 it was run with a lot of success at La Chatre, Clermont-Ferrand 6 hrs, Guards Trophy, Silverstone 6 hr relay, Nurburgring 500km and the Peco Trophy at Brands.
On 7th October in mid-Wales while on the Gold Leaf Rally it caught fire from a fuel tank leak, and (so the story goes) burnt for 3 hours before the local fire brigade could find their way into the stage and put it out.
In early '62 Peter had it rebuilt with a coupe body and a repaired alloy Monza Bonnet that came from Dan Margulies' Speedwell GT. At that time Peter was working for Douglas Wilson-Spratt at the recently-opened Healey Centre in Swiss Cottage and Peter claims that 46BXN was the inspiration for the WSM Sprites - however DW-S roundly denies this!
In the early '90s it had a body-off full restoration, was then owned by Mike Darcey before falling into Paul Woolmer's hands.

All the above from my signed copy of Spritely Years by John Sprinzel & Tom Coulthard (1994).
So very much a trigger's broom like so many Historic race cars.... but it is pretty, and it is used, for which we are grateful.

What the Little Jimmie Dickens is all this about? Grant! This is not the History Channel you know, if can't be said in pictures ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[bauble]

Before Grant gets upset;

[morninggents]

Originally Posted by bauble

What the Little Jimmie Dickens is all this about? Grant! This is not the History Channel you know, if can't be said in pictures ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Poor old Grant - gets blamed for everything.

[Gerard C]

How do we say "Ã* priori" in good language? Grant said nothing about the Sprite story…

[MGDavid]

Guilty as charged m'lud

Now, back on topic....

[bauble]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

How do we say "Ã* priori" in good language? Grant said nothing about the Sprite story…

I am in my dotage remember,, Sorry Grant!

[grantp]

Originally Posted by bauble

I am in my dotage remember,, Sorry Grant!

No problem Bob.

However I did spend half an hour looking back to see what I had said ...

Dotage? What dotage?

[Gerard C]

Sorry RBS, can you tell me what car Dotage is and which driver?

Look, Bob posts great pics, Mike comments one starting a nice discussion about MG's, Bob replies sending a series of pics of a nice car and David makes the point with a magical and well documented story! What thread is more enjoyable than this one with this friendship and -almost- int atmosphere? No one! Go on guys, luv it!

[bauble]

These are for Grant;

[Gerard C]

I got it, I got it! May I? Thank you! Grant the code has changed, now its LMJFMB…*

[bauble]

Ooops! Wrong selection for Grant; Correction;

[Gerard C]

Oooops, Grant, new code is: lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely, a lot of lovely and very charming!
Dont work with #1612, obviously……………

[S griffin]

I can see why you would think that.

Do enjoy these photos of historic btw, how many more tomorrow?

[rbs]

Originally Posted by S griffin

I can see why you would think that.

Do enjoy these photos of historic btw,

Could hardly call those in 1614 historic !!!

[Gerard C]

RBS……… make an effort……… please!

[grantp]

Originally Posted by rbs

Could hardly call those in 1614 historic !!!

Depends how long ago they were taken.


They might be by now.

[Gerard C]

Let them talk about us and you'll be surprised!

[bauble]

OK! Back to the serious business;

[bauble]

And so on;

[bauble]

Another mixed bag;

[Lancsbreaker]

The last photo above reminds me of how I felt in the Porsche when we had the Caterham's sharing with us....terrifying where they came from - had to adjust the mirrors down to try to see the beggars

[bauble]

Back to basics with the 750 MC;