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Airport
Niedersachs |
Airport Trier
1961 |
Auto Slalom Neuss
1961 |
Rallye Nordrhein
1961 |
| Kai
Schauroth found this car in Switzerland and bought it in June this
year. Its engine, gearbox, rear screen, instruments and rear axle
were missing, and it is extremely rusty. It seems that it has stood
under a tree for the last 12 years, but under the flaking paint of
the bonnet you can see the original number plate “812 AGO”. Under
the right-hand door is part of a broken badge which reads: “Healey
Speed E... by John Sprin(zel)... 32 Lancaster M...”. The chassis no.
is AN5L46517. In the car is a manifold with the logo: “Speedwell”. |
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Hanseat 1961 |
HMSC 1960 |
Pferdsfeld 1961 |
Rallye
Mittelrhein |
Rallye Nordrhein
1961 |
In the
middle of his driver career (1954-1972) Frank
Kalkuhl, bought, firstly this Sebring Sprite (812 AGO) and later,
having campaigned it successfully for a season and a half sold it in
the summer of 1963 and bought the W & P car registered D20. He has told
Kai that
John Sprinzel delivered 812 AGO personally in the spring (Feb or
March) of 1961 to Germany. He bought the Sprinzel coupe D20 in
the spring of 1964 again with a British number plate.
Apparently John had said that
812 AGO
was the only Sebring Sprite which was built with left-hand drive. In
the documentation the first owner is shown as: “Austin Motor Export
Corporation Ltd., ... Piccadilly, London, W...” Kai is keen to know
whether this car is a real Sebring Sprite? In all the paperwork he
has received from Mr. Kalkuhl it says “Austin Healey Sebring
Sprite”, and in the brochure and price list which came with the car,
it has the same description. |
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