The Sebring Sprite Memorial Cup
“In memory of Brian Archer presented by the late Ian Ashfield”
This trophy takes the form of a shield which is presented to the Sebring Sprite considered to be the best turned out and displayed (usually at the November Classic Car Show held at the NEC Birmingham) in that year. The following have received the award since it was created by Ian Ashfield. Ian built his own Sebring Fastback Replica with Brian's help shortly before he sadly died of cancer. We thank Ian's long term girl friend Cynthia Longhurst for her interest in the award.
| YEAR | OWNER | Reg No. | CAR MODEL |
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2006 |
Martin Ingall | 946 JJO | Sebring Coupe (Rep) |
2008 |
Jonathan Whitehouse-Bird | 410 EAO | Sebring Coupe (ex-Andrew Hedges) |
2010 |
Ian Ashfield | 5116 HN | Sebring Fastback (Rep) |
2011 |
Jonathan Whitehouse-Bird | 410 EAO | Sebring Coupe (ex-Andrew Hedges) |
2012 |
Alan Anstead | 577 DNX | Sebring Coupe (Rep) |
2014 |
Stephen Bowen | WJB 707 | Sebring Coupe (ex-Ian Walker) |
2015 |
Jonathan Whitehouse-Bird | 9253 WD | Sebring Mk 2 (ex-works) |
2016 |
Emrys & Pauline Jones | 381 SYB | Sebring Coupe (Rep) |
2017 |
Peter & Paul Taylor | HNX 416C | Le Mans Rep |
2018 |
Paul Woolmer |
PMO 200 |
Ex-John Sprinzel Sebring Coupe |
2019 |
James Thacker |
TZA 238 |
Ex-Alec Poole one-eyed Sprite |
2020 |
Dave Marriott | TDM 595 | Sebring Coupe (Rep) |
2021 |
Ding Boston of O.U.M.F |
838 BWT |
Sebring Coupe (Rep) race car. |
| 2022 | Rod Graham | 5516 HN | ex-Ian Ashfield Sebring Fastback Replica |
| 2023 | Derek Stewart | 674 VMX | Sebring Fastback with C/Climax engine |
| 2024 | Sven Eckhardt | 7140 RO | Speedwell GT |
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Dave Marriott with his lovely Sebring Replica (2020) |
James Thacker and his ex-Alec Poole Sprite TZA 238 (2019) |
WJB 707 - Stephen Bowen's ex-Ian Walker Sebring. NEC 2014 |
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2021 - Ding Boston and the OUMF team displaying the trophy atop their racing Sebring |
2022 - Rod Graham (left) receives the trophy from Ding Boston whose team OUMF held the |
2024 - Sven Eckhardt |
Jonathan Whitehouse-Bird with the trophy in 2015
Pauline and Emrys Jones in 2016
Pete & Paul Taylor's Le Mans Sprite replica, 2017
Paul Woolmer's
PMO 200 in 2018