Dedicated to the memory of the late Brian Archer who fulfilled his dream to re-create John Sprinzel's Sebring Sprite Coupé

 

List of Sebring Replicas

(amended 6th April 2010)  Amendments and additions welcomed, please

No. Owner (s) Reg no. Coupé/ Fstbk Colour Country Year built Other
 1 Andrew Actman

108 CPX

 Coupé Red UK 1992 Built for John Morgan by Country Lane Classics. Sold on to Sam Actman's son, Andy who used it extensively in historic rallies before turning to racing.
 2 Martin Ingall 946 JJO Coupé Jade Green UK 1993 Campaigned extensively in historic rallies in the 90's including Monte Carlo Challenge, Marathon, LeJog and Tulip. Now used in hill-climbs and sprints and on the road.
 3

Pierre Arnaud

   Coupé Lt met Blue Paris, France   Built initially for Paris Retromobile show, completed by Jean Kesseler after Classic Sport Prestige of Nancy failed to do so. Current whereabouts unknown.
 4 John Brandy   Coupé   Luxembourg   Built for him by Jean Kesseler (see above)
 5 [ex-Brian Archer] VUJ 708 Coupé Maroon Japan   Originally Archers Garage demo car with K Series engine with Ford 5 speed gearbox, believed now in Japan
 6 Brian Wheeler 773 RW Coupé Silver UK   Triumph Dolomite Sprint engine. Modified bonnet.
 7 Martin Freund (Ex - Tom Coulthard)

PMO 200

 Coupé Red Vienna, Austria   Built on the white Mark 2 re-imported from the US which was used by John Sprinzel on the 1991 Classic Marathon.
 8 R. Barnacle   Coupé       Bought hardtop from Archers' former home in Pope Street
 9 Alan Anstead 577 DNX Coupé Lt Blue UK   Has Ford 5 speed gearbox.
 10 Roger Byford

775 JTF

 Coupé Silver UK    
 11 Dean Powers   Coupé   USA    
 12 Tazuneko Kaneko (ex- Larry Haile)   Coupé   Japan   originally despatched to USA, later sold by Tom Coleby of Speedwell Engineering. Now with Écosse Cars, Japan.
 13

Howard Hayes

   Coupé   USA    
 14 Uwe Quack       Germany   (Ex Kurt Sturm)    1300 engine, - based on car imported from USA
 15 Thomas Frohn OG-07134

Coupé

Mint Green

 Germany   (Ex Kurt Sturm) 1275 engine, 8 port head in Porsche Mint Green
 16

Kolja Kraus

  

Coupé

   Germany   Race car with Entwhistle 998 engine, written off in accident.
 17 Mike Sutton NSU 368 Coupé Dk Green UK    
 18 Stephen Bowen BT-53-92 Coupé Dk Blue Belgium   Rally/road car.
 19 Frank Soree

McTAR

 Coupé BRG Holland   Has 1398cc race engine.  Raced in the FISC series at Zandvoort and other European circuits, see www.McTAR.com (Originally supplied to Jim Lensvelt by Stephen Bowen)
 20  Koen Weerheim       Holland   Used to make copies
 21 Kai Schauroth   Coupé Maroon Germany   Race car
 22 Kai Erksen S 221 Coupé White Norway   Modelled on the real S221
 23 Jimmy Lee LML 211C Coupé Green UK   Bought originally  by Andrew Crockett, now with Jim & Sheila Lee in Banbury. On semi-elliptics.
 24 Paul Watson 100 UFM Coupé Silver UK   Shorrock-supercharged
 25 Paul Mead   Coupé   UK   His late father John purchased kit but it is believed not yet built into a car.
 26 Mark Turner VTA 115J Coupé Green UK   The Coupé top is grafted on to a Mk 2 or 3  Heritage shell using parts from his rolled 71 Sprite and his father's Mk 2.
 27 Kim Dear (ex-Alan Haste)

317 AOV

 Coupé Dark Blue UK    Sprint, Hill-climb car fitted with 1380cc Gordon Elwell motor, and Ford Type 9 gearbox. (On market for sale ~ Feb 2010)
 28 Mike Ormond   Coupé   Oxford area   Still at Archers, under construction.
 29 Sven Echardt   Coupé O.E.White Germany   Restored Frogeye shell with metal rear bodywork. Sven was formerly an orthopaedic surgeon at Dudley Road hospital, now living in the Black Forest of Germany
 30 Tony Davis

362 UAE

         Used a Coupé top to have alloy copy made to obtain FIA papers.
 31 Gerry Etzel       USA   Kit supplied
 32 Tom Coulthard           Acquired fibreglass top from Tony Davis
 33 Koen Weerheijm   Fstbk   Holland 2008 Classic car clinic in Nijmegen
 34 Peter James

932 JPA

 Fstbk Cherry Red UK   Being assembled with twin wishbone front suspension, and coil over shocks at rear. (Minehead)
 35 Dick Waller WGJ 931 Coupé Dark metallic Grey UK   Not an Archer original but a copy of it, since worked on by Archers. Formerly Ian Whitt's race car, campaigned by Simon Braithwaite as a Sebring in the FISC series. (?built Malcolm Self)
 36 Joe Odio   Coupé   USA   Kit supplied 2005 - under construction 2008
 37 Dave Groves   Coupé       Had a kit for himself and built Bill McDonnough's car (see below)
 38 Ronnie Coia VSL 827 Coupé Green/red UK   Formerly owned by Chris Jones
 39 Ronnie Coia OFH 175 Coupé Lt met blue UK   The ex-Bill McDonnough car with Speedwell Monza bonnet often referred to as a Speedwell.
 40 Richard Pugh

994 DTA

 Fstbk Dk Blue UK 2007/8 Originally Richard's well-used rally Frogeye, now converted into a Sebring hill-climb/sprint car with Speedwell Monza bonnet
 41  Richard Lamotte  (Ex-Mike Youles)

YCR 897

 Coupé Met blue UK   Fitted with supercharger.
 42 Mike Youles   Fstbk Lt blue UK 2007/8 A very modified race car with Frogeye-style bonnet.
 43 Peter White

AN 5

 Fstbk

Bright Red

 NZ 2007/8 To be classic rally car. Bodywork now installed on mk1 Sprite tub. Full roll cage,1275 motor with cross flow head & twin 38 DCOE's. Jack Knight gearbox, Quaiffe LSD + double race rear wheel brgs.  Suspension upgraded (Bilsteins all round + panhard  rod , adjustable front suspension; intended for Dunlop Targa NZ Rally ( Oct 2009).
 44 Kai Schauroth   Coupé Turquoise Germany   Kai's second car, (the 1st sold after race accident)
 45 Neil Blaney   Coupé As EAO Australia 2006/8 Build nearing completion.
 46 Phil Zamlynski   Coupé   USA 2008 (friend of Neil Anderson) still under construction Feb 2010
 47 Ian Ashfield

5116 HN 

Fstbk  Metallic Arctic Blue UK 2008 Peter May 1330 balanced/modified engine with Weber, Jack Knight c/r s/c, g.box, panhard rod,& 3 mouth Monza bonnet.
 48 Dirk Van Gorp       Belgium    
 49

Neil Anderson

AN5-L/ 30019

 Coupé to be decided Illinois, USA  2009 Kit purchased. 1960 Frogeye shell being restored. Top trial fitted. (Jan 2010)   web page
 50   - -  Boyle   Coupé       Fiat twin-cam engine - under construction
51

Gary White

 XXC 818 Coupé O.E. White Portugal 2005 Bodyshell has been completely rebuilt & car is currently being fitted up. Gary used to run the Frogeye spares Co, now retired.
 52 Michael Curtis (ex-Michael Tough)

1367 VU (click for photos)

Coupé

   UK 2008 Under construction. (Changed hands Jan 2009)
 53 (A student took it back home)  

Coupé top

   Australia   (Had faulty flock headlining)
 54 Alan & Wendy Beardall       Australia   Due to be despatched. (Victoria).
 55 Garth Kennerley   Fstbk       Due to be despatched shortly
 56 Graeme Henderson   Fstbk   UK 2008/9 On an original shell restored with Wheeler & Davies panels, a 1971 Austin Sprite donor, as hill-climb/sprint car - end of 2009.
 57 David Parker   Coupé   Solihull,UK   Coupe top on Frogeye with Tifosi bonnet, & aluminium doors.
 58 Roger Byford 273 FRT Coupé Snowberry White UK 2000 Fitted Ashley bonnet, 948cc engine, roll cage, Minilite wheels.   Originally a 1960 built Frogeye. Entered in Leige-Brescia-Liege Rally, July 09.
 59 Patrick Morin   Fstbk   France 2009 to be a race car
 60 David Jamouilee   Fstbk   France 2009 a race car - seen at Angouleme in Sept, 2009.
 61 Derek Stewart 674 VMX Fastback Ice Blue UK 2009 Brian Wheeler modified stage one bodyshell - fitted 1380cc modified engine with Toyota gearbox - uprated brakes.

62

 Simon Boardman 4290 HA Fastback   UK 2009 Sebring bonnet. 998cc race engine.
63

Gordon Higgs

   Coupé   UK 2009 To be a replica of Paul Woolmer's PMO 200. It has aluminium doors.
64 Renaud Vendal   Coupé   France   Kit supplied Feb 2010 with Sebring bonnet, and is being fitted to a bodyshell supplied by Stephen Bowen.
65 Phil Gardner   Fstbk   UK   Kit supplied Feb 2010 being fitted to MG Midget Mk1 bodyshell with Sebring bonnet
66 Mike Pragnell   Coupé   UK   Kit supplied Feb 2010 being fitted to Frogeye shell with Sebring bonnet
67 Michael Meerlo GF-61-68 Fstbk Gun-metal grey with red dipped nose Holland 2010 Michael collected the painted bodyshell (Mk 2) with roll cage from Archers in March 2010. It will have a Peter May engine with Kent 276,  c/r box, 3.7 LSD, and 14" knock-on Minilites, soft¼ elliptic r/springs & adj s/absorbers.
68 Dave Pratt   Fstbk       On order, 2010
69 Paul Webb   Coupé       On order, 2010
70 Trevor Mcilroy   Coupé   Belfast, N. Ireland   On order, 2010 ~ Trevor purchased a bodyshell at MG Live at Silverstone as a basis for his Sebring project.
71 David Leversha   Fstbk       On order