Sebring Replica List
(amended 23rd Jan 2011)
| No | Owner | Reg No | Type | Colour | Country | Built | Other |
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| 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 |
Aqua Jade | 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 |
Light met blue | 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 |
Built for him by Jean Kesseler (see above) | ||||
| 5 | [ex-Archers Demo] | VUJ 708 | Coupé |
Maroon | Originally Archers Garage demo car with K Series engine with Ford 5 speed gearbox, now in Japan owned by Naotaka Sasaki, since 2005. | ||
| 6 | Brian Wheeler | 773 RW | Coupé |
Silver | UK | Triumph Dolomite Sprint engine. Modified bonnet. | |
| 7 | Martin Freund | [PMO 200] | Coupé |
Red | Built by Tom Coulthard on the white Mark 2 re-imported from the US used by Sprinzel on the 1991 Classic Marathon. |
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| 8 | R.Barnacle | Coupé |
Bought hardtop from Archers' former home in Pope Street | ||||
| 9 | Alan Anstead | 577 DNX | Coupé |
Light Blue | UK | Has Ford 5 speed gearbox. | |
| 10 | Roger Byford | 775 JTF | Coupé |
Silver | UK | Member of Austin-Healey Club and often seen at Club events |
| 11 | Dean Powers | Coupé | USA | ||||
| 12 | Tazuneko Kaneko | Coupé | Japan | (ex- Larry Haile) orig despatched USA, later sold by Tom Coleby of Speedwell Eng to 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 | Dark Green | UK | ||
| 18 | Stephen Bowen | BT-53-92 | Coupé | Dark Blue | Belgium | Rally/road car. | |
| 19 | Frank Soree | [McTar] | Coupé | BRG | 1398cc race engine, - raced in FISC series at Zandvoort and other European circuits, see www.McTAR.com (Originally supplied to Jim Lensvelt by Stephen Bowen) | ||
| 20 | Koen Weerheim | Holland | This kit was used to make copies |
| 21 | Kai Schauroth | Coupé | Maroon | Germany | Race car | ||
| 22 | Kai Eriksen | [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 | Paul's 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 | George Wilkin | 317 AOV | Coupé | Dark Blue | Northern Ireland | ex-Alan Haste sprint, hill-climb car fitted with 1380cc Gordon Elwell motor, and Ford Type 9 gearbox. Later owned by Kim Dear (Sold to George Wilkin by Bill Postins in Spring 2010) | |
| 28 | Mike Ormond | Coupé | UK | ||||
| 29 | Sven Echardt | Coupé | O.E. White | Rosenheim Bavaria (South Germany) | Bought in Ireland as a late Frogeye when Sven was a student there, he later brought it to Birmingham (1988) where he met Brian & Andrew. Deciding to make it into a Sebring he restored the bodyshell, fitted Sebring top and bonnet and Archers painted it. Engine was installed in 1994, and Sven took the unfinished project back to Germany where he is an orthopaedic surgeon, and now plans to complete it (2011). | ||
| 30 | Tony Davis | 362 UAE | Coupé | Speedwell blue | Scotland | Used a Coupé top to have alloy copy made to obtain FIA papers. Now being raced. |
| 31 | Gerry Etzel | USA | Kit supplied | ||||
| 32 | Tom Coulthard | Acquired Coupé top from Tony Davis, to build new car - not yet assembled. | |||||
| 33 | Koen Weerheijm | Fstbk | Holland | 08 | Classic car clinic in Nijmegen | ||
| 34 | Peter James | 932 JPA | Fstbk | Cherry Red | UK | Being assembled with twin wishbone front suspension (Minehead) | |
| 35 | Harvey & Eddie Woods | WGJ 931 | Coupé | Dark met grey | UK | A copy taken off an Archer Rep, since worked on by Archers. Ex Dick Waller, ex-Ian Whitt 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 | UK | Had a kit for himself and built Bill McDonnough's car (below) | |||
| 38 | Ronnie Coia (late) | VSL 827 | Coupé | Green/red | UK | Formerly owned by Chris Jones | |
| 39 | Ronnie Coia (late) | OFH 175 | Coupé | Light met blue | UK | The ex-Bill McDonnough car with Speedwell Monza bonnet often referred to as a Speedwell. 2nd owner was Ronnie Coia, but the car is now (2011) with Mark Warne of Reading. | |
| 40 | Richard Pugh | 994 DTA | Fstbk | Dark blue | UK | 08 | Originally Richard's well-used rally Frogeye, converted into a Sebring hill-climb/sprint car with Speedwell Monza bonnet |
| 41 | Richard Lamotte | YCR 897 | Coupé | Metallic Blue | UK | (ex-Mike Youles) fitted with supercharger. | |
| 42 | Mike Youles | Fsbk | Light Blue | UK | A highly modified race car with Frogeye-style bonnet. | ||
| 43 | Peter White | AN 5 | Fstbk | Red | New Zealand | 2010 | Classic rally car, based 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 | Aust- |
06/08 | Build nearing completion (2008). | |
| 46 | Phil Zamlynski | Coupé | ? Yellow | USA | 2008 | Converting his 1960 Sprite to Sebting spec.(Neil Anderson's pal) | |
| 47 | Ian Ashfield | 5116 HN | Fstbk | Met Arctic Blue | UK | 2010 | 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 | Coupé | Illinois USA | 1960 Frogeye shell being restored. Top trial fitted. (Jan 2010) | ||||
| 50 | - - Boyle | Coupé | Fiat twin-cam engine - under construction |
| 51 | Trevor McIlroy | XXC 818 | Coupé | Belfast N.I | 05/10 | Ex-the late Gary White, former owner of the Frogeye Spares Co. Trevor is proceeding to complete the car's paintwork and assembly. | |
| 52 | Michael Curtis | 1367 VU | Coupé | t.b.a | ex-Michael Tough. 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 | Kit despatched Autumn 2010 | ||||
| 55 | Garth Kennerley | Fstbk | |||||
| 56 | Graeme Henderson | Fstbk | UK | 08/09 | On an original shell restored with Wheeler & Davies panels, using a 1971 Austin Sprite donor, as hill-climb/sprint car. | ||
| 57 | Stephen Casson | 956 VMV | Coupé | Speedwell Blue | UK | 2011 | Ex-Dave Parker project, with coupe top on Frogeye shell, & aluminium doors, for hill-climb/sprints.. |
| 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 | to be a race car | |||
| 60 | David Jamouillee | Fstbk | France | a race car (seen Angouleme 2009) |
| 61 | Derek Stewart | 674 VMX | Fstbk | Colledge Blue | UK | 2009 | Brian Wheeler modified stage one bodyshell - fitted 1380cc modified engine with Toyota gearbox - uprated brakes. |
| 62 | Simon Boardman | 4290 HA | Fstbk | UK | 2009 | Sebring bonnet. 998cc race engine. | |
| 63 | Gordon Higgs | Coupé | Red | 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 Frogeye shell with Sebring bonnet | |||
| 66 | Mike Pragnell | Coupé | UK | Kit supplied Feb 2010 being fitted to Frogeye shell with Sebring bonnet | |||
| 67 | Michael Meerlo | Fstbk | Dark met Silver | Holland | 2010 | Nose is dipped in red. Michael collected the painted bodyshell (Mk 2) with roll cage from Archers in March 2010. It has a Peter May engine with Kent 276, c/r box, 3.7 LSD, and 14" knock-on Minilites, soft ¼ elliptic r/springs & adj s/absorbers. | |
| 68 | Dave Pratt | Fstbk | Kit supplied 2010 | ||||
| 69 | Paul Webb | Coupé | On order 2010 | ||||
| 70 | Andy Chaffey | Coupé | Andy is fitting a fibreglass rear on to a late shell and has ordered a Coupé top (to be supplied April 2011) |
| 71 | David Leversha | Fstbk | On order 2010 | ||||
| 72 | David Nutland | Fstbk | Sebring bonnet |
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| 73 | Peter Smith | Australia | Fastback/ monza bonnet | ||||
| 74 | Barry McCann | Coupe Sebring and Sebring bonnet (under construction), |
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| 75 | Mike Youles | Fast back body for Lotus special | |||||
| 76 | Brian Muccarle | Sebring coupe top and bonnet | |||||
| 77 | Chris Jones | coupe top and bonnet | |||||
| 78 | Jerry Hughes | coupe top and Monza bonnet | |||||
| 79 | Dominic Mooney | Coupe top | |||||
| 80 | Lew McAllen | Fastback and 2 Sebring bonnets |
| 81 | Richard Sands | -Fastback and Sebring bonnet | |||||
| 82 | Steve Griffiths | Severn Classics | Fastback body and Monza bonnet, |
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| 83 | Peter Tighe | Coupe top. |
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| 84 | Paul Wiles | WMR 900 |
Coupe | Normandy |
2011 | Project for sale - Nov 2011 |
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| 85 | Peter Fletcher | On order 2011 | Fastback and Monza bonnet |
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| 86 | John Bowman | On order 2011 | Coupe top and Sebring bonnet |
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| 87 | Mike Toame | On order 2011 | Coupe top and Sebring bonnet |
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| 88 | Bob Blaydon | On order 2011 | Coupe top and Sebring bonnet | ||||
| 89 | Jvergen Schaufer | On order 2011 | Fastback and Monza bonnet |
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| 90 | Pat Harris | On order 2011 | Fastback and Monza bonnet. |
