Dedicated to the memory of the late Brian Archer who fulfilled his dream to re-create John Sprinzel's Sebring Sprite Coupé
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Dedicated to the memory of the late Brian Archer who fulfilled his dream to re-create John Sprinzel's Sebring Sprite Coupé |
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List of Replicas supplied to Date
Archers Garage is located near Birmingham, England and, following the sad death of its originator and long-time Sprite enthusiast Brian Archer in August 2008, is now run by his former partner Andrew Forster, seen with Brian in the above photo (left). To the right of Brian and Andrew is Clive Bradley who works at the garage part-time. They also have an apprentice, Charlie Mulholland. Their work includes routine servicing of customers' cars, restoration of - mainly British - sports-cars, production and assembly of Sebring Sprite body sections and, occasionally, complete cars. Brian had wanted to re-produce John Sprinzel's very pretty streamlined bodied Sebring Sprite for some years and was finally able to do so in the early 1990's. The hardtop from the original WJB 707 and a good Sebring bonnet were the basis for the creation of moulds, and from these fibreglass replica parts have been produced and marketed for about 15 years to date. Some 50 or 60 kits have been sold to date and despatched to all parts of the globe. A fastback version, as well as Speedwell Monza bonnets, have become available in recent times to add to the collection. As you will see from the price list, a number of other parts have been sourced and are now available. Others can be made to order. Original Brochure
I built my own car in 1993 from the remains of a 1960 ex-works (Morris Motor Co) Frogeye 946 JJO. Brian Archer and his team cut out all the rusty metal from the bodyshell leaving only the front "H" frame, scuttle and transmission tunnel, then welding in new panels to re-create the original Frogeye shell. They then fitted the Sebring Coupe top and bonnet and re-sprayed the whole in Ford Aqua Jade. I then completed the car doing the mechanical assembly and preparing the car for regular use in UK and continental rallies. Fitted with a Shorrock supercharger I, and my co-driver Martin Brazil, had a number of successes on long distance events, including class wins on both the Classic Marathon and the Monte Carlo Challenge, in 1994 and 5. The car was used in many later events before being fitted with a full-race engine for hill-climbs and sprints. It is included below: Click below for photo galleries of these replicas recently built or under construction: For full list of replica Sprinzel Sebring Sprites click here For full price list of parts available from Archers Garage click here If you are interested in building your own Sprinzel Sebring Sprite, or have any queries, please send a message via my feedback page and I will relay it to Archers Garage or Wheeler & Davies for a prompt reply.
Gallery of some of the Sebring Replicas below: ARCHER'S GARAGE LIMITED Unit 54 Hainge Road, Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 2PD Tel/Fax: 0 (44) 121-520 4766 Website: www.archersclassiccars.co.uk
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