Markwk

Ha! I don’t remember a car seat! Didn’t know they were ‘a thing’ back then. Though to be honest I don’t think it would have made it any safer! Mum said you were sad to see it go when she drove off. A pretty good first car to have had. I hope the link works... the back end looks a mess as I think she sanded down some filler on it one day to find what horrors lay underneath only to find a thin layer of filler over the whole back end for no apparent reason... I have fond memories of driving in it asking to stop so we could unscrew the side windows and take them off, and of being sent into the depths of the boot looking for shopping that had gone missing! Back in the good old days of finding spares- mum spotted a whole car in a field, brought it, swapped the bonnet for its better one and then sold it on! She to regrets selling Fod, I’m trying to find the current owner for her! Certainly seems to have left an impression with people that’s for sure! https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhV6IKZdPHDlgQCV1xBIAKQDs-xY

So, I’m her son... I’m currently trying to trace the car and it’s history... anything you can tell me about it? She no longer has the car, which she imaginatively called Fod. As far as I can tell it’s been restored and is now green with a 1275 engine... That model looks fantastic by the way, I wish the car looked as good as that when we had it! I have a picture if I can work out how to post it up....

Hi Jo, I don’t suppose you sold your Sprite around 1979 to a young lady in Essex prior to you emigrating to NZ??