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About Gladstone Vintage and Classic car Club. Club Aims 1 - To assist members in locating, restoring and maintaining their vehicles as a medium of exchange of parts, ideas and information 2 - To build up a library of information, relating to vehicles 3 - To encourage and sponsor social activities for members and their families 4 - To promote friendship and goodwill with the people of Gladstone. Please address all correspondence to The Secretary Gladstone Vintage & Classic Carriage Club inc. PO Box 685, Gladstone Qld. 4680 The G.V.& C.C.C. Inc. holds it's meetings on the First Sunday of each month at 3.00 PM. At the Clyde Hotel, Calliope Historical Village, |
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1961 Austin Healy Sprite This site serves Free classified adverts |
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The Old Frogeye styling was dumped. And the headlights moved to where they work better. The Land Rover had similar centered headlight . . This styling was to be a basis for the new MGB. Nether the less 948 cc proved to be ample power for British country roads, and this was a great fun car, affordable for many young couples with a flair for picnics in the country site in good weather. On a good day, a top speed of a bit over eighty mile an hour could be reached. In 1961 with the handing of cars of that era, one did need to be a fairly competent driver to risk it. One of the great British Fun cars.. Owned by Ian Sanderson and Jill Mcleod. Gladstone. |
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1961 Austin Healy Sprite The Mark II Srite replaced the Frogeye Sprite but continued with the same 948 cc power plant but updated with a larger ltwin 1 1/4 inch SU carburetors - upgrading the power a bit. I think you need to British to understand and appreciate the increase power to 46.5 bhp. It included a close ratio gearbox. |
