August 2008
German car added to Spitfire Sebring GT hardtop register
Marion Winter & Burkhard Eickmeyer's Spitfire with Sebring GT hardtop has been added to the Spitfire Register.
Jaguar Wingfield D-Type and Lynx D-Type
Cees Den Haan has contacted us to add his Ecurie Ecosse replica Wingfield D-Type bodied by W&P in 1975 (the first of three) to the Register, and there will be detailed information on his car and W&P's involvement with Wingfield and Lynx added to the website in the next week or so. Given W&P's involvement in bodying the Lister Jaguars first time round in the fifties, who better to body the seventies re-creations?
 
DHM 810H - new Sebring GT fronted sprite added to the register ** for sale on ebay **
A nice looking red 1970 sprite in need of some work, with a Sebring GT front, is currently listed on uk ebay as item
260277216597
- this has been variously and erroneously mis-described as a Lenham and as a Sebring Sprite, but is just a Sprite with a Sebring GT front - and despite comments on the listing, no connection with the Donald Healey Motor Co is known by this Register. We'd be delighted for the purchaser to contact us in order to verify the originality of the front and to add a fuller entry to the register. Click on the image above for more info.
Sebring Sprite (Mk I) coupe bodywork
W&P's brochure from the 1961 Racing Car Show and detailed photos of PMO 200 have been added to this page, plus the text has been substantially updated - previously unpublished material follows.
2 Spitfire Sebring GT hardtops discovered in Denmark
Details of Rasmus Høyer's two british racing green original W&P manufactured Spitfire Sebring GT hardtops have been added to the Spitfire Register, along with some very detailed photographs, and they are for sale.
JBW 106L - new Sebring GT fronted RWA midget added to the register
Derek Chamberlain's 1310cc sprint midget has been added to the register, complete with modified Sebring GT front. This car is currently advertised on the Pistonheads website for sale.
E-Type Jaguar Sebring GT hardtop added to register
This would appear to be the genuine article from photos and, even in damaged condition, is very rare indeed. More details are available by clicking on the new E-Type Hardtop Register link on your left. It was recently on uk ebay as item 220264850683 and we believe it is still for sale.
Fourth complete Sebring GT Spridget imminent
Peter Vallins has acquired David Smith's Sebring GT hardtop for his '65 Sebring GT Sprite project - more news and pictures soon
New Lotus-powered Spridget added to the Sebring GT Hardtop Register
Neil's Jensen-Healey equipped "Scary Sprite" has been added to the Register
. New Spitfire Sebring GT added to the Register
Reinald Kirchner's race Spitfire with Sebring GT hardtop has been added to the hardtopped Spitfire register - click on image below left for more details
 
The Kirchner Sebring GT Spitfire, 2008 / The W&P Alexander Turner GT Prototype at Oulton Park, 1963
W&P Alexander Turner GT Prototype
Russell Filby, FSCC Turner Registrar, has added details of his exciting restoration project of the one-off Alexander Turner GT Coupe Prototype, bodied by W&P, and he and his father Terry are sharing their collection of W&P material with the Sebring GT Register. As a result of continued interest from a variety of sources we are currently considering whether to expand the scope of the Register to W&P work beyond the Sebring GT range and particularly welcome information on any specials, prototypes and limited production vehicles bodied by W&P.
July 2008
Get Well Soon, Len
We wish Len Pritchard a speedy recovery from his recent ill health and hope he is feeling much better soon.
New Hardtopped Car added to the Register
A photo of Simon Agnew's Sebring GT hardtop has been added to the register page and photos of his car with newly sprayed and fitted hardtop follow shortly. This is an original W&P maufactured hardtop with basillica blue fibreglass, a very rare discovery.
New Sebring GT front discovered in Glasgow
Alistair Gilchirst is curently restoring an original W&P manufactured Sebring GT front along with the car to which it will be added and his car will be added to the register in due course.
W&P Sebring GT midget and a couple of Frogeyes in the pits at Le Circuit de Gueux
Le Circuit de Gueux / Reims - support for "Les Amis"
The W&P Sebring GT Register supports Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux in their ongoing battle to preserve the amazing remains of the old French GP circuit in Champagne which operated from 1925 to 1970. If you are in the region, please pay a visit to the site which is open and on the public road, and visit their website which you can access by clicking on the photograph above.
Historic Lotus Register and W&P bodied cars at Le Mans Classic 2008
Le Mans Classic 2008
The Register was at the Le Mans Classic on Sat 12th and Sun 13th July where we made contact with the HIstoric Lotus Register and a host of W&P bodied Lotus' - new pages added to the website including photos of Jack Taylor's 1953 Kenyon / W&P Lotus 6 XPAG Special.
Sebring GT Hardtop **NOW SOLD**
David Smith has just announced he is selling his Sebring GT hardtop which requires some repair work before it is servicable - however, this is a very rare opportunity to get your hands on one. It is currently listed on ebay under item 330249844914.
Oil Cooler Fitment
Photos of how to mount your oil cooler so that it fits inside the radiator duct for your Sebring GT front (avoiding the need to cut away the lower portion of the duct box, which is necessary if you mount it in the normal place) have been added to EOW 651D's page.
Peasmarsh information
Information on the exceptionally rare Peasmarsh fibreglass front (many thanks to Gary Lazarus) has been added to the "Oft Mistaken" page.
Sebring GT fronted Mk I Midget project car ** for sale **
774 XKL, a blue Mk I Midget, has been added to the Bonneted Spridget Register. This car is for sale - for further details click on the image below:
June 2008
Mail Back!
Please note that after our email account went down recently, it is now fully functional again. Many apologies for any inconvenience caused and please get in touch again if your message was bounced.
Ashley Fastback Hardtops
Thanks to Laurent Derancourt, Tom Coulthard and others for shedding further light on Ashley hardtops - there is a difference in the height of the side window glass of the sidescreen and roll-up window versions of the Ashley fastback hardtop, and the rear window glass is not (as previously believed by many in spridget circles) from an E-Type Jaguar, being some 6 inches too short.
New Sebring GT front found in Denmark
A previously unknown front has been located in Denmark - hopefully more news soon.
Speedwell Monza - manufacture
Further research and clarification with Tom Coulthard has led to the mutual conclusion that the Speedwell Monza fronts were made by both Classic Motor Craft and by Williams & Pritchard for Speedwell, possibly at different times.
May 2008
W&P Sebring GT Register cars at Spridget 50
Spridget 50
This amazing event, with over 1,000 Sprites and Midgets in attendance at the National Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon, celebrated the the 50th birthday of the spridget. 6 cars from the Register were there including EOW 651D and LUE 620E, which parked together generated a lot of interest. They were joined by KRU 91F and WBT 393, along with HHV 481D and DVK 963K. In addition to meeting up with fellow owners and comparing notes (and stress cracks!), we took lots of photos. Having 6 cars there has hopefully helped to raise the profile of Williams & Pritchard and the Sebring GT body style further, and during the day we were made aware of a further two Sebring GT fronts and a Sebring GT hardtop which had been previously unknown to the Register.
Spitfire Register
Thanks to Sylvain G from France who got in touch about his Spitfire Williams & Pritchard Sebring GT hardtop - and has given us leads on three others in the UK.
New Cars on the Register:
WBT 393, a blue Mk I Sprite owned by John Keener, has been added to the Bonneted Spridget Register.
KRU 91F, a red Mk III Midget owned by Peter Tamblyn, has been added to the Bonneted Spridget Register.
Mark Dols' orange FISC series race Sprite from Holland, the third known complete Sebring GT bodied car in the world, has been added to the Sebring GT Spridget Register.
Hardtop Hinges
Thanks to Roger Dunbar, Elva expert, who has identified the hinges on the Sebring GT hardtop as coming from the MG Y Type. These have been re-manufactured and can be re-ordered from NTG Services Limited - contact us for more details.
Frogeye Ashley Hardtops
The "Oft Mistaken" page has had photos of the various Ashley Frogeye hardtops added to it.
W&P Sebring GT Register cars at Spridget 50 |
