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QUEENSLAND SPRITES SET RECORD

A nev/ Australian state best of 56Austin-Healeys converged on thebanks of the Brisbane River for theQueensland Sprite Club's annualSprite Expo on 30 October.The selection spanned all fouriterations and they were displayedin varying degrees of tune andrepair. There was also the bonus ofa brace of MG Midgets, a pair ofMorris Minors (one a Tourer) and a

lone MG TF, plus various orheroddities including an Amilcar anda Honda 5800 filling the park,Tiack-going Sprites s-ere rve1lrepresented, v,ith a mi-x of Frogevesand later variants sporring roll-cages and semi-s1ick nres.Neville Mansfieldt -\IG l,iidgetwas built as a lighnr eieht comperi-tion machine at the B-\IC Zetlandpiant forJohn French and Brian

Foley to race in the '67 Rothmans12 Hours at Surfers' Paradise. Itdidntfinish, butran as high as thirdbefore its dry-sump lubricationsystem failed at about halfdistance.Nongside was Fred Sayers'MorrisMini Cooper 'S', in matchingperiod Castrol livery.The Presidentt Award went toJon Hansford's ultra-rare K&[-2 00.One of oniy 27 made, this Aussie

special was crafted by Keith Morri-son in Sydney and sold as a rollingchassis with sleek glassfibre body-work. Owners fitted their choice ofdrivetrain, which for many wasMG-sourced. Hansford, however,has converted his to Datsun powerwith a Morris Minor torsion-barfiont end and a Sprite steering rack.Mark Gillmant gorgeous 1958Frogeye was the People's Choice.

Perth day focuses on JapanJapanese CarOctober, onesummert first major gatherings,drew a fascinatins rnirrure of200cars, from '60s to current models.Intriguing rarities included aSubaru 360 -]Iaia. a sunir-or from asmall batch imported to \lcroria inthe late 1950s. \orr jusr as scarcewas a Flonda L\3 60 'Scamp' panelvan, one of fe* sold in,{ustralia,with a restored '65 Honda S600Roadster displar-ed alonsside it.

Perth on 16Australian Other highlights included a'73Datsun 2402 that came fourth onthe 2000 London-sydney Mara-thon, a 1965 Toyota'Crown and asqzlish pair of '60s Bertone Mazdas:a 1500 and an 1800SS. Nearbywasone of the earliest-remainingHonda CRXs, the 29th built.Several models that were notmarketed new in Ausralia fearured,including a mid-'70s MitsubishiGallant F-IO, a Suzuki Cappuc-cino and a Nissan S-Cargo.

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Triumph Iine-up tackled De Pajotse 0ldtimer Vrienden rally while touring BelgiumRoadsters in BrugcsAt the invitation of Betgian club member Dirk Devogeteel a group fromthe Triumph Roadster Ctub - in nine Roadsters and two moderns - spent along, late-September weekend in Bruges. While they were there, the carstook part in the rally of a local club, De Pajotse Otdtimer Vrienden. Theyenjoyed various tulip runs through the autumn countryside with RoadsterClub members from the Benelux countries and Germany. The highlight wastunch at the Castte d'Aertrycke at Turhout, 1 5 miles from Bruges. Ai theclub's PR officer John Hardy put it: "The Roadsters aroused great interestamong the locals, whether on the road or at refreshment stopsl,

20 Classic Er Sports Car January 2012Cute Honda 5600 and 1N350'Scamp'van Mint Mazda 1500 and Datsun Fairlady trio