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Austin-Healey Sprite - Frogeye wing beadings

Hi All,

I have a query regarding Frogeye wing beadings.
Are they straight or slightly curved down to the front side lights. ( but straight down under the lamps) ?
I'm in the middle of a full restoration and the subject is bugging me.
The trouble is that all the fibreglass bonnets seem to have straight beading and are purported to have been moulded from a "perfect" steel bonnet.
Well, having looked at quite a few original cars some are straight, but most are a bit curved like mine..however mine has had a shunt in the front a some time so may have not been repaired properly.
Also if looked at from the rear the beadings for the rear wings on all cars seem to have a slight curve in, so was a curve intended at the front.??

Keith Baigrie
K.E. Baigrie

nice show me
mrp pitts

The beading is the same all around the car. This has a slight curve to it.
MGB's use the same beading, and it from this source that I was able to obtain some during my recent restoation.
David Low

This thread was discussed between 12/12/2004 and 03/03/2005

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