Don't forget John Banham in UK, his pretend Bugeye Sprite conversion the Banham Sprint looks killer.
http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?banhamindexf.htm

his website www.banmoco.co.uk appears to be something else now.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

oh yeah, when i first saw that Sprite/mini kit car from Banham i was soooooo keen to grab one & shove a Yamaha R1 donk into it,,, Now that would be a great little club car hey? but the cost & freight over here was just knocking me about

i wonder what happened to him?

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

I was dead keen on these, and used to read the Banham Sprint forum. In light of this forums policy on not criticizing anything, I should tactfully say that a number of the sprintists were having problems assembling the cars. Not helped by Mr Banham's after sales policy.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

That's a shame (along with the fact he closed down six years ago it would seem) as the Roadster and Sprite lookalike were attractive cars, but a FWD sprite doesn't seem entirely 'right'. Still, regardless of the quality, I'd still buy one if the opportunity arose.

Me too

But i really would fit an R1 donk into it

oh,,, ok,,, maybe 2x R1 Donks,,, one in the front & one in the back

Oh ,,, ok,,, they`d both be turbo-d too

but keep it looking stock std outside of course

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

No mention of the Hawk mini sprint, he only made 11 before BMW told him to stop or be sued

Please explain!!! is that all fibreglass?

There's another Frogeye replica available these days. The tifosi rana.

Its quite similar in concept to the Banham Sprint, in that you take the donor car and cut it back to just above floor level then graft the kit on. Trouble is that it uses a later model Sprite or Midget as the donor. Shame its not based on something cheap, modern and available locally.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Do Nota still make Fangs?

Their website doesn't exactly make it clear.

they do but not A series powered I thing they run a Toyota power unit

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120bhp with 450kg just fun waiting to happen

We were prob. drunk when we set it up last and thought this will be a good idea

They are a bit bigger than the old Fang. I've driven Chris Buckingham's one. Steers like my son's Lotus Elise...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Yes , they do the toyota powered Fang still to order but it also isn't street registerable any more . The Nota F1 is the current road rocket using the Camry V6 (presumably that's what you drove drmini ? It is a fair bit bigger than the original fang but has Ferrari like power to weight ratio ) .

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Hawk sprint, yes all GRP with steel frame for stiffness, Hawk cars are one of the best kit car builders in the UK, he builds Lancia Stratos and Cobra kits to name a few.

The one I drove (a few years ago) had a Camry 4 cylinder in it. But it went pretty hard..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

So you can imagine what it would be like with the V6 in it then Was it the turbo'd one though ?

http://www.notasportscars.com/ (then click on Nota F1 on the left hand side for more info )

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