You have it backwards, Jim.  The Sprite predates the midget.  The mark
II Sprite is the same as a mark I midget, though, and from that time on
they are often referred to as "Spridgets".

Mike
'58 mark I Frogeye Sprite

Jim Felder wrote:
> "Is that an austin healy sprite? "
>
> "I woudn't have a sprite! It's an MG midget."
>
> Jim
> On Oct 28, 2005, at 12:55 PM, jimt wrote:
>
>> Everything on top of the chassis is supposed to be VW.  Basically a
>> chassis
>> rolling down one line will get a chrysler top side and down the other
>> line
>> will get a VW topside.
>> jimt
>>
>> On 10/28/05 8:27 AM, "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> On Oct 27, 2005, at 9:21 PM, Joseph Fortino wrote:
>>>
>>>> its no longer real VW.. VWOA sell outs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> VW must have gotten the idea for this from us diesel owners who use
>>> the
>>> Chrysler Minivan airbox and filter on our TD conversion, plus the fact
>>> that they were already licensing the sliding door on their minvans
>>> from
>>> VW (along with everyone else). It's a short leap of logic to produce a
>>> whole car, right? Too bad it won't be a VW, but since it's not an SUV
>>> it won't sell anyway.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>
>