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The History - Part 2

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The Quest Begins . .

In 1982, Anthony was in touch with Rod Brisby in Scotland who owned WSM 202 and intended full restoration. The standard Sprite was first registered to Alexander Engineering in 1961, was bought by Mike Lewis in 1962, and when the WSM designs were revealed, Mike asked Douglas to apply the treatment to his own car. After Mike raced the car successfully through 1963, 202 passed to Robin Pinkerton and Robbie Gordon before surfacing again when an appeal for information concerning the car in 'Practical & Classic', edited by Rod's brother Michael Brisby, was answered by Anthony. WSM 301 also needed a new front, and Rod sent his bonnet over on a fishing boat to the Isle of Man so that a new mould could be taken. As a deep sea diver, Rods circumstances changed often and he realised in November 2000 that he could not dedicate the time to the WSM and as had been previously agreed, offered the car to Anthony. It was clear that as Mike Lewis had run so successfully in 1963 with 202, he should be afforded the chance to re-acquire the car, but he turned down the opportunity. Rod then came into contact with Paul Woolmer in December through his connection with brother Michael. By June 2001 Paul had completed a sympathetic restoration which proved to be a highlight of subsequent events, and included an invitation to the Goodwood Revival in 2003. Peter Jackson, who owned and raced WSM's and was the Delta Garages manager in the early 1960's, said while viewing the car in 2001 that he last saw in 1963 . . "Paint technology etc has moved on and what you see here is probably better than the finished article in 1963 . . " and proof is in the pictures of the number 88 car at Thruxton in 2002. In 2004 the car changed hands and Jim Lowry, organiser of the 'Equipe' GTS race series, campaigned 202 in historic events, pictured right at Donington, and Brands Hatch and Zandvoort in 2005, and in the 2006 Goodwood Revival Fordwater Trophy. In March 2007, 202 passed to MGB racer John Pearson who had admired the design for some time, and in 2008 Brian Arculus acquired what is arguably the best presented car amongst the six known WSM Spridgets in use today. Brian regularly has 202 out with the 'Equipe' GTS grids and will be joining three other WSM's at the Goodwood Revival in September 2010 . .

The Quarry (1) - A Survivor . .

The WSM MG1100 was intended to equip four adults with 30mpg economy and 100mph performance. Retaining the MG interior and completed in 1965 by Peels Coachworks, the advent of the 70mph speed limit discouraged Douglas from making further examples. The car proved a capable family runabout and tow car for other WSM's, and even competed at Silverstone and Woburn in Mike Lewis's hands in 1966. It was not a favourite with all the family however, as the hydrolastic suspension turned some back seat passengers green. Pictured left with Alec and Fred at Peel Coachworks in 1965 with 301 on the trailer, nothing further was heard of the car, although reportedly seen on a scrapheap in the 1980's - until 2001 when Trevor Jones, who drove the WSM MGB while in Lenham hands in the 1970's, confirmed the MG1100 was in original condition at a Devon address.

The Quarry (2) and Recovery . .

The WSM MGB was originally Peter Pollard's 1963 roadster registered 113 DJB which was raced in marque sportscar events. Subsequent owner Robbie Gordon had Newtune of Cambridge prepare the car with a Don Moore cylinder head, and Peter Jackson, Roddy Harvey-Bailey and David Wainsborough raced it extensively until David rolled at the 1966 Mallory Boxing Day meeting. Robbie completed a deal with Mike Lewis for the car, and Mike handed it over to Douglas for a WSM design. The resultant aluminium hatchback went on to many class and race awards in Mike's hands. 'Safety Fast' magazine described a 1967 race at Silverstone as ". . the MGB race of the year . ." when an epic battle with Bill Nicholson's MGB saw the class lap record lowered twice and the WSM returned to the pits with back brakes virtually on fire. Reckoned to have 15bhp less, the lightweight and aerodynamic WSM design made up for the lack of grunt, and Bill admitted that with equal horsepower the car would be unbeatable. Used as family transport at the time, it was in most cases driven to and from the circuits with spares and tyres filling the hatchback. On one occasion at the end of a Silverstone meeting, the unsilenced WSM was making its way out of the circuit when John Gott, a well-known racer and Northants Chief Constable, advised against using the car for the trip home. A weary Lewis, who had taken the silencer off on arrival at the circuit, went back to the paddock and laid low for 10 minutes until the coast was clear for the trip back to Oxfordshire with the a boot full of tyres and spares on top of the 'missing' silencer.

The car was sold to Ben Grubb in 1968, and forthcoming marriage persuaded him to part-exchange it back to Delta Garage in 1969 for a BMW2002Ti. Delta Sales manager Robin Pinkerton used the WSM mainly as a road car, and averaged nearly 40mpg on a holiday to Spain. In 1972, Peter Filby ran the car briefly, then Chris Jenkins in 1973. By 1975 Barry Sidery-Smith had put his Le Mans engine in for the Brighton Speed Trials with wife Pam, and shared the car with friend Denis Whistlecroft, who had an unfortunate scrap with the Silverstone armco in November 1976. The well known Lenham Motor Company advertised the car for sale, and subsequent owner Tony Bianchi changed the colour from white to red and the registration to 270 RBM. He used the car in sprints and races before Josie Tolhurst raced the car at Brands in 1981, and Amanda Langton raced under the HSCC banner from 1983 until 1985, when the Langton family completed a deal with the Autotron museum in Holland to display the car. When it returned to the UK in 1996, Anthony went to the South of England to see the car " just for old times sake . ." and came away with his second WSM. The subsequent strip down and restoration took away forty plus pounds of filler, and the decision was taken to retain the colour as the car had been red for almost 20 years, although the darker 'Tartan' shade as on 202. The car has since appeared at WSM gatherings at Rockingham and Wyboston, and raced with the 'Equipe' GTS series at Snetterton, Montlhery, Silverstone, Oulton Park, Donington, Dijon and Brands Hatch. Road registered, it is occasionally driven to and from events as in the 1960's, and featured at the Goodwood Revival in 2003 when invited with four WSM's to race in the Fordwater Trophy race. At Mallory on October 2nd 2005, the WSM MGB was alongside the MGB of Tony and Pia Bianchi in the Top Hat series season finale, and in 2006, a second Revival entry saw the car with five other WSM's on the grid in a fitting tribute to the spectating designer. The car made a second appearance at the MGCC Silverstone meeting in June 2007 in company with 301, and will be at the Silverstone MGLive event in June 2010 alongside WSM's 202 and 210. A third Goodwood Revival invitation for September 2010 has been accepted and the car remains in family ownership . .

The Quarry (3) and Find . .

Malcolm Bridgeland was a customer of the Healey Centre in 1965 and knew Jim McManus from previous visits. Malcolm raced a Healey 3000 but had a major shunt into the Silverstone pit lane wall during a race. Unharmed but unpopular at having caused wife Bennie to come to grief in her rush to make sure Malcolm was unhurt, he brought the car to Douglas with a view to applying a WSM design. The resulting car is considered by many to be the ultimate WSM and certainly had performance to match. The lightweight and aerodynamic aluminium body, coupled with taller tyre profiles allowed by the new bodyshell, gave the car 140mph capability and excellent handling due to the perfect 50/50 weight distribution. Malcolm recalled that the nose of the car was repainted often as other drivers seemed unable to gauge the length of the WSM bonnet. The picture (left) of the car in profile and colour was outside the Delta Garage in Hockliffe St, Leighton Buzzard with Peter Jackson at the wheel before delivery to Malcolm. The car disappeared off the radar after Malcolms ownership, but in 1998 while Anthony sat in line for the Manx Classic promenade sprint in September, spectator John Maye enquired if he would like to know where the WSM 3000 was ? It transpired that John had indeed seen the car about four years earlier and a date was set to revisit the area and pinpoint the location. Unfortunately, although John remembered it was West Gloucestershire, there was not a sniff of a WSM after a Sunday's meandering. Newspaper advertisements and postmen bribes brought no luck for years but the worldwide web did - Healey enthusiast David Moore had seen WSM pictures on the www and contacted Anthony in August 2003 with details that with help from Steve Suckling led directly to the car - and in October 2003 Douglas stood by the WSM 3000 for the first time in over 37 years.

The Quarry (4) and Restoration . .

This car started life in 1959 as a standard 3.8 XK 150 FHC coupe (chassis No. S. 825043 DN) owned by B.G.W Haynes who lived in Northwich, Cheshire. The original engine (VA 1219-8) was later swapped (LB 2049 according the logbook.) The Production Record Trace Certificate of the Jaguar-Daimler-Heritage Trust shows the original colour was cream with a red interior. Douglas Hull bought the car on 14th June 1964 to fulfill his needs for a fast and practical car capable of carrying the everyday paraphanalia his motor trade business required, and to act as tow car for his vintage ERA racer. Douglas so enjoyed the Jaguar that in 1967 he asked his friend and fellow aviator at Finmere aerodrome, Douglas W-S, to pen an estate design that Peels Coachworks could fashion. DW-S also modified the engine into a full blown 3.8 S-type race unit with straight porthead and original S carburettors. The end product more than earned its keep, and on a trip to the Isle of Man in 1969 towing Patrick Lindsay's ERA for the Tholt Y Will hill climb event, managed a faster time in the wet than the racing car it had trailered to the Island. Peter Hull, younger brother to Douglas, also raced the car in VSCC events at Silverstone, but after Douglas Hull's death in 1977, subsequent owners Bernard Harding, Rodney Tolhurst ( who later owned the WSM MGB with wife Josie ), and Graham Radcliffe used it infrequently. Anthony went to London to see the car, but could not persuade Graham to sell at that time. Martin Staverman of M Restorations rescued the car in 1996 and sold it to Peter Janssen in 1997, who with friend Jacco Mol finished an extensive restoration in 2003. The car was then sold to Dealer Aaldering in Brummen (Netherlands), and sold again the same year to a Chinese lady - Judy A. Reyes - who lived in Singapore and worked in Hong Kong. The car was stationed in Germany and Judy took part in some European meetings. Eugen W Schmid bought the car in 2005, pictured below, and restored the tow bracket to its rightful place. It is in regular use around his home near Zurich, Switzerland and at many historic gatherings.

A detailed history from shooting-brake.com.

The Quarry (5) and Recovery . .

In 1998, information that a WSM in Connecticut, USA was being raced in Sports Car Club of America events prompted further investigation, and Anthony was put in touch with Walter Donaghy and Kent Bain who owned and raced 207 which had been exported to New York in May 1963. When a re-union was suggested to celebrate the designers 80th birthday in 2001, Walter immediately voiced their approval and intent for the car to join 46 BXN, WSM MGB, 301 and 202 in England for the event. That the car did not leave dockside New York is a long story but was perhaps a factor in Walter later offering the car for sale. Anthony knew that Rae Davis of Motobuild in London was interested in a WSM through his preparation of Leo Kusters' 210 in 1995, so helped broker a deal that saw 677 EGJ driven off a container in the UK in May 2003. A week later, Rae raced the car at Donington and in September 2003 the car was on the Fordwater grid in Ian Guest's hands at the Goodwood Revival event with three more WSM entries. Rae is quoted as saying that he likes the WSM so much that it will stay with him for good - quite an admission from a man with as much experience as Rae in racing and trading sports cars. Picture left middle shows DW-S with Rae Davis ( left ) and James Crook ( right ) in June 2003 with 207 in London, and bottom left, Top Hat regular Ivor Miller ready for his first race in a WSM at the 2006 Goodwood Revival. A third invitation to join the Fordwater grid at the Goodwood Revival was confirmed for September 2010 . .

WSM 203 . .

This WSM was exported to San Francisco in 1963 for Dr Clinton Chichester. It was from this car that the fibreglass bodies were moulded for 205, 206 and 208, although in vastly different circumstances ( see 'WSM 208' below ). Mike White owned and raced 205 in England in 1964, while Douglas used 206 in England and mainland Europe in 1964 and 1965. WSM 203 came to our attention again in 1997 when a request for information regarding the car was printed in Classic & Sportscar on behalf of Hayes Harris in the USA, to whom the late Dr Chichester's son had entrusted the sale. The car was then sold to Takayuki Hata and Ecosse Cars of Tokyo who restored the car before selling to Masakazu Yahagi, also of Tokyo. He races the WSM in historic events and hopes to visit the UK with the car.

WSM 208 . .

208 was not to be completed until 2009 - a 44 year pause in production.following the ninth Spridget ( 301 ) in 1965. The fibreglass body was stored in 1963 and moved with the family from Leighton Buzzard to Hockliffe in 1970 where it was stored in the eaves of a double garage. When the family moved to the Isle of Man in 1976, the body was left with the new house owners on the understanding that at some time in the future it would be collected. It was not until 1982 that a trip was organised, and on returning to the Isle of Man it was again stored away until the chassis was ready on which to base the body. In 2005, with the able assistance of local yachtsman Peter Hinds, the body was attached to the chassis sourced by Michael Lewis, Douglas's son-in-law, and the car moved from Peel to Glen Vine where running gear was fitted. Dale & Colvin of Union Mills were contracted to paint the car 'Chiron' blue, the match to the original colour facilitated by a cut-off rear wing section of 201 remaining from accident damage at Brands Hatch in 1963 ( 201 was taken to Leighton Buzzard on Saturday after practice. The damaged section was cut out and a new section grafted in by Ray Halsall on the Delta Garage premises, and returned on Sunday morning to race ). Although initially designated for ownership in the USA, when the planned Healey museum in Virginia failed to materialise, 208 was shipped to England in 2008 for final detailing by Colmworth Classic Cars. Douglas approved highly of the work carried out by CCC, and watched the car make its race debut at Croft on May 16th 2009 alongside 210 in the 'Equipe' GTS series. Further races at Brands Hatch, the bi-annual Le Mans Story event, BDC Silverstone and Zandvoort kept the car busy in 2009 until brought back to the Isle of Man in December for hibernation in hangerage at Ronaldsway airport. A promising start to the 2010 season when the car qualified 11th amongst the 'Equipe' GTS grid at Brands Hatch in April was compromised by contact at the start of race one - race two saw a dominant class win.

A Birthday Surprise . .

The revival of interest in WSM's continued and at Rockingham in 2001, an 80th birthday surprise for Douglas saw the Sebring Sprite 46 BXN, WSM MGB, 202 and 301 compete in the MGCC event and establish a record number of cars on the same grid - a record which was not to last very long. There were thirty five guests who were connected with WSM at Delta Garage or owned WSM's in the 1960's, some of whom Douglas had not seen for thirty years or more. The guests included - Malcolm Bridgeland, Roy Fuertado, Owen Gough, Ben Grubb, Ivor Gurney, Mick Hancock, Geoff Hill, Peter Jackson , Josie Jefferson, Jim and Peggy McManus, Robin and Mardi Pinkerton , Barry Sidery-Smith and Eddie Wright. A suite in the brand new Rockingham grandstand facility was the venue for lunch and interviews, and the event was captured with a video production, 'Designs On 80', which recorded the people and cars throughout the week-end. Isle of Man resident and reknowned commentator Neville Hay kindly contributed his time and unmistakeable voice to the video . . .

A Gathering . .

The Healey 50th celebrations in 2002 at Thruxton saw 202 and 301 displayed in the marquee for special cars, and both contested the Healey 50th celebration race. As at Rockingham the year before, Douglas had the opportunity to meet friends and colleagues from yesteryear, and Healey exponents Paddy Hopkirk, Peter Riley, Clive Baker, Willie Cave, Jim McManus and Marcus Chambers were invited guests. The publication of Bill Emerson's fabulous and comprehensive 'Healey' book was well received, and featured several pages on WSM's. Alongside cars brought from all over the world for the event, Anthony and Paul Woolmer raced 301 and 202 in the Sprite race, and shared 301 in the last race of the day, a two-driver enduro flagged away in a torrential downpour . . .

Another Recovery . .

WSM 210 was built in 1963 and exported to Florida in September 1964 for Dr Clinton Chichester. In 1968 college student Scott Yturria bought the car from Dave Collier, the local Jaguar dealer, then in 1972 traded the WSM against a Lotus Elan SE. The car returned to Europe in the 1980's and Leo Kusters from Holland acquired 210 in 1993 - his involvement in historic racing lead him to bring the car to the Motobuild team in London who restored her in readiness for entry in the Coys Historic Festival at Silverstone in 1995, and hence the telephone call from Tom Coulthard to the Isle of Man. In summer 2003, Leo contacted Anthony to say that his car was for sale. As Leo's young son was heavily involved in karting, Leo himself had some American horsepower to play with that was taking all of his time and he could not justify the WSM inactive in the garage. Interest from a Dutch museum prompted Anthony and Paul Woolmer to bring the car back to England in November 2003 to be garaged alongside 202 and 301 at Paul's Bedfordshire address. A friend of Paul's, Clive Cocks, had given much of his time in helping prepare 202 and when he viewed 210 in December 2003, it soon joined Clive's garage of Healeys and was prepared ahead of his introduction to historic racing at Mallory in October 2004. Subsequent appearances at Snetterton, Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Castle Combe, Knockhill and Le Mans in company with other WSM's created great interest, and a 2006 Goodwood Revival invitation to join three Spridget-based WSM's rewarded Clive's evident enthusiasm for the marque. An entry for the Lands End - John O'Groats 'Le Jog' marathon of 5 days and 2,400 mile duration in 2006 resulted in 2nd in class on his first such event, and in May 2010, a second Goodwood Revival envelope arrived at the Cocks household . .

A Revival . .

In 2003, four WSM's and BXN were invited to the Goodwood Revival meeting where 202, 207, 301 and the WSM MGB were entered in the Fordwater Trophy race alongside some truly exotic cars in front of 90,000 spectators. Acquainting themselves with the Goodwood layout in Friday's free practice, Paul Woolmer drove his immaculate 202, the Rae Davis 207 was driven by Ian Guest, stepping up from E -Types for his first WSM drive while Rae drove his very quick Mini Marcos, and Anthony pedalled the WSM MGB to enable David Gathercole his first WSM drive in 301. David fitted his own engine after 301 had been delivered to Whittlesey in August 2003, and the Saturday morning timed practice revealed David to be a real contender at the business end of the grid, while Ian, Paul and Anthony were comfortably midfield in amongst an eclectic mix of machinery, including Ron Gammons in BXN for owner Mick Darcey. The fabulous Goodwood Ball on Saturday night set remarkably high standards in terms of presentation and spectacle, and it was with mixed feelings that Sunday arrived as the day of the race but the end of the dinner occasion.

click here for Goodwood report from MG Cars

Willie Green and Irvine Laidlaw set the pace in Alfa TZ and Porsche, but WSM interest centred on a remarkable drive by David Gathercole as the unfortunate Paul Woolmer fell by the wayside in 202 with water pump gasket failure. David had much experience in FISC events, a Sprite based series centred in Holland and run by the effervescent Pieter Bakker, so was not unused to his surroundings. A blistering start put him up to fourth place after a battle with old adversary Rae Davis in the Mini Marcos. Gathercole's WSM had a gap to make up on third but the issue never arose as the WSM arrived in the pits with a misfire, quickly diagnosed as a disconnected plug lead. Although back out again, David's only consolation was to record fourth fastest lap of the race. Meanwhile Ian Guest headed the WSM contingent home in 207 after a race long dice with James Willis's Jacobs Midget. In his capacity as Team Manager for the week-end, Douglas was impressed with the WSM drivers, especially David Gathercole, and Lord March referred to the WSM's in his closing address with a tribute to their appearance in numbers . . .

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A Photoshoot . .

In March 2004, quality monthly Octane magazine prompted a get-together of WSM's and personnel at the Wing, Bedfordshire address that was the conceptual birthplace of the car design. Four cars and members of the original Delta Garage team re-produced the 1963 scene of four WSM's for the October edition article - see 'Sixties Survivors' by Andrew Roberts at 'WSM In Print' below.

Goodwood Revival - 'Sensational' Fordwater Trophy . .

News in May 2006 that the WSM MGB, WSM 207 and Sebring BXN were on the Fordwater grid for the second time in the September classic - and in July came further invitations for 202, 210 and 301 -

Practice - The SLR Morgan Plus 4's of Keith Ahlers and Adrian Van Der Kroft predictably set the pace in dry conditions at the head of a 30 car grid, but Tommasi, Burnett and Hulett were in the hunt, and more so should a forecast wet track materialise on race day. Jim Lowry had a brush with the barriers but with 'Spadge' Hopkins and Rob Cull's help, 202 was ready for the race. Click here for qualifying times and go to 'Race News 2006' for a full event report.

Aviation . .

When motorsport bit the dust in 1967 caused by disc problems in his back, Douglas reverted to his first love, aviation. Gaining a pilots licence in 1967, his first aircraft, a tail wheeled Auster registered Romeo Charlie, cruised at less mph/knots than many of the cars he raced over the years. The Auster was once described as an aerial version of the Penny Farthing, except not as fast, and Douglas moved on to a French 'Rally Club' aeroplane which had excellent short field capability, and completed trips with Laurette to France, Ireland and to Malta in the Mediterranean where they had a home until the 1980's. In league with old friends such as Ken Gomm, Lionel Mayall and Barry Greenwood, Douglas had many opportunities to try his hand at various aircraft and has racked up over 30 types, with the log book now exceeding 3000 hours.

His next aircraft was a Bolkow Junior registered Zulu Delta, a two seater design that fitted like a hand in a glove and was the aerial equivalent of the Austin Healey Sprite. He then found the appeal of the French Jodel aircraft irresistible and with a Jodel Ambassadeur he began an association that lead to annual visits to the Jodel gathering in Bernay, France. A Rollason Condor was the next 'love' but the purchase of a Jodel Mascaret D150 for restoration cemented a passion for the gull-winged design.

The loss of wife Laurette in 1995 was a devastating time, and he concentrated on several long term projects to cushion the blow. He maintains an active role in the twenty plus year restoration of a Percival Q6, a very rare aircraft previously owned by Ken Gomm, latterly by Barry Greenwood, and hopes to see the restoration completed in England soon. In 2002 he achieved a long held ambition to cross the Atlantic in a single engined monoplane - with German ferry pilot Margit Waltz, they flew from Scranton airfield in Pennsylvania to Newcastle, England in what has to be the ultimate plan to avoid airline food. Douglas maintains his UK PPL ( Private Pilots Licence ) and during a checkout in Florida, was amused to find he was accompanied by an instructor only one year his junior.

Douglas continues to accompany his son during the motor racing season, and has supported WSM's in competition throught the UK and Europe since 1996. He has revisited many old racing haunts, and was at the Montlhery-Linas circuit in France to supervise the WSM MGB at the Grand Prix De L'Age D'Or in June 2004. He has seen grids at Snetterton, Croft, Pembrey, Cadwell, Oulton, Goodwood, Donington, Mallory, Silverstone, Croft and Brands Hatch, some with multiple WSM entries ( see 'WSM events' ). He will soon air-test his restored Jodel and has completed what he says is the final WSM Sprite. Despite a brief spell of ill health, Douglas was a guest at the Sprite 50th celebrations at Goodwood on May 17th 2008, where several WSM's were on display in the Historic Car marquee. He visited the Goodwood Revival again in 2008, but this time in aeronautical mode for the Freddie March Spirit of Aviation event on September 17th. Flying in a De Havilland Rapide for the first time in 60 years, and meeting ex-WSM owners at the champagne reception were definite highlights. It was remarkable to think that both the old masters pictured left have flown the Atlantic two up - the Vickers Vimy managed it with Alcock and Brown in 1919, while Douglas had a blonde for company in 2002. Now in his 90th year, he aims to be at the Goodwood Revival in September to supervise the four WSM's that have been invited back to contest the Fordwater Trophy . .

Sanction 2 . .

Following completion of WSM 208 , Douglas's thoughts turned to production of 'second generation' WSM Sprite's. Such interest was apparent from visitors to the Colmworth Classic Cars stand at the Race Retro show at Stoneleigh in March 2009, that a limited production run of the fibreglass bodies was planned. With the designers blessing, Sanction 2 (S2) cars will be designated production numbers following on from the original manifest, and Douglas maintains his original mantra not to supply ‘kits’ for enthusiasts to build their own. This is exactly how he worked in period and in that way he kept control of the build quality of each car bearing his name.

The first build is a road-going 'GT' version, designated WSM 402 S2, and Sprite racer Ian Hulett has the first lightweight 'Sprint' S2 body from the mould in WSM 401 S2. More information about S2 builds is available by clicking on 'WSM - For Sale' in the menu above.

As an 89 year old great-grandfather, Douglas has yet more developments to add to an already interesting career with wheels and wings, and signing off his designs 47 years after the first example is a testament to the appeal of his work.

The Cars . .

Click on the cars in chronological order for a brief history of each -

WSM in print . .

Sprite At Le Mans - Rev Counter January 2010

Historic Racing News - Motorsport August 2009

'Sprite 50th' - MG Enthusiasts magazine Summer 2008 article by Steve Havelock

WSM's 2006 MG Revival - Safety Fast February 2007

Rev Counter - June 2006 Austin Healey Club monthly - Clive Cocks at Manx Classic

'Big Healeys In Competition' - John Baggott 2006 - see WSM News for availability

'Unique WSM Uncovered' - Michael Ware Classic & Sportscar June 2006

'The WSM Story' - Healey Marque magazine June 2004 USA edition

'Back In The Fold' - MG Enthusiasts magazine October 2004 edition - John Baggott on WSM MGB

'Sixties Survivors' by Andrew Roberts - Octane magazine October 2004 edition

Forty Years On . . March 30th 2004 Leighton Buzzard Observer

Jaguar Heritage - 2004 magazine

'MGB The Racing Story' - book by John Baggott 2002

The Healey Book - Bill Emerson 2002, a complete history of the Healey marque

Austin Healey - USA monthly magazine, John Sprinzel contributor

'High Speed . .' - Manx Life magazine 2001 Rockingham Re-Union

'Life In The Fast Lane' - Manx Tails magazine 2001 Rockingham Re-Union

The Complete Encyclopedia of Sports Cars - book by Rob de la Rive Box 2001

'Mighty Midgets & Special Sprites' book by John Baggott 1998

'Wuzzum Wizard' by Jon Pressnell - Classic & Sportscar magazine February 1997

'Spritely Years' - book by Tom Coulthard & John Sprinzel 1994

British Specialist Cars - book by Chris Rees 1993

'WSM' - article by F Wilson McComb in Collectors Car October 1980 edition

Specialist Sports Cars - book by Peter J Filby 1974

'Putting On The Style' - Safety Fast article January 1965