GALPOT Weekly #46

Welcome to GALPOT Weekly #46 a review of the last seven posts at "Gettin' a li'l psycho on tyres".



Monday started off with a visit to Donington Park for a test day for some noisey racers including this somewhat recalcitrant 1939 Mercedes Benz W154.



Tuesday's regular MG feature will be interrupted next week postponed for good reason to Thursday, last Tuesday's MG blog was all about the MG SA which was delivered after loosing sales due to corporate dithering in 1936.



Thanks to Geoffrey Horton's photographs Wednesday's blog paid another visit to Carmel by the Sea for a look at some of the Continental Curiosities like the Peel Trident that were on view on August 14th.



Staying in Carmel Thurdays post looked at some of the Muscle cars, like the '70 Chaparral Camaro above, that participated in the Golden Era of the Trans Am Series between 1968 and 1972.



Ferrari Friday concluded this years visit by Geoffrey to Carmel by the Sea with a look at some of the Ferrari's on the Avenue including this show winning 275 GTB NART Spyder.



Yesterday's Lotus blog looked at this 1970 Lotus, 60, Seven Series IV with just 68,000 miles on the clock from new.



Today's blog pays a visit to last weeks Silverstone 6 Hours World Endurance Championship race where the #7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid was in contention for the win.

I hope you have enjoyed catching up with last weeks blogs using the links provided and that you will join me daily at "Gettin' a li'l psycho on tyres" during the coming week. Don't forget to come back now !

Wuzzum - WSM Sprite #202

Douglas Wilson-Spratt the designer of the WSM Sprite had an engineering background with the car division of the Bristol Aircraft Company which included experience as a production test driver. Douglas worked with Jim McManus, founder member of the Healey Drivers Club and former salesman at the Donald Healey Motor company to set up the Healey Centre in London to cater for the performance Healey Market in 1962.




793 XPP is a 1962 MG Midget fitted with a Douglas designed aluminium body beaten by Peels Coachworks featuring a glass fibre bonnet for Douglas's son in law Mike Lewis .



This second Douglas Sprite conversion known as WSM 202 was driven to numerous victories in racing and hill climb events by Mike in 1963.



The WSM initials of Wilson-Spratt and McManus, only became a marque name after a couple of American owners needed a name for their import documents, WSM's are occasionally referred to as Wuzzum's.

Production was suspended after the ninth WSM was completed in 1965 and restarted with Sanction 2 WSM Sprite's in 2008 which are still available from WSM Cars.

Hope you have enjoyed today's Wuzzum edition of 'Gettin' a lil' psycho on tyres' and that you'll join me again tomorrow. Don't forget to come back now !