The first Midgets assembled being equivalent to the Sept./Oct. Midgets were imported from the UK in CKD form and assembled locally. Sales of the Mk3 Midget took over from where the Mk3A Sprite finished. It is probably also appropriate to mention here that there were no 1500 or Rubber Nose Midgets assembled in Australia either. If you come across a Mk4 Sprite in Australia, it has either been imported, or is perhaps a Midget that has been re-badged by a previous owner to look like a Sprite. There were no Mk 4 Sprites assembled in Australia. If you have any information that you think might be of value to our project, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Registrar at The Sprite Car Club of Australia (Inc) about any general details concerning Australian assembled cars, or submit details of your car to the Australian Sprite and Midget Register. The Sprite Car Club of Australia (Inc) is currently working on a project to try and compile a history of CKD Sprites and Midgets in Australia. Most Australian records were lost when Leyland Australia closed down its local plant. The range of models assembled in Australia included the Mk 1, 2, 2A, 3, 3A Sprites, and the Mk3 Midget. However, quite a number of Sprites and Midgets were sent to Australia in a completely knocked down (CKD) kit form to be assembled at Pressed Metal Corporation, at Enfield in Sydney (a BMC Subsidiary). A lot of information is available on Sprites and Midgets, and not surprisingly, most of this information is either United Kingdom or North American based.
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