T IS AN UNWRITTEN RULE that every car owner is just a little dissatisfiedwith his car in some respect; it may beperformance.

comfort, economy or looks, but he really isn't happy unless he has something to complain about. We suppose there are people who are completely happy with the car they drivebut we've yet to meet any, and if we did meet one, we're afraid he'd probably turn out to be pretty dull.

Sprite owners have theirdissatisfactions too, and to satisfy one of their complaints the enterprising organizations represented on thse pages have come up with five new and different front ends for the Sprite. One comes from Switzerland, two from Englan and two from the U.S.

These replacement noses are all made of fiberglass, but they differ considerably in other respects. Two retain the stock grille, two have special grilles and one has no grille at all. Two have retained the alligator-type opening method, while the others are hinged at the front. Two have attempted to gain a little performance via improved air penetration characteristics, two are just "different" and one is a vague immitation of a Ferrari Testa Rossa.

Any of these hoods will give individuality to the Sprite, and if we deduct the number of Sprite owners who have no desire to change the appearance of their cars from the grand total of U.S. Sprites, break the remaining group down into the different geographical areas of the country, and then divide by five, we find that there is little chance that anyone who installs one of these adaptations on his car will meet himself coming down the road