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MY
SECOND SPARROW.......WELL REALLY THE FIRST SPARROW I TOOK POSESSION OF, WAS A LIME GREEN PIZZA-BUTT HATCHBACK THAT I BOUGHT
IN THE FALL OF 2004. IT WAS #158 AND WAS IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. IT WAS LOCATED IN SEATLE, WASHINGTON
AND I HAD IT SHIPPED TO NEW JERSEY. LIKE THE REST OF MY TOYS, I'VE DONE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO IT TO "MAKE
IT MINE" (SEE MODIFICATIONS PAGE).
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SPARROW #158 CAME FROM SPITFIREMOTORS, WHO WAS THE
ORIGINAL SELLING DEALER. I PURCHASED IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH SPITFIREMOTORS ACTING AS A BROKER.
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IT
WAS GARAGE KEPT AND WAS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.
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CRUISING ALONG ON INTERSTATE 80 AT 60 MPH
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IN
DECEMBER OF 2008, I HEARD ABOUT A 2001 SPARROW BEING AUCTIONED BY TRANSPORT CANADA, A BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. THEY
HAD BOUGHT IT NEW FROM CORBIN MOTORS IN 2001 FOR VARIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE TESTS.
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...
IT WAS ORANGE SPARROW #280 THAT ORIGINALLY HAD YELLOW POLKA-DOTS THAT THEY LATER REMOVED. IT WAS AUCTIONED WITH ONLY 865 MILES
ON IT!! TRANSPORT CANADA ALSO USED IT FOR A DISPLAY AT SHOWS, BUT SINCE ENCLOSED THREE-WHEELED MOTORCYCLES ARE NOT LEGAL
IN CANADA, IT HAD TO BE EXPORTED.
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AND
SO, I PLACED MY SEALED BID AND WON!!! I THEN DROVE TO CANADA TO PICK IT UP AND BRING IT BACK TO THE U.S. IT NEEDS
A LITTLE CLEAN UP, BUT NOW I HAVE TWO SPARROWS!!!
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OF
COURSE, LIKE MY LIME GREEN SPARROW, THIS ONE IS ALSO A ZERO EMMISSIONS VEHICLE.
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