How much is a sprite car?
Austin-Healey Sprite FAQ The Austin-Healey Sprite typically costs from $12,000 or so for a good running and driving example to over $20,000 for a show-quality car.
Does a Frog Eye Sprite have a boot?
The boot is only accessible from behind the seats – to improve rigidity (and reduce development costs) there is no bootlid. There were eight paint options available during the Sprite’s life, though not all of them at the same time.
What is a Bug Eyed Sprite?
As the story goes, the Sprite was originally meant to have headlights that swiveled into the body, giving it a starkly aerodynamic look. But the automaker did the math and decided to produce the car with its headlights in the fixed upright position to keep costs down.
What engine is in the Austin Healey Sprite?
The Mk 1 and Mk2 Sprite engine is the four cylinder 948cc version of the BMC A series which started life at 803 cc in the Austin A30 and was used in many BMC models through the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s including the Morris Minor, Mini, Marina, Maestro and continued in 1275 cc form until the last Mini was built in 2000.
What is a Frogeye?
Definition of frogeye : any of various fungal leaf diseases characterized by concentric rings about the diseased spots.
What car is a frog eye?
Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite
Few cars look quite as happy as the Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite, and thanks to its hugely lovable nature – owning one has been known to give any owner an equally large grin! On modern roads the Sprite looks absolutely tiny too, adding to its almost toy-like appearance.
How long is a Bugeye Sprite?
11FT,5-1/4 IN
Car Specifications – BUGEYE SPRITE (HAN5)
| Vehicle Identification | |
|---|---|
| Length | 11FT,5-1/4 IN |
| Width | 4FT 5IN |
| Height | 4FT 1-3/4 IN |
| Ground Clearance | 5IN |
What makes a sprite a sports car?
The Sprite’s chassis design was the world’s first volume-production sports car to use unitary construction, where the sheet metal body panels (apart from the bonnet) take many of the structural stresses.
When did the sprite come out?
The Sprite was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation on 20 May 1958, two days after that year’s Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that “a chap could keep in his bike shed”, yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven.
What happened to all the Austin Sprites?
The following year, 1971, the Austin/Donald Healey partnership dissolved, and the last 1,000 or so Sprites were simply badged as Austins.
Are there any Mk1 sprites in the UK?
Photographic Database of UK Registered Mk1 Sprites – UK Registered Frogeye images plus Period Adverts and Press Articles. †Rover, Land Rover, and Triumph were not part of British Motor Holdings but became part of British Leyland in 1968.