Highlights
- Fully restored
- Reconditioned engine and gearbox fitted in summer 2021
- Resprayed and refitted interior
The Appeal
The Frogeye Sprite remains a popular sports car, with its its playful styling and busy little twin-carb A-series engine powering the rear wheels.
This particular car benefits from having undergone a full restoration, with photographic documentation provided, and remains in beautiful condition and features a reconditioned engine and gearbox.
Produced in the MG factory in Abingdon-on-Thames in 1959, this Frogeye Sprite was exported to the USA, which was the destination of many British sports cars at the time. The vendor tells us that they purchased this Austin-Healey from the family of the gentleman who had been restoring it, in York, New York State, USA. The car was brought back to the UK and the restoration was completed here.
Produced in the MG factory in Abingdon-on-Thames in 1959, this Frogeye Sprite was exported to the USA, which was the destination of many British sports cars at the time. The vendor tells us that they purchased this Austin-Healey from the family of the gentleman who had been restoring it, in York, New York State, USA. The car was brought back to the UK and the restoration was completed here.
The History and Paperwork
- Built in 1959 and exported to the USA
- Heritage certificate
- Austin-Healey Sprite driver’s handbook
- Photographic record of restoration
- First registered in the UK in December 2020
- Road Tax and MOT exempt
- V5C in vendor’s name
The Interior
- Completely refurbished interior
- Tan leather effect vinyl upholstery
- Matching dashboard covering
- Black carpets
- All instruments said to work well, except the fuel gauge is intermittent
- Horn doesn’t currently work
- Full size spare wheel
The Exterior
- ‘Leaf Green’ paintwork
- New floor panels fitted during restoration
- New black vinyl roof
- Side windows in excellent condition
- Only one or two small paint blemishes and marks
- Otherwise in excellent condition
- Underneath particularly clean
The Mechanics
- 948cc A-series engine
- Brakes reportedly overhauled, with new wheel cylinders
- Reconditioned engine and gearbox fitted in summer 2021
- Gearbox uprated with stronger internals
- Said to start and drive very well
- No reported leaks or smoke
Summary
In all, this is a beautiful example of a Frogeye Sprite, which has benefitted from a comprehensive restoration.
The body is in excellent condition, the engine has been replaced with a reconditioned unit and the gearbox has upgraded internals. All this makes the Healey offered here a very useable car, which should provide its next owner with many miles of enjoyable motoring.
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