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Princely Frog Eye: ’59 Austin-Healey Sprite

59 Austin-Healey Sprite

This may be our 3rd Sprite but it could be our best. One reason for that outlandish statement is our frequent car spotter and our go-to traveling mechanic, Mike M., has been responsible for its care for quite some time. Mike doesn’t get attached to cars that aren’t worthy and he is in the tank for this Sprite. A review on how a Sprite came to be for the benefit of our newer readers – Donald Healey wanted a car a bloke could park in his bike shed. – Donald Healey wanted a car a bloke could park in his bike shed. His own words, not ours. It was introduced to the press in 1958 and quickly became a success in sales and on the track. Most readers won’t know this but the Sprite – Frog Eye in the UK and Bug Eye in the States – was the first mass produced car that had a unitary construction. Not a full monocoque but close. Not bad for an inexpensive sports car. Read More

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Bike Shed: ’58 Austin Healey Sprite

Austin Healey Bug Eye

We are sort of in the tank for cars created by Donald Healey. Yesterday we featured one of his creations in collaboration with Nash-Kelvinator. Today’s featured post is at the other end of the spectrum. Donald wanted a car a bloke could park in his bike shed. His own words, not ours. It was introduced to the press in 1958 and quickly became a success in sales and on the track. Read More