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1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - 328 KPE

1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - 328 KPE
Taken on my 'tippy toes' to try and get a clean shot without a cluttered background, this gorgeous Mk1 Sprite was immaculate.

Conceived during the early months of 1956 at a meeting between Leonard Lord and Donald Healey, to fill a gap in the market left by demise of the MG midgets, which were replaced by the larger MGA.

The target was to produce a sports car for the price of a Morris Minor - around £600. The design had to be simple and inexpensive to produce - and this was acheived with the cheeky looking car, which rapidly became known as the Frogeye (UK) or Bugeye (USA) due to the headlights standing up on top of the bonnet.

The Mk1 was manufactured from 1958 to 1961 and the Sprite name lived in various guises until 1971 when the last Austin Sprites were produced.

Source: www.austinhealeyclub.com/pages/sprites.html

Ernest CH, Clickity Click, , Heide and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Indycaver (Norm)
Indycaver (Norm) club
Cool! Looks like a winner!
9 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) club
An absolute little stunner Norm! :)
9 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
that's an amazing car...
9 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
I agree! :)
9 years ago.
 Karen's Place
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What a gorgeous car and photo Paul.
9 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Karen's Place club
Thanks Karen! :)
9 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
OMG Charlie had one of these when I first met him (way back when) ... shall have to check with him about the model year. We had so much fun with his little bugeye Sprite. This car looks to be the same color as well. I was really sad when he sold it just before we got married, his father felt we needed a proper car to start our life's adventure. Thanks so much for sharing this Paul. :)
9 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Clickity Click
No problem Chris, glad you like it and that it brought back some fond memories! Thanks too for the fave ... always appreciated! :)
9 years ago.

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