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Posted: 20 Sep 2016

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1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - UBX 968

1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - UBX 968
The instantly recognisable Sprite quickly became affectionately known as the "frogeye" in the UK and the "bugeye" in the US, because its headlights were prominently mounted on top of the bonnet.

The car's designers had intended that the headlights could be retracted when not in use, but cost cutting by BMC led to the flip-up mechanism being deleted, therefore the headlights were simply fixed in a permanently upright position, giving the car its most distinctive feature.

This is the last car shot from the 2013 Newby Hall event. I still have a few more photos which I might upload at a later date, but they will most likely be added into my Dogs & People At Car Shows album.

, Berny, , Indycaver (Norm) and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo

14 comments - The latest ones
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
So glad you like it Anémone and thank you for the star! :)
7 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Beautiful little motor..........looking great in the sunshine. It looks to be in amazing condition.

Very nicely taken Paul.
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thanks for that Keith ... always great when you find a good looking car parked up in isolation! :)
7 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It's rather cute.
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Esther club
I thought so too Esther! :)
7 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Nice car indeed! =)
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Glad you like it Sami and thanks for taking time to comment! :)
7 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to autofantasia club
Well, as I have said before, cars does not usually interest me. But I do keep my eyes open for classic beauties! =)
7 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The frog eyes do look rather sweet;-) In those days cars still had character...
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Gudrun club
Certainly much different Gudrun to what they produce nowadays! :(
7 years ago.
 Indycaver (Norm)
Indycaver (Norm) club
Great car and photo Paul!
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) club
Thank you Norm! :)
7 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
I ebt they added some drag, too, the bugeyes. On the other hand, the paint is cold-blooded, and (I may well be wrong) that looks like a factory colour.

And as I recall it was a total babe magnet (I never had one, of course).
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to John FitzGerald club
Ha, yes I hadn't thought about how the eyes would impact on the drag coefficient John, but then I don't suppose they worried too much about such things back then! :)
7 years ago.

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