The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car produced in the United Kingdom from 1958 until 1971. The Sprite was announced to the press in Monte...
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car “with the DNA of a Healey 3000” in coupe and convertible versions, as well as a cheaper car likened to an Austin Healey Sprite. HFI announced that deposits...
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The Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite is a small sports car that was produced by the Donald Healey Motor Company at its Cape Works in Warwick and at the Healey's...
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The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car that was built by Austin-Healey from 1953 until 1956. Based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals, it was developed...
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highly regarded and collector coveted 3-litre Austin-Healey 3000, and the diminutive 950cc Austin-Healey Sprite, known affectionately as the "frog-eye" or...
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and hardtops for other mass-produced sports cars, including the Austin-Healey Sprite and Jaguar E-Type. Ashley Laminates was founded in 1955 by Peter...
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the Morgan and the original Austin-Healey Sprite. The main purpose was recycling old rusty or damaged Austin-Healey Sprites or MG Midgets. The Arkley SS...
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expensive badge-engineered version of the MkII Austin-Healey Sprite deluxe version. The original 'frogeye' Sprite had been introduced specifically to fill the...
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twelfth overall, and first in class, in a 1.3-litre Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite entered by the Donald Healey Motor Company, completing 278 laps. Hawkins also...
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sports cars produced for street use. The S800 competed with the Austin-Healey Sprite, MG Midget, Triumph Spitfire, Datsun Fairlady, and Fiat 850 Spider...
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of 78 mph (126 km/h). At a similar price, the first series of the Austin-Healey Sprite accelerated from rest to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 21 seconds and went...
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became their Metropolitan Donald Healey formed a design consultancy in 1955, one of the results was the Austin-Healey Sprite which went into production in...
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1956–1959 Austin-Healey 100-6 1959–1967 Austin-Healey 3000 1958–1970 Austin-Healey Sprite 1971 Austin Sprite Australian Austin cars 1958–1962 Austin Lancer...
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successfully against other small European sports cars, including the Austin-Healey Sprite and Triumph Spitfire, in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) races...
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the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Austin-Healey Sprite, a British car Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite, a modification Practavia Sprite, a British two-seat home-built...
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usually set up by Shaw. In a special series-three episode, a 1962 Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite destined for the British Motor Museum was restored with the owner's...
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Oxford MO (BMC) 1954 Austin Cambridge (BMC) 1958 Austin Healey Sprite (BMC) 1959 Triumph Herald (Standard-Triumph) 1959 Austin Gipsy (BMC) 1959 Mini...
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The Midget was a re-badged and slightly restyled second-generation Austin-Healey Sprite. To the dismay of many enthusiasts, the 1974 MGB was the last model...
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BMC ADO16 (redirect from Austin 1100)
engine block already familiar to drivers of newer Mini Cooper S and Austin-Healey Sprite models with the 1100 transmission, its gear ratios remaining unchanged...
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BMC A-series engine (redirect from Austin A-Series engine)
The Austin Motor Company A-series is a British small straight-4 automobile engine. Launched in 1951 with the Austin A30, production lasted until 2000...
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Morris Minor (redirect from Austin 6cwt)
in a range of their smaller vehicles, including the Austin A35, A40 Farina, and Austin-Healey Sprite/MG Midget, to maximise parts sharing and thus reduce...
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screen husband, played by Nick Berry. Her character Jo drove an Austin-Healey Sprite (881 BCR) for the duration of her appearances. Gruber became close...
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UK Austin-Healey Sprite (1958–1971), produced by BMC at Abingdon Austin-Healey 3000 (1959–1967), produced by BMC and Jensen Motors Jensen-Healey (1972–1976)...
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The Innocenti Spyder (1961–70) was a re-bodied version of the Austin-Healey MKII Sprite (styling by Ghia). The car was produced by OSI, near Milan. In...
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British Motor Corporation (section Austin-Healey)
(Designed in the BMC era) Austin-Healey 100 1953–59 Austin-Healey 3000 1959–68 Austin-Healey Sprite 1958–71 MG A 1955–62 MG Magnette ZA/ZB 1953–59 MG Magnette...
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the small sports car market against the Austin-Healey Sprite. The Sprite used the drive train of the Austin A30/A35 in a new lightweight body, while...
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3-litre Formula 1 Repco V8 engine developing 330 bhp. Austin-Healey, as well as their regular Le Mans Sprite entry, developed a new 2-litre prototype with the...
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1960s that inspired the Mazda MX-5 (such as the Triumph Spitfire, Austin-Healey Sprite, MG MGB and the Lotus Elan), Mazda produced a limited edition version...
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Barry Bilbie, who had been responsible for the Austin-Healey 100, 100-6, and 3000 as well as the Sprite. It was designed to be easy to repair, with bolt-on...
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1948 Citroën 2CV and Snails 1991 Nissan Figaro – possibly the 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, but more likely the 1959 Datsun Sports 1000. 1992 Subaru Vivio Bistro –...
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