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1958\u21921961 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark I<\/h1>\n
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Known alternatively as the Frogeye or Bugeye, the Austin-Healey Sprite was known for its distinctive healylight pods that were initially designed to be retractable.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sprite was one of the first sports cars to use unitary body construction. The employed many pieces from the BMC parts bin including the Austin A35 engine with 11\u20448″ inch SU carburettors.<\/p>\n

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submitted by<\/td>\nRichard Owen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
type<\/td>\nSeries Production Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production years<\/td>\n1958 – 1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nEngland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
interior designer<\/td>\nGerry Coker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n49000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
price \u00c2\u00a3\/td><\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a3678<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nInline-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
valvetrain<\/td>\nOHV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n948 cc \/ 57.9 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bore<\/td>\n62.99 mm \/ 2.48 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stroke<\/td>\n76.2 mm \/ 3.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n32.1 kw \/ 43 bhp @ 5200 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n45.36 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n64.28 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
torque<\/td>\n70.5 nm \/ 52 ft lbs @ 3300 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nLive Axle w\/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nWishbones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n669 kg \/ 1475 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2032 mm \/ 80.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front track<\/td>\n1179 mm \/ 46.4 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear track<\/td>\n1163 mm \/ 45.8 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
length<\/td>\n3480 mm \/ 137.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
width<\/td>\n1372 mm \/ 54.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
height<\/td>\n1219 mm \/ 48.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\n4-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gear ratios<\/td>\n3.10:1, 1.99:1, 1.35:1, 1.00:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
top speed<\/td>\n~133.55 kph \/ 83 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0 – 60 mph<\/td>\n~20.5 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Auction Sales History<\/h4>\n

\"1958\u21921961<\/p>\n

1959 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I AN5-L\/16468<\/a> – sold for $48,400<\/b> 1963 SCCA One-Liter Champion. Important Ownership and Racing History. Authentic 2008 Restoration Subect of a Featured Article in Classic Motorsports. Accompanied by Extensive Documentation and a BMHT Certificate.
\nAuction Source: <\/b>The Scottsdale Auctions by Gooding & Company<\/a><\/div>\n
\"1958\u21921961<\/div>\n
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1961 Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite<\/a> – <\/b><\/p>\n

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It seems probable that some time around the early 1970s the majority \u0096 if not all \u0096 of the rebuilt, modified and developed car was scrapped while its chassis plate and registration identity survived. Mr Dick Skipworth acquired this identity\/entity from Ron Scoma to join his growing Ecurie Ecosse Collection in the late 1990s. It all arrived “…as a pile of bits in a packing case” \u0096 most crucially providing the original Ecosse Le Mans Sprite’s chassis plate, serialled ‘AN5 47402’. As Dick Skipworth relates: “Lynx remade the aluminium hardtop and bonnet while I rebuilt the rest. So now we have a car that absolutely looks the part, has the right numbers, but is a re-creation of that 1961 Le Mans Sprite entered and raced by Ecurie Ecosse “.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Auction Source: <\/b>Bonhams splits up the Ecurie Ecosse Collection<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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