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1959 Austin-Healey Sprite

1959 Austin-Healey Sprite-Sold

Lot Number: 428

1959 Austin-Healey Sprite

An exceptional opportunity to own a very significant Austin-Healey Frog-Eye Sprite

  • Sold for: £19,800

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Saturday 14th November, 2020 at 2.00pm GMT at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Green

  • Drive

    DRIVE
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  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    642 GKM

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    16438 Miles

SUMMARY

An exceptional opportunity to own a very significant Austin-Healey Frog-Eye Sprite

DESCRIPTION

  • A rather famous Frog-Eye, the property of the late Mike Garton and his wife Lyn
  • Mike was a highly respected Sprite racer in the 1960s, BRDC member and MSA FIA scrutineer
  • He worked for a time at BMC Special Tuning and wrote 'Tuning BMC Sportscars'
  • Recently (2020) refreshed by the Bodyshop in Buckingham Ford at a cost of ú3,000
  • Fresh British Racing Green paint as well as new door hinges, new windscreen rubbers and a new fuel pump
  • Fitted with an Ashley bonnet, white hardtop, silver wires and a 998cc power unit
  • The car appears immaculate and you might struggle to find a better one

The Austin-Healey Sprite was conceived during the early months of 1956 at a meeting between Austin's Leonard Lord and Donald Healey, to fill a gap in the market left by the demise of the MG TD and TF Midgets, which had been replaced by the larger MGA. Produced from 1958 to 1971, it was intended as a low-cost model that

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
428
Make
AUSTIN
Model
HEALEY SPRITE
Registration Number
642 GKM
Chassis Number
AN5 10219
Engine Number
9CU-H/9989
Transmission
Manual
Body Colour
Green

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