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Description
1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
Appealing Frogeye in
regular use; 1,098cc engine upgrade; weather equipment; recent carpets and
alternator conversion; driven 45 miles to the sale; steel
bonnet
Built and despatched in March 1960, this Iris blue
Frogeye was despatched to Mr Lees of Morris Motors, Oxford -
which warrants further investigation as it may well have had an interesting
start in life.
Ordered as a UK spec car, it comes with a BMIHT
Certificate and a Continuation Buff Logbook which shows lots of owners enjoyed
this Frogeye, especially during the late '70s. The vendor acquired it from one
of its more long-term keepers, in this case from 1984 to 2021 - 37 years of
Frogeye fun.
Bills on file date from the vendor's ownership and include
a brake service in May this year, some rechroming and new carpets. It also has
an alternator conversion- looking like its original dynamo. It retains its
steel bonnet and the more observant of you will notice that at some point it has
lost its top seams - the paintwork also exhibiting signs of
microblistering.
It retains its nice number 204 HJO which remains
transferable and was driven to us - a journey of around 45 miles.
Offered at a very reasonable estimate, this genuine use and improve
Sprite looks excellent value and lots of fun.
Contact matthew.parkin@brightwells.com
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