Austin Healey

Nasty Boy: 1954 Austin Healey 100

We never understood the whole Nasty Boys trend of shoving V8s into Austin-Healeys, but some people obviously enjoy the whole thing very much. Sure, it is great fun having all that extra power, but cars like this rare BN1… more»

1959 Austin Healey 100-6 Garage Find

This 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 has been parked in this garage in Los Angeles, California for a long time and is in need of some attention. The seller’s uncle parked the car next to a ’65 Impala and left… more»

Austin Healey Sprite Barn Collection

We have found that many of the project Barn Finds we come across found their way into the barn with the hope of being restored one day, but as life is, other things take priority over the restoration project… more»

Budget Bugeye: 1960 Austin Healey Sprite

It never fails, every time we see a Bugeye Sprite we can’t help but smile. These little sports cars just look so happy and fun, that when we see one we think about how much fun it would be… more»

Sweat Equity Sports Car: 1961 Austin-Healey 3000

The ‘Big Healey’ of the early 1960s stood between the high powered sports cars like the Corvette and E-Type and the smaller, more affordable ones like 4-cylinder MGs and Triumphs. A good Healey 3000 can now sell for about… more»

Simulated Sebring: 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite

The Austin Healey Sprite set a record for sports car affordability in the U.S. when it went on sale in 1958 for less than $1,900. It was both simple and advanced at the same time – simple in its… more»

Backroad Bugeye: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite

There is nothing like an Austin-Healey Sprite. Well, you could just pickup a Miata, but it would never have as much character as one of these little bugeyes. Most of the Sprites currently on the market are either too… more»

Garage Find Bugeye: 1960 Austin Healey Sprite

UPDATE 1/15/12 – This Bugeye ended up selling for $8,800 with 32 bids. Bugeye Sprites are great fun and we wouldn’t mind finding one tucked away in garage somewhere. This one was found in Helena Montana and it is… more»

Barn Find Bugeyes

When Austin Healey introduced the Sprite in American it made a big splash with the sports car enthusiasts. Not only was the Bugeye an affordable open top roadster, but it was a blast to drive. The Bugeye followed a… more»

Budget Big Healey: 1958 Austin Healey 100-6

There was a time when the Austin Healey 100 was a budget European sports car, but as more people saw how enjoyable they could be on a warm summer day, prices started sky rocketed. If you are willing to… more»

1961 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite

There are not many cars as characterful and fun to drive as the Bugeye Sprite. This 1961 Austin Healey Sprite has been in storage since the early 80’s and has now emerged to play again. It is located in… more»

Supercharged Sprite: 1967 Austin Healey Sprite

You know it’s a good find when you are tempted to not tell anyone else about it and buy it yourself. Well, I was tempted with this one, but it would not be right to withhold such a great… more»

Franken-Healey: 1960 Austin Healey 3000

This Big Healey is a rather unique find that has been sitting in a garage for the last 40 years or so. As you can tell at first glance, something isn’t right with the fenders, but we will get… more»

Arkley Invasion

It appears we are being invaded by strange little British roadsters. When we found the yellow Arkley that we featured yesterday we were surprised to see one of these unique re-bodied Sprites, because of their rarity. When we discovered this… more»

Better Bet: 1954 Austin-Healey 100-4

After posting the 3000 earlier today, we did a little searching and dug up this treasure. A 1954 Austin-Healey 100-4 that runs and is infinitely more solid than the 3000. Plus this is a early 100-4 which makes it… more»

Big Rusty: 1961 Austin Healey 3000

This 1961 Austin Healey 3000 is obviously a project car with it’s extensive rust and missing parts. It is a claimed barn find located in Englewood California and is listed on eBay with current bidding at $6,300 reserve unmet…. more»

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