Grinning at you through the rain is a 1959 Austin Healey Sprite project car, hoping you’ll rescue it from its storage unit exile of the last 35 years! The long-time owner has listed it for sale here on eBay,… more»
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Aug 27, 2021 • For Sale • 18 Comments
Miata-Powered Bugeye! 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open-cockpit sports car produced in the UK between 1958-71. It was marketed as the low-cost successor to the Austin Seven. The Mark I, the first-generation, was built through 1960 and would include the… more»
Aug 24, 2021 • Auctions • 19 Comments
More Than 150 Cars! 2021 Lucky Fall Classic
Every year, Lucky Collector Car Auctions hosts an online auction for a variety of classic as well as more recent cars, trucks, motorcycles, other vehicles, and related memorabilia. This year, there are at least 150 cars and trucks on… more»
Aug 17, 2021 • Stories • 17 Comments
Stash Of Old Cars Discovered In Brazil
A group of curious teenagers found an old building in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil too tempting to leave alone, so they broke in to see what was there. To their amazement, they found dozens of old cars… more»
Aug 16, 2021 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Carport Find: 1959 Austin-Healey 100-6
The side pipes poking out from underneath this 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 are a good indication not everything is stock under the solid body! The car has been stored in a dry carport since 1979 and is now listed… more»
Aug 16, 2021 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Ravaged by Racoons: Austin Healey 3000 Mark 3
This Austin Healey 3000 Mark 3 is in rough shape, there’s no way to sugarcoat it. It’s listed as a 1968, although the last year for this model was 1967, so the actual year is unknown. The only way… more»
Aug 5, 2021 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Former Road Racer: 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S
The Mini was a successful sub-compact produced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959-00. It’s considered an icon in popular 1960s British culture. With the car’s space-saving transverse engine and front-wheel-drive layout, the Mini is considered… more»
Jul 21, 2021 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Already Gone? 1966 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark III
Titles are harder than a lot of people think. You want something that catches the eye, excites interest, and, at the same time, encapsulates the main point of the presentation. Thus, when selling a car, one might not wish… more»
Jul 19, 2021 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Rebodied 1967 Austin Healey: Fiberfab Jamaican!
Enthusiasts familiar with the lovely Austin Healey 3000 may do a double-take on the listing here on eBay advertising this car as a “1967 Austin Healey 3000 GT.” At first my brain was spinning; how could adding a roof… more»
Jul 11, 2021 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Restoration Candidate? 1954 Austin Healey 100
I never really knew what an Austin-Healey was until my high school years. A classmate’s cousin had an early 60’s 3000. It may have been a ’62 or a ’63 and it had a Chevrolet 327 CI V8 engine… more»
May 31, 2021 • For Sale • 9 Comments
First Year Bugeye: 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite
The Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite might not be a hard-edged sports car, but it makes up for its general lack of performance by being one of the most charismatic cars ever built. The owner of this 1958 Sprite found it… more»
May 6, 2021 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Low Mileage Driver: 1957 Austin Healey 100-6
The “Big Healeys,” the Austin Healey 100, 100-6, and 3000, have become a collective gold standard for small British sports cars. Designed by Donald Healey and produced with help from the Austin Motor Company, they all share a long… more»
Apr 22, 2021 • For Sale • 4 Comments
One Owner? 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite
What constitutes a one-owner vehicle? Is it a car that was only kept and driven by a single person, or one that after a long time may have passed into another set of hands but otherwise remained undriven and… more»
Apr 14, 2021 • Success Stories • 10 Comments
1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Barn Find Success Story!
One of the best parts of running this site is hearing from readers about their Barn Finds success stories! We started this site to help save classic cars, so hearing that we helped rescue one, even in some small… more»
Mar 27, 2021 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Frogeye Find: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
Back in 1958, the Austin-Healey Sprite was rolled out as a small, low-budget, British-made roadster. It earned the nickname “frogeye” in the UK for its headlights positioned on top of the hood, inboard of the front wings. In the… more»
Mar 23, 2021 • For Sale • 8 Comments
No Reserve Roadster: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000
This Austin-Healey recently came of storage to be “recommissioned” after some 30 years of hibernation. The seller has retired and been working at reducing the last of his collection. The Austin-Healey 3000 was more civilized than some of its… more»
