There is something inherently charming about classic British sports cars. That is especially true when the car in question is a 1958 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. Design limitations gave these cars a distinctive appearance and a character that many believe… more»
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Restoration Required: 1958 Austin Healey Sprite
This 1958 Austin-Healey Bugeye is about as forlorn as a Bugeye can possibly be, but the seller calls it “a good candidate for full restore”. It’s listed here on eBay, with bidding starting at $1500 – no one has… more»
Low Mile Bugeye: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
When Austin-Healey introduced the Sprite back in 1958, the moniker of Bugeye was not in any way official terminology related to the roadster. But not long after these cars made their debut, that’s what enthusiasts affectionately started calling them,… more»
Storage Unit Find: 1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite
Perhaps the best feature of a compact sports car like the classic Bugeye Sprite is that it can be shoved into the far corner of a storage unit until there’s time allocated to work on it. That seems to… more»
Affordable Brit: 1959 Austin-Healey “Bugeye” Sprite
There’s always something heartwrenching about seeing a classic car that has fallen upon hard times. That is the case with this 1959 Austin-Healey “Bugeye” Sprite. It looks like it has been sitting for years before falling victim to a… more»
Ready To Restore: 1959 Austin-Healey “Bugeye” Sprite
I doubt that there has ever been a British sports car that has been viewed with quite the affection reserved for the Austin-Healey “Bugeye” Sprite. Its frontal styling seems to melt hearts, but the reality is that its distinctive… more»
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»
Engine Upgrade: 1958 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite
This Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite is an early production example that looks like it has led a hard life. It could be a great project car, and the fresh motor that rests under the hood means that it should offer… more»
Solid Project: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
When viewed from the front, an Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite looks like a little car with a grin on its face. Slipping behind the wheel of one of these can also have the same effect on the driver because they… more»
Cheap Project: 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite
This is one of those moments where I am glad that there are a lot of miles between me and the location of a classic car. If I lived closer to Saint Paul, Minnesota, I would find it extremely… more»
Road or Track: 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite
The next owner of this 1960 Bugeye Sprite has a few options open to them. They can use the little Austin-Healey for competition in VSCDA events, which the car has been modified to compete in, or they could make… more»