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The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that 'a chap could keep in his bike shed', yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the... Read Full Story
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The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that 'a chap could keep in his bike shed', yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the... Read Full Story
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The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that 'a chap could keep in his bike shed', yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the... Read Full Story
Those three words come up together to form an image of grandeur, speed and extravagance. For who can afford classic sports cars? Only the affluent of course! But for the average “Joe” who dreams of having his own classic sports car and hopes to know more about it, this article is meant to provide information on this amazing “king of the road”. First know the foremost brands of classic sports cars. 1. Lotus Lotus is famous for coming up with the Lotus Elise 11S, Lotus Elise Motorsport... Read Full Story
Austin Healey Celebrates Fifty Years Donald Healey the designer of the Austin Healey range led an amazing life. He was born in Perranporth in Cornwall in 1898 and worked for a while with Tommy Sopwith on early aircraft development such as the Sopwith Pup. During the First World War, he became one of the first pilots to join the newly formed Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the present day RAF, and immediately saw action over France. He became the first person to make a wireless... Read Full Story
Of course your wallet hurts every time you have to fill the car up. Nevertheless, in these trying times we must always remember the words of Fernando Lamas: it is better to look good than to feel good. Cars That Matter has put together a list of classic automobiles that get anywhere from 21 to 48 mpg, which means you can look good while you save money.
The heaviest drinker is the Datsun 240Z, just cracking into the twenties. But plenty of cars hover around the 30 mpg mark, like the Lotus... Read Full Story
Meet Stephanie Quinn-West, the hottie made infamous by the Sprite spec ad that made the rounds online last week. Read the rest of the story below and check out a biography of Stephanie Quinn-West as well as photos and video of the cutie.
Sprite has certainly gotten a lot of free publicity from the fake Sprite spec ad that’s made waves online in the past week or so. Whether it’s welcome publicity remains to be seen. For those of you living under a rock and unaware of this story, first it... Read Full Story
Celebrate the Austin-Healey Sprite at Road America, as the Mark I model Austin-Healey Sprite, a.k.a. the Bugeye celebrates 50 years of existence in 2008
This small British sports car will be the featured marque when Road America hosts the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival September 19-21 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Read Full Story
Meet Stephanie Quinn-West, the hottie made infamous by the Sprite spec ad that made the rounds online last week. Read the rest of the story below and check out a biography of Stephanie Quinn-West as well as photos and video of the cutie. Sprite has certainly gotten a lot of free publicity from the fake Sprite spec ad that’s made waves online in the past week or so. Whether it’s welcome publicity remains to be seen. For those of you living under a rock and unaware of this story, first it was... Read Full Story
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The first Sprite came about in 1958, known in the United States as the "Bugeye," and in the United Kingdom as the "Frogeye." A small and simple roadster, it was conceived by Donald Healey Motor Company as an economical sporting model that "a chap could keep in his bike shed." It started with a 948cc Austin A-Series engine. This eventually became a 1098cc half way through the Mark II run. By the Mark IV... Read Full Story
