Car Catcher: This Austin-Healey Sprite Was Used at Carroll Shelby’s Driving School

By Jordan Rimpela
Oct 31, 2019 | Austin-Healey, Car Catcher, Sprite, Carroll Shelby

This 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite is one of three used to train students at Carroll Shelby's High-Performance Driving School. The Sprite raced and was subsequently wrecked in the time since, but was professionally restored to its original livery in recent times. Find this race-ready Bugeye on offer without reserve at Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale show January 11-19.

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dougie Reader
10/31/19 10:02 p.m.

This car needs to raced again in with the current vintage groups. I would hate to see it end up in some d-bags collection never to turn a wheel again......

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