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Features: 50 years later, two brothers finish a Bugeye Sprite

The once panned, oddly protruding lights have become the Bugeye’s most endearing feature. It took more than 50 years to return this smile to service.

Instead of buying new Sprite lamps, we restored the originals

We couldn’t let old, dirty lamps detract from our restored Bugeye, right? Fortunately, it’s not a difficult job–but, like most things, the results do matter.

We started with …

Why not haul a classic with a classic?

We’re nearing the finish line for our Bugeye Sprite project. Our next step is exhaust, but we couldn’t just drive it over to the shop. We had to …

Don’t miss these steps when installing an early Sprite dashboard

With the gauges, switches, lights, wiring and the grab handle installed on our dashboard, it was time to bolt it to the car.

Mounting a dashboard on an early 

What went into installing the wiring harnesses on our Bugeye Sprite

Story by Tim Murray

The Moss wiring harness for the Bugeye Sprite comes in three sub-harnesses: center, front and rear. 

While we could have installed …

Adapting a Bugeye Sprite wiring harness for modern upgrades

Story by Tim Murray

A Bugeye Sprite is rather unique in that the central part of the wiring harness is separate from the rest and the dashboard is removable. As …

1960 None Bugeye

Solid car that's getting better every month. Work in progress.

1960 None Bugeye

Fun driver.