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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.

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 Sprite  …

How to restore a dirty, scratched windshield

The good news is that our parts stash contained a windshield for our Bugeye Sprite.

The bad news is that it was in pretty rough shape–both the frame and …

Repairing our Sprite’s seat frames so the seats could hinge forward

So, those seat frames for our Bugeye Sprite that we had blasted and primed? Turns out that the studs that create the pivot point so the seats can hinge forward …

How to make a Bugeye Sprite interior more comfortable

To say that an early Sprite interior is simple is an understatement. These cars came from the factory with rubber mats, a vinyl cover behind the seats and a plastic, two-spoke …

Upgrading our Sprite’s interior with proper carpeting

We wanted our Sprite to feel a bit richer than stock. Could we do better than the original rubber mats?

Yes, of course.

Moss Motors sells a cut pile carpet …