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Mostly original Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite | Car Catcher

This Bugeye Sprite comes powered by a 1275cc engine.

Car Catcher: A 1275cc-Powered Bugeye Sprite

A Bugeye Sprite with a number of upgrades that includes an Austin 1275cc engine.

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

One of three used at the school.

Buyer's Guides: 10 common mistakes Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget owners make

10 dont's for the Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget.

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 

Why picking the right size steering wheel matters

While we had an original, black, plastic, two-spoke Sprite steering wheel, we hated it. It was too big around–close to 15 inches–and too ugly. Plus it just wasn’t comfortable.

As your …

Finding the ideal spot for our Sprite’s oil cooler

Since we were running a supercharger and would be getting well north of 100 horsepower from our little, old 1275cc Sprite engine, we thought an oil cooler would be a …

Installing all-new brake lines is easier than you think

The brake lines in our Bugeye Sprite were in rough shape. Plus they had been reconfigured from stock.

Classic Tube has or can make brake lines in …

Figuring out the best place to mount our Sprite’s battery

Every car needs a battery, and our Sprite was no exception. The Sprite’s battery originally sat on a shelf high and towards the back of the engine bay.