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One of three used at the school.
A Bugeye Sprite with a number of upgrades that includes an Austin 1275cc engine.
This Bugeye Sprite comes powered by a 1275cc engine.
10 dont's for the Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget.
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.
Our Bugeye Sprite’s body was just full of holes. Holes drilled for a fire extinguisher and a Panhard bar, holes drilled for an MSD ignition and a tachometer.
…It wasn’t until we were way too deep into our Bugeye Sprite project that we realized that, in addition to our tub’s other issues, the front frame rails were …
They say it’s bad to change horses midstream, but sometimes you have no choice. Especially when that horse tells you to get off.
After waiting a couple of years …
The metal work for our Bugeye Sprite was nearly finished, but before Javier at Jeff’s Restorations went any further, we made sure things properly fit.
…A Sprite’s hood and front fenders flip open as a single unit. Unlike a Triumph Spitfire, however, the Sprite’s nose is hinged at cowl, not down near the front bumper.
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