autofantasia's photos with the keyword: Sprite
1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - UBX 968
20 Sep 2016 |
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The instantly recognisable Sprite quickly became affectionately known as the "frogeye" in the UK and the "bugeye" in the US, because its headlights were prominently mounted on top of the bonnet.
The car's designers had intended that the headlights could be retracted when not in use, but cost cutting by BMC led to the flip-up mechanism being deleted, therefore the headlights were simply fixed in a permanently upright position, giving the car its most distinctive feature.
This is the last car shot from the 2013 Newby Hall event. I still have a few more photos which I might upload at a later date, but they will most likely be added into my Dogs & People At Car Shows album.
1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - XOX 794
24 Mar 2016 |
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The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car, designed by Donald Healey, which was produced in the United Kingdom from 1958 through until 1971.
The little Sprite proved to be hugely popular, quickly becoming affectionately known as the Frogeye in the UK and the Bugeye in the US, because of the manner in which the headlights were prominently mounted on top of the bonnet.
Intended to be a low-cost model that "a chap could keep in his bike shed" the Sprite first went on sale at £669, but something tells me you'd need to pay considerably more to get your hands on this one.
1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - 328 KPE
23 Jan 2015 |
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Back on 'tippy toes' again, this time to get a clean shot from the other end!
1959 Austin-Healey Sprite - 328 KPE
23 Jan 2015 |
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Taken on my 'tippy toes' to try and get a clean shot without a cluttered background, this gorgeous Mk1 Sprite was immaculate.
Conceived during the early months of 1956 at a meeting between Leonard Lord and Donald Healey, to fill a gap in the market left by demise of the MG midgets, which were replaced by the larger MGA.
The target was to produce a sports car for the price of a Morris Minor - around £600. The design had to be simple and inexpensive to produce - and this was acheived with the cheeky looking car, which rapidly became known as the Frogeye (UK) or Bugeye (USA) due to the headlights standing up on top of the bonnet.
The Mk1 was manufactured from 1958 to 1961 and the Sprite name lived in various guises until 1971 when the last Austin Sprites were produced.
Source: www.austinhealeyclub.com/pages/sprites.html
1971 Austin Sprite - ACY 995K
13 Sep 2013 |
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1994 Rover Mini Sprite - K40 CHY
06 Sep 2013 |
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