autofantasia's photos with the keyword: Austin-Healey

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.

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.

Back on 'tippy toes' again, this time to get a clean shot from the other end!

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

Apparently the same age as me, but wearing much better!

Detail shot of the front end of that rather beautiful Austin- Healey 100.

The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car, which was built from 1953 until 1956. It was developed by the legendary Donald Healey to be produced in-house by Healey's small car company in Warwick and named by them for the car's ability to reach 100 mph (160 km/h).

Last of the Austin Healey shots for the moment, this being another of "HDN 875", which began this series.

A late entrant in the "Which Healey For You" competition! Apologies for the sun flare ... I just couldn't get a shot without it.

Tucked away from the main show area was this little beauty!

Next out the blocks is this two-tone example, also a 3000 MkIII and also from 1966. The question is which would you choose?

Okay, time for a couple of Austin-Healey 3000s, or is it Austin Healey? Never quite sure! Anyway, first up is this gorgeous white example.

"Donald Healey was a master of packaging and, as humble as the big six’s engineering is, the styling is perfect. Classic & Sportscar Magazine – April 2004 Description by Mick Walsh