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GENUINE AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE, SHIPPED NEW 24/04/ 1959 TO USA, HSCC PAPERWORK, BMI HERITAGE CERTIFICATE V5 REG DOC  MOT AND TAX EXEMPT, ROAD LEGAL.

FOR SALE AS NO LONGER COMPETING

COVERTED TO RACE SPEC IN USA AND RACED ON WEST COAST FROM 1976 to MID 2000, UPDATED FOR MAD MOLLUSK RACING USA IN 1998. FULL RACE BOOK HISTORY, RETURNED TO UK  2014 , COMPETED IN HSCC EVENTS BY HSCC MEMBER THAT YEAR AT BRANDS HATCH 2nd in CLASS , I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 11/2014 AND HAVE COMPETED  ABOUT 6 HILLCLIMB EVENTS 2015/2016,

I HAVE ALSO FITTED FULL SCREEN AND HOOD, THIS IS EASY TO REMOVE AS IT COMES WITH PERSPEX FLY SCREEN AND HIGHER FULL ROLL HOOP/CROSSBAR ECT IF YOU PREFER THE OPEN LOOK.   

THE CAR IS ROAD LEGAL AS THE LIGHTS, INDICATORS ECT ALL NOW WORK, THIS WAS DONE FOR ENTRY INTO ROAD GOING CLASS, SO THE CAR IS SUITABLE FOR HSCC EVENTS , ROAD GOING SPRINT AND HILLCLIMB OR CIRCUIT RACING.

VIEWING ADVISED AS THIS WAS BUILT TO RACE SO DIFFICULT TO LIST ALL SPEC, OVERALL A VERY GOOD COMPETETIVE CAR IDEAL FIRST RACE CAR OR STARTER IN HSC EVENTS.

PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONVERT TO RHD AND F/GLASS FROGEYE BONNET IF REQUIRED. ALSO BOX OF SPARES.

SOLID RUST FREE BODY IN DRY STATE FOR 54 YEARS , FULL RACE 948 ENGINE ORIGINAL 3 SYNCHRO GEARBOX,

  A SHORT LIST OF SPEC :

SPEEDWELL BONNETT,  PERIOD CORRECT FULL RACE 948 ENGINE,  DELONG HIGH LIFT MOTORSPORT CAM,  HUFFAKER BRONZE DISTRIBUTER GEAR,   MODIFIED MANIFOLD,  PORTED HEAD,  TWIN SU CARBS,  LARGE CAPACITY SUMP,  OIL COOLER AND REMOTE OIL FILTER,   MSD REV COUNTER AND LIMITER(7000rpm),   FULL MSA  ELECTRIC CUT OFFS,   SINGLE LEAF REAR SPRINGS,  ROSE JOINTED AXEL ANTI TRAMP BAR,  FORMULA 1 MINILITE ALLOY WHEELS,  GRANT STEERING WHEEL