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The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open sports car designed by Donald Healey. Austin-Healey Sprite Wings This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a car company, formed by the merger of the Austin and Morris companies in 1952. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ...
In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places the engine in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ...
1923 Ford Model T roadster 1950 Jaguar XK120 roadster A roadster is a two-seat, open car, traditionally without side windows (possibly with pluggable doortops), so that even with the lightweight convertible top raised the driver and passenger remain exposed to the elements. ...
The Austin-Healey 100 was a sports car built between 1953 and 1956 by the British Motor Corporation. ...
The MG Midget was a small sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1961 through 1979. ...
The A35 was a compact car sold by Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. ...
The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September 1948, and attracted immediate attention. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Austin Sean Healey (born 26th October, 1973 in Wallasey) is a rugby union footballer, who plays as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, and has represented England and the British Lions. ...
Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ...
Donald Mitchell Healey ( 3 July 1898 – 13 January 1988) was a noted British rally driver, automobile engineer, and speed record holder. ...
It release was announced by British Motor Corporation in 1958. It was a small, low cost sports car designed to fill the hole in the market left by the small pre-war Austin seven sports cars. The car was designed by the Healey Motor Company within the bounds of their partnership with British Motor Corporation. The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a car company, formed by the merger of the Austin and Morris companies in 1952. ...
The Austin Motor Company was British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in the 50s but declining after absorption into British Leyland. ...
The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a car company, formed by the merger of the Austin and Morris companies in 1952. ...
It first went on sale at a price of £669.
It was based on the Morris Motor Company A-series engine and used as many components from existing cars as possible to keep the cost to a minimum. Morris Motor logo, from a UK Royal Mail van 1927 Morris Cowley 1928 Morris Minor Saloon 1946 Morris Ten Series M 1953 Morris Minor Series 2 1971 Morris 1000 Traveller The Morris Motor Company was a former English car manufacturing company. ...
Mark I  Austin Healey Sprite Frogeye '60 The Mark I sprite was known as the Bugeye or Frogeye because of its distinctive headlights mounted on top of the centre bonnet, which hinged from the back in one piece together with the outer mudguards. It used a 948cc engine. Front suspension was coil springs and wishbones, using the arms of the lever arm shock absorbers as the top suspension link, rear was semi-elliptical leaf springs again with lever arm shock absorbers. There were no exterior door handles, one reached inside to open the door, and no boot lid, access to the spare wheel and rear storage was by tilting the seat backs forward.
Engine:
- 1958–1961 - 948 cc A-Series I4, 43 hp (32 kW) at 5200 rpm and 52 ft·lbf (71 Nm) at 3300 rpm
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Mark II The Mark II initially used the same 948cc engine but later introduced a 1098cc engine. This engine actually has the same stroke and bore, and therefore capacity, as the Morris Minor 1000 and the Morris 1100, so the different nominal capacities of these three cars seem to be the idea of the marketing department. It also moved the headlights to a more conventional position in the wings, adopted the tail lights from the soon to be announced MGB, and introduced a boot lid and conventional rear bumper bar. The result was a far more conventional looking car but carrying little extra weight. Twin carburetors and front disc brakes were also introduced, and wire wheels became an option. The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September 1948, and attracted immediate attention. ...
Photo from original press release of Austin 1100 The Morris 1100 was a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation and, later, British Leyland, from August 15, 1962 to June 1974, developed under the ADO16 codename. ...
There was a IIA with some engine improvements, notably larger camshaft bearings. This model was also rebadged as the Mark I MG Midget, without Donald Healey's consent or approval. MGs logo MG is a British marque that traditionally has produced sports cars from 1924 to 2005. ...
Innocenti also produced a version of this vehicle. Featuring styling by Ghia, the Innocenti 950 Spider and later 1100 Spider was produced from 1961 through 1968. The Italian machinery works named Innocenti was originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920. ...
Ghia (Carrozzeria Ghia SpA) is one of the most famous Italian automobile design and coachbuilding firms, founded in 1921 in Turin by Giacinto Ghia (1887 - 1944). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
Engines:
- 1961–1964 - 948 cc A-Series I4, 46 hp (34 kW) at 5500 rpm and 53 ft·lbf (72 Nm) at 3000 rpm
- 1962–1964 - 1098 cc A-Series I4, 56 hp (42 kW) at 5500 rpm and 62 ft·lbf (84 Nm) at 3250 rpm
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Mark III The Mark III was the last Sprite, and was also badged as the Mark II MG Midget. Differences between the two were in the grille and some body detailing only. It introduced wind-up windows with hinged quarterlights and exterior door handles, and for the first time the car could be locked, although with a soft top roof this gave minimal protection. The rear suspension went to fully elliptical leaf springs. The car had gained an appreciable amount of weight and was far more comfortable but not nearly so lively. The Sprite was cancelled in 1971, being sold as simply the Austin Sprite that final year. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
There were several more models of the MG Midget. The later MG Midgets used first a 1275cc Morris A engine and then a Triumph engine in its place. The Triumph engine having four exhaust ports as opposed to the three for the Morris A series allowed more performance development. 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte started producing Triumph bicycles at Coventry, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...
The Sprites and Midgets sharing the same body are generally called Spridgets by classic car buffs.
Engines:
- 1964–1966 - 1098 cc A-Series I4, 59 hp (44 kW) at 5750 rpm and 65 ft·lbf (88 Nm) at 3500 rpm
- 1966–1971 - 1275 cc A-Series I4, 65 hp (48 kW) at 6000 rpm and 72 ft·lbf (98 Nm) at 3000 rpm
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
References - John Heilig (1996). MG Sports Cars, Motorbooks. ISBN 0760301123.
- Ray Bonds (2003). The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars, Motorbooks. ISBN 0760314209.
- MG Midget Home Page. MG Enthusiasts. URL accessed on March 22, 2005.
March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links - Austin-Healey Club USA
- Excellent Sprite article
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