Hello and welcome to my restoration and rebuild of a 1963 Austin Healey Sprite. I plan to rebuild it into a Sebring Fastback Sprite replica as built by the great John Sprinzel.
I had heard about the car while talking to a friend about classic cars. He said he knew of an old Healey in a garage, and with a bit of investigating I was on the trail, and finally got the car back home in September 2012. I have managed to get hold of a 1959 Frogeye which i am going to use as the basis for the Sebring build instead of the "63" Sprite,mainly because its a Mk1 and it was a "1 Lady owner car" with every bit of history with it including correspondence from Donald Healey Motor Co. |
1959 1 lady owner
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1958 Coupe des Alps. In Part 1, |
AUSTIN-HEALEY SEBRING SPRITE PMO 200, March 7, 2010 at AAA Speedway in Fontana California
Thomas Frohn has built this superb Sebring Coupé from an accident-damaged Frogeye which he bought for parts in 1994. Painted Porsche Mint Green and registered for the road as a 1961 car with a 1275cc engine, it has an 8-port cylinder head, twin Weber carburettors, and a Toyota 5-speed gearbox.
Sebring Sprite 2080 PO on auto test 1950/60's
Frogeye sprite on the stelvio pass
Video clip of the visit to the Ace Cafe by John Sprinzel 8-10-2013
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Will Corry giving his Sebring Sprite some "Beans" on the Cultra Hill climb in June 2015.
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