1959 Austin Healey Sprite

Frogeye, Bugeye

948 cc

4 speed manual

Clear

Gasoline

Hi and good day!! Well the time has come to part with one of the most pleasurable vehicles i have ever owned! Selling my 1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite. Reason for selling is that i just do not drive it enough. I have driven it a handful of time in the past three years and so I have decided to pass it on to someone who will enjoy it a bit more. Although it is definitely a conversation piece both in the garage and out. I have owned it since 2003. It is a original restoration down to the Primrose yellow paint job which was its factory color. It is all stock, drum brakes and all. no upgraded parts in spirit of keeping it original. It does have a Klaxon horn as well as the stock one so when you push the button under the dash, it sounds like you are in a submarine about to dive!!! I comes with a soft top and a flat bikini top that goes over the driving compartment and zips up the middle. i have never used either on as I only drove it when the day was nice and the sun shining... Only issue that i have is that the Tach does not work. I am assuming that the gear inside the transmission is to blame but I received it this way and this way it has stayed. I use the motor sound to shift anyway. those of you familiar with these vehicles know that they are extraordinarily low geared and so knowing when to shift is not an issue. Since it is a 1959 automobile and British to boot, there is a small oil drip. Only mentioning it because when it sits , i notice a spot or two. It does not burn oil and has awesome compression!. aother than that, no issues. starts up just fine for having twin SU's. I just replaced the battery this year. after 10 years of life on the old one. i have a car cover for it as well to keep the dust off while in the garage. It is a driver so it will not be shiny on the bottom!!! but it is in awesome shape.!!! Please send me any and all questions and I will answer them to the best of my ability. As far as shipping goes, will make arrangements as needed. Thanks for looking!! On Oct-12-14 at 08:52:36 PDT, seller added the following information: Hi and good day!! Well the time has come to part with one of the most pleasurable vehicles i have ever owned! Selling my 1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite. Reason for selling is that i just do not drive it enough. I have driven it a handful of time in the past three years and so I have decided to pass it on to someone who will enjoy it a bit more. Although it is definitely a conversation piece both in the garage and out. I have owned it since 2003. It is a original restoration down to the Primrose yellow paint job which was its factory color. It is all stock, drum brakes and all. no upgraded parts in spirit of keeping it original. It does have a Klaxon horn as well as the stock one so when you push the button under the dash, it sounds like you are in a submarine about to dive!!! I comes with a soft top and a flat bikini top that goes over the driving compartment and zips up the middle. i have never used either on as I only drove it when the day was nice and the sun shining... Only issue that i have is that the Tach does not work. I am assuming that the gear inside the transmission is to blame but I received it this way and this way it has stayed. I use the motor sound to shift anyway. those of you familiar with these vehicles know that they are extraordinarily low geared and so knowing when to shift is not an issue. Since it is a 1959 automobile and British to boot, there is a small oil drip. Only mentioning it because when it sits , i notice a spot or two. It does not burn oil and has awesome compression!. aother than that, no issues. starts up just fine for having twin SU's. I just replaced the battery this year. after 10 years of life on the old one. i have a car cover for it as well to keep the dust off while in the garage. It is a driver so it will not be shiny on the bottom!!! but it is in awesome shape.!!! Please send me any and all questions and I will answer them to the best of my ability. As far as shipping goes, will make arrangements as needed. Thanks for looking!! The mileage is unknown as the car has been restored prior to my buying it. I have put about 400 miles on it in 11 years and maybe not that many. I put 12345 in the mileage block because ebay required a value be given. thanks