Mk1 Austin Healey Sprite.
Various cars from Les' motoring history are featured in the period car photos section, this page shows his much-beloved Frogeye from 1958.
"My pride and joy, a 1958 'frogeye' Healey Sprite taken in 1971. Note the wide wheels etc the rage at that time, yes i kept the original wheels. Look at those number plates, worth a fortune now, the Sprite by the way had its original steel bonnet, whereas many at that time used the fibre glass replica."
The Mk1 Sprite was the only version to feature the distinctive, frog-like, headlamps. The Mk2 A-H Sprite would be a much
squarer affair, and share its bodyshell with the much less rare MG Midget. This particular Frogeye has a number of nice
accessories in addition to the aforementioned deep-dished steel rims. Note the snug hardtop, radio aerial, boot luggage
rack, and slightly widened arches to accomodate the chunky tyres. Where did "13 FUR" end up I wonder?
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