1961 Austin Healey Sprite Mark 1 Bugeye

http://9828.arrivesafeautos.com/v/14355814 For Sale in Hickory, NC 28601 Paramount Classic Cars (828) 855-9131 ext 101 This 1961 " BUGEYE " Sprite Austin Healy is presented in Dark green(GN12) with Red interior. It comes with a tonneau cover but no top or windows. The wire wheels with knock offs is surrounded by new tires for smooth handling. The sprite handles well and we have not experienced any issues at this time with the 4 speed transmission. Here is a brief history on the Austin Healey's : The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that "a chap could keep in his bike shed," yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the manufacturers BMC. It first went on sale at a price of 669 pounds, using a mildly t... read more at http://9828.arrivesafeautos.com/v/14355814