AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE SEBRING Publihsed the 28 Novembre 2017 by « Les RENDEZ-VOUS de La REINE »

LES RENDEZ-VOUS DE LA REINE have seen a replica in OCTOBRE 2015 à Lédenon http://www.lesrendezvousdelareine.com/2015/10/historic-tour-ledenon- en-images.html

AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE SEBRING

AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE

The ’AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE is a British small 2 seater sport car designed by the driver and engineer Donald HEALEY https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Healey. It was produced by Austin a subsidiary of BMC (British Motor Corporation). It was to be marketed at a low price and was equipped of the most popular engine then fitted to Austin A35 http://www.austinmemories.com/styled-33/styled- 35/index.html and , and improved by the addition of twin SU carburettors.

48,897 of the first model called Sprite Mk 1 "Frogeye" ( because of its frog like headlights), were produced between 1958 en 1961 Thereafter other version of the sprite are produced : Sprite Mk 2, Mk 3 et Mk 4. Those are identical to the MG Midget Mk 1, Mk 2 et Mk 3. This version has been designed by engineers from MG and d’AUSTIN HEALEY, both subsidiaries of the BMC. The blending of the two names SPRITE AUSTIN HEALEY + MIDGET MG will drive to a common name : «SPRITGET», from «Sprite» and «Midget». http://www.uk- us.fr/classics/spritget.htm et https://www.facebook.com/Spridget-Club-de-France- 188945619472/?ref=ts

SPRITE AUSTIN HEALEY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin-Healey_Sprite without forgetting the memories of Austin http://www.austinmemories.com/styled-79/index.html

AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE SEBRING

On top of its class at the Sebring 12 hours in 1959 - AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE + SEBRING – after its homologation du on the 17th of september 1960 … https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=en&tl=fr&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF- 8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAustin- Healey_Sebring_Sprite&edit-text=

Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite de John Sprinzel http://www.sebringsprite.com/

Classic RACING Classifieds – today a lovely AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE SEBRING is on sale https://www.classic-racing-annonces.fr/annonce/austin-healey-sprite-sebring/

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LES RENDEZ-VOUS DE LA REINE SPRIDGET - Austin Healey SPRITE + MG MIDGET - https://goo.gl/photos/rAGSYGiJ2gotTTCn9

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