Used Austin-Healey Cars Models Austin-Healey Sprite Cars (Mark II, Mk II) Parts 1

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The Austin-Healey Sprite Mark II used the same 948 cc engine (engine code 9CG) but with larger twin 1 1/4 inch SU carburettors increasing power to 46.5 bhp and a close-ratio gearbox. The bodywork was completely revamped, with the headlights migrating to a more conventional position in the wings, either side of a full-width grille. At the rear, styling borrowed from the soon-to-be-announced MG MGB gave a similarly more modern look, with the added advantages of an opening boot lid and conventional rear bumper bar. The result was a much less eccentric-looking sports car, though at the expense of some 100 lbs extra weight. In contrast to the 'frogeye', the later Austin-Healey Cars are often collectively referred to as 'square-bodied' Austin-Healey Sprite by enthusiasts.

An MG Cars version of the Austin-Healey Cars was introduced in May 1961 as, 'the new MG Midget,' reviving a model name which had been a great success for the MG Car Company in the 1930s. The MG Midget was to prove more popular with the public than the Austin-Healey Sprite and by 1972 had completely supplanted it within the BMC range. In October 1962 both Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget were given a long-stroke 1098 cc engine (engine code 10CG), which was also fitted in single carburettor form to the Austin A40 and Morris Minor 1000 (which nevertheless remained the Minor 1000). A strengthened gearbox with Porsche Cars (baulk-ring) synchromesh was introduced to cope with the extra power - a heady 56 bhp. Front disc brakes were also introduced at the same time and wire wheels became an option.

Austin-Healey Cars Models Austin-Healey Sprite (Mark I, Mk I) Parts 1