Austin-Healey Sprite (Mark III, Mk III, MK3) Parts 2

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It has been suggested here that there was a "short run of vehicles (unknown number) in late 1963 with the Austin Healey Sprite Mk II body/interior but with the Austin Healey Sprite Mk III undercarriage/suspension modifications". Although no source is given for this assertion, the basis may be more than speculation. There are numerous recorded instances throughout Austin Healey Sprite and Midget production where specification changes do not precisely concur with model changes. At the very least, the prototypes for the half-elliptic models are likely to have been taken from the production line and some of these may well have been subsequently sold. However, the number of such cars would have been small.

(At least one such was exported to Italy, where it was still running until wrecked in 1971. It had the full MK III undercarriage and instrument cluster and front disc brakes, but Mk II coachwork.)

Engine:

* 1964–1966 - 1098 cc A-Series I4, 59 hp (44 kW) at 5750 rpm and 65 lbf?ft (88 Nm) at 3500 rpm

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Production : 1961-1964, 31,665 made
Engine(s) : 948 cc later 1098 cc A-Series I4
Wheelbase : 2,032 mm (80.0 in)
Length : 3,305 mm (130.1 in)
Width : 1,346 mm (53.0 in)
Height : 48.25 in (1,226 mm) (with hood up)
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Few cars have been more adroitly timed or more right for their time than the original Austin-Healey Sprite, the beloved “Bugeye.” It was conceived to fill an obvious market gap that existed by the time the genuinely small sporting MGs, the Midgets of the 1930s and 1940s, had evolved into the larger, costlier, more modern and “mature” MGA of the 1950s.

BMC chairman Sir Leonard Lord rarely missed a commercial trick, and invited the Healey family to design a small, back-to-basics sports car that would complement, rather than compete with, the popular MGA. As this collaboration had already led to the Austin-Healey 100, which was selling very well in the U.S., Lord was convinced that the new small Healey would have similar success. As it turned out, he was right.

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Innocenti also produced their own version of the Austin-Healey Sprite, using the standard production underframe (initially shipped out from England), but clothed in the sharpest of Italian suits, styled by the American Tom Tjaarda, then working at Carrozzeria Ghia. The Innocenti 950 Spider and later 1100 Spider were produced from 1961 until 1968.

A Cars with hardtop tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1961 had a top speed of 85.8 mph (138.1 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 20.0 seconds. A fuel consumption of 43.5 miles per imperial gallon (6.49 L/100 km; 36.2 mpg-US) was recorded. The test Cars , which was to de-luxe specification cost £705 including taxes of £208.

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* 1961–1964 - 948 cc A-Series I4, 46 hp (34 kW) at 5500 rpm and 53 lbf·ft (72 Nm) at 3000 rpm
* 1962–1964 - 1098 cc A-Series I4, 56 hp (42 kW) at 5500 rpm and 62 lbf·ft (84 Nm) at 3250 rpm

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Austin Healey Sprite : Frogeye 1960
Production : 1958-1961, 48,987 made
Engine(s) : 948 cc A-Series I4
Wheelbase : 2,032 mm (80.0 in)
Length : 3,480 mm (137.0 in)
Width : 1,346 mm (53.0 in)
Height : 47.25 in (1,200 mm) (with hood up)
Designer : Donald Healey

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The Austin-healey cars Sprites's chassis design was the world's first volume-production sports car to use integrated construction, where the sheet metal body panels (apart from the bonnet) take many of the structural stresses. The two front 'chassis' legs which project forward from the passenger compartment, however, stop the shell being a full monocoque. The design is said to have been influenced by the Jaguar D-type.

Engine

* 1958–1961 - 948cc cc A-Series I4, 43 hp (32 kW) at 5200 rpm and 52 lbf?ft (71 Nm) at 3300 rpm

Austin-healey cars was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1958. It had a top speed of 82.9 mph (133.4 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 20.5 seconds. Fuel consumption of 43 miles per imperial gallon (6.6 L/100 km; 36 mpg-US) was recorded. The test Austin-healey cars cost ?678, including taxes of ?223.

The BMC Competition Department entered Austin-healey cars Sprites in major international races and rallies, their first major success coming when John Sprinzel and Willy Cave won their class on the 1958 Alpine Rally. Private competitors also competed with much success in Austin-healey cars Sprites . Because of its affordability and practicality, the Austin-healey cars Sprites was developed into a formidable competition Austin-healey cars, assuming many variants by John Sprinzel, Speedwell and WSM. The Sebring Sprite became the most iconic of the racing breed of Austin-healey cars Sprites. Many owners use their Austin-healey cars Sprites in competition today, fifty years after its introduction.

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