Bugeye Sprite Sheet Metal
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Bugeye sprite sheet metal. Keep em on the road. Grey embroidered bugeye sprite t shirts. The sprite s chassis design was the world s first volume production sports car to use unitary construction where the sheet metal body panels apart from the bonnet take many of the structural stresses. Body panels and sheet metal bonnets.
Panels and sheet metal. The mark i austin healey sprite featured large round headlights mounted on top of the hood which gave it the nickname frogeye convertible top in the uk and the bugeye convertible top in the united states. It is very rare to find a car in this. Battery hold down bar.
1959 bugeye sprite for sale 5 speed black plate california car video. You guessed it an austin healy bugeye sprite. Other than the surface rust you see on the exterior there is virtually no. Paul has extensive experience blowing art glass and is restoring what.
Underneath you ll find all the original sheet metal un altered since new solid and ready for the next driver. July 23 2020 by bugeyeguy. Healey sourced the 43 brake horsepower 948 cc overhead valve engine from the austin a35 and morris minor 1000 models and upgraded with twin 1 1 8 inch su carburetors. The bugeye soft top featured several unique and ground breaking body design features to compensate for the structural integrity lost to the.
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Austin healey round metal sign. We have tested many different panels and offer only what fits the best in our experience 1 4 elliptical rear spring box. The front sheet metal assembly including the hood and fenders were a one piece rear hinged unit that swung up to facilitate access to the engine compartment. Restored 1966 austin healey 3000 mk3.
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Internet price 39 95 closing panel lefthand rear trunk to fender bugeye. Oh yeah a bugeye. As is the sheet metal in all the places where frogeye often rust not so with this car.