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 July 1958 Road & Track |
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 From 1958/59 High Performance Cars Mag |
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July 1958 Road & Track |
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From 1958/59 High Performance Cars Mag |
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(Text file of the Speedwell Modified
Sprite) from the 1958/59 Performance Cars Mag. back cover > |
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 1981 SMOG (Bay Area) (Sprite/Midget Owners Group) photo signed by Donald Healey |
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 This is what your Bugeye would have looked like if the project had unlimited funds! |
 1960 Sales Brochure (pg. 1 of 4).... Does it get any better than this? |
 (pg. 2 of 4) Note on the race car says: "This experimental Sprite smashed 71 national and international records on the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah" |
 1960 Sales Brochure (pg. 3 of 4) |
 (pg. 4 of 4) (click to enlarge, but close up of details follow)...... |
 Specs..... |
 Specs and Dimensions |
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A composite of two ads from the publication as shown. |
 This was listed as an optional seat in the article on the 1958 Bugeye in a copy of the Aug. 1979 "Special Interest Autos" (Just try to get this one by Grandma and the child safety laws! It gives new meaning to "the car kicks out of 2nd and top! |
 Picture of Carroll Shelby Driving class cars: from "Style & Speed" by Rob Leicester Wagner. |
 Ad from the June 1961 "Car and Driver" |
 Sales Brochure from Paris Motor Show - 1960 |
 Info inside the 1960 Brochure.. some artistic license here? |
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 Anyone ever see a box for the spare as orig.? |
 Sprites at Sebring: from Aug. 1979 Special Interest Autos |
 From a BMC ad of the Bugeye period |
 From GH's book "More Healeys" (see above) |
Peter Browne (UK) sent his favorite memory of a car long sold.... His Sisters drawing of the "Sprog-Eyed Fright" |
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