Bug Eye, AH Sprite Race Car

Price: - Item location: Winter Park, Florida, United States
Description:

1960 Austin Healey Sprite

Price reduced!!!

1960 Austin Healey “Bug Eye” Sprite

Engines and Transmissions

1275 cc Engine and ribbed transmission built by Bill Snowden of Strictly British in Apopka, L, Mild Race cam. Set up for vintage racing, race weekends on this engine.
Bored .020" over to 1293CC, alanced (Crank, ods, istons, tc.), rankshaft – Stock nitrited & polished (NEVER MACHINED), amshaft - KENT 17-152 (1,000 - 6,500 RPM/smooth idle), EW Cam Bearings (installed and line bored), ardened, ightened & Drilled Tappets, EW Timing Chain (Upgraded), onnecting Rods – sized and matched, istons - NEW 9.5:1 Compression Ratio, RP Studs, lloy Rear Engine Plate, lywheel – lightened & balanced, igh Output Oil Pump, emote Oil Filter Adapter.
1967 12G940 CYLINDER HEAD Magnafluxed, ressed- Machined slightly, ntake & Exhaust Ports enlarged, olished & matched, ombustion Chambers polished, ll New Intake & Exhaust Valves, ew Valve Seats, ew Valve Guides – Bronze, ew Valve Seals, SKY Valve Springs, lloy Valve Spring Caps, tock Pressed Steel Rockers w/ new Adjusting studs, ew Stock Pushrods, RP Studs, ew Rocker Shaft, prings & Spacers, New Thermostat Housing w/ Blanking Sleeve.
2nd Stock 1275 engine and ribbed case transmission, aced several times.
Good oil pressure, ery useable
3rd ribbed case transmission
Original engine for this AH Bug Eye Sprite (numbers matching) 948cc and smooth case transmission.

Differential Gear Sets
11/41 4.55:1
9/38 4.22:1 with Salisbury Limited Slip
9/38 4.22:1
9/41 3.73:1
Locked gear sets
11/41 4.55:1
9/38 4.22:1
9/38 4.22:1

Double Bearing Rear Hubs
Winners Circle WC 18

Fuel Cell
Fuel Safe Racing Cell conforms with FIA-FT3-1999 Converted original fuel tank by Fuel Safe June 2014

Axel Housing ¼ elliptic springs

Axels
2 BMC Bug Eye axels in car plus 6 other spare axels

Brakes
Tilton 600 Series over hung Pedal Assembly with Bias adjustments
Disc Brakes Australia front disk brake rotors
Rear drum backing plates up dated.

Wheels & Tires
4 steel Midget Rostyle wheels 5.5 X 13 on the car
4 early Mini-lite wheels and lug nuts, ecently powder coated, X 13
4 Hoosier Street P185/60D-13 with multiple race weekends
2 Hoosier Street P185/60D-13 new

Instruments
Smiths Tach converted by Nisonger to use electronic ignition

Radiator
Winners Circle Aluminum cross flow with electric fan

Remote Oil Filter Head

Remote Oil cooler

Battery
Odyssey PC925 moved to passenger foot well

Roll Bar
Up dated bolt in roll bar with head rest, owder coated

Seats
2 Kirky aluminum seats and covers

Seat Belts
Simpson 5 point drivers harness
Lap belt only, or passenger

Suspension
Winners Circle Front Sway Bar and Rear Panhard Rod

2 1.25 inch S.U. Carburetors, ebuilt on Sprite
K&N Air Filter
several spare carb sets for parts

Distributor
Lucas distributor with Pertronix Ignitor III ignition, oil and Plug Wires in car
Several more Lucas distributors for parts
Lucas, ooper S mechanical distributor

Miscellaneous Spares
2 heads, rank, ower A arms, ly wheels, isc. transmission gears and parts, ew clutch assembly, headers, lus more

Stock Parts
Good wind shield and frame, riginal seats, op bows, umpers, adiators, lus more

Current HSR tech sticker on car good til end of this year.

Now is the time to purchase for next years Vintage Race season. Fine tune to your specifications

Featherlight Trailer pictured can be purchased separately for $2,500.00

Vehicle Details:
  • Condition: Used
  • Make: Austin Healey
  • Model: Sprite
  • Type: Convertible
  • Trim: Race Car
  • Year: 1960
  • Mileage: 53,878
  • VIN: AN5L / 31544
  • Color: Yellow
  • Engine size: BMC A 1275
  • Number of cylinders: 4
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Drive type: RWD
  • Interior color: Black / Gray
  • Vehicle Title: Clear
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