Here's another shot from a local "Autofest" held a few weeks ago. This little Sprite, which I think was virtually identical to the MG Midget, is a little over decorated for my taste, but it's still a neat little car.

Jer

[lesmore49]

Nice photo of a fine little sports job from way back.

They are nice...those little 'Spridgets' as some called them. You're right Jer, the A-H Sprite and the MG Midget were very similar..I think they were called 'badge engineered in G.B.

Years ago, I had a work colleague, who was from the states and I remember the stories he told me about his first generation A-H Sprite, with a souped up Chevy 327 cube (5300cc) V8 he installed in place of the little 948cc original 4 banger. He also had a 4 speed Muncie, manual transmission in the little frogeyed Sprite. He said it would get wheelspin on fast shifts to fourth at over 100 mph with that Chevy V8 revving high.

I think my response was something along the lines of Gadzooks !

I don't know how the Sprite handled or braked with this kind of power...which would be well over what Austin Healey had in mind when they designed the car.

[pichaser]

A high school friend had a bug eyed sprite which we crammed eight small teenagers and drove maybe a hundred feet before anyone suffocated . In the 60's car cramming was a big albeit short termed craze .

[Tonytee]

Very nicely done and fun to view.

TT

[Sailor]

Nice photo of a fine little sports job from way back.

They are nice...those little 'Spridgets' as some called them. You're right Jer, the A-H Sprite and the MG Midget were very similar..I think they were called 'badge engineered in G.B.

Years ago, I had a work colleague, who was from the states and I remember the stories he told me about his first generation A-H Sprite, with a souped up Chevy 327 cube (5300cc) V8 he installed in place of the little 948cc original 4 banger. He also had a 4 speed Muncie, manual transmission in the little frogeyed Sprite. He said it would get wheelspin on fast shifts to fourth at over 100 mph with that Chevy V8 revving high.

I think my response was something along the lines of Gadzooks !

I don't know how the Sprite handled or braked with this kind of power...which would be well over what Austin Healey had in mind when they designed the car.

Hey, Les. From my Mazda MX-5/Miata days (I owned 3 of 'em sequentially from '95 to 2009), I remember reading about a popular modification to the car in which the 4-cyl was replaced with a Windsor 302. According to some, the V-8 wasn't a lot heavier than the 4-banger, so that the car's handling was not adversely affected. Whether such is true - I've no idea.

Jer

A high school friend had a bug eyed sprite which we crammed eight small teenagers and drove maybe a hundred feet before anyone suffocated . In the 60's car cramming was a big albeit short termed craze .

Yeah, I remember that fad - I've always been a bit claustrophobic, so I was never to impressed with the idea.

Jer

Very nicely done and fun to view.

TT

I'm glad you like it, Tony.

Jer

[eaglem]

This is the sports car ladies liked!

[Sailor]

This is the sports car ladies liked!

Dammit, EM - now you tell me!!



Jer

[henrikpedersen33]

Here's another shot from a local "Autofest" held a few weeks ago. This little Sprite, which I think was virtually identical to the MG Midget, is a little over decorated for my taste, but it's still a neat little car.

Jer

Wow - that's nice car !

[Sailor]

Wow - that's nice car !

Another blast from the past. The Sprite was, indeed, a cutie in its day!

Jer

[MikeNArk]

Beautiful shot, Jer. It's amazing how small all the sports cars from that era were. Cramped quarters!

[Sailor]

Beautiful shot, Jer. It's amazing how small all the sports cars from that era were. Cramped quarters!

They were pretty, tiny, for sure. I learned to drive in a Morris Minor Convertible (1958) - not quite as small as a Midget but definitely diminutive.

Jer

[DW58]

Snazzy looking for sure. Would be hard not to notice driving by. Sometime in the mid 60's my sister's boyfriend had a couple of little sports cars. One was an Austin Healey. Don't remember if it was a Sprite but the name does sound familiar. Sister's first car was a yellow Triumph TR3.

[Sailor]

Snazzy looking for sure. Would be hard not to notice driving by. Sometime in the mid 60's my sister's boyfriend had a couple of little sports cars. One was an Austin Healey. Don't remember if it was a Sprite but the name does sound familiar. Sister's first car was a yellow Triumph TR3.

I wanted a roadster badly during the late '60s, but buying one was not to be for numerous reasons. I made up for it later with Miatas, Porsche Boxsters and these days, my 911. None are practical, but they're certainly a lot of fun.

Jer

[angkymac]

You got a fun shot from that museum trip.
A lot of good responses.
Angky

[Sailor]

You got a fun shot from that museum trip.
A lot of good responses.
Angky

It was fun, indeed, Angky! Actually, it was a car show - some of which was inside an empty store in the local mall. It's always a joy to talk to the owners of these cars.

Jer