How to turn an Austin-Healey Sprite up to 11? How about swapping in turbo Miata power?
The last time this Sprite raced was in the '80s. Time to breathe some life back into it.
Shopping for high-performance parts in the junkyard
With the gauges, switches, lights, wiring and the grab handle installed on our dashboard, it was time to bolt it to the car.
A platform ready to be turned into a hot street car? The humble Austin-Healey Sprite.
Our Sprite might have gone for its maiden voyage, but we still had some work to do–like install some kind of tonneau cover. While it might be …
Before that first drive in our Bugeye Sprite project car, Tom Suddard, our resident expert, quickly tuned the carburetor. While 14.7:1 is the theoretically optimal air/fuel ratio, engines …
Healey Blue over Old English White with dark blue interior. Restored with new paint, interior, chrome and top.
1958(?) Austin Healey Bugeye sprite, bought with an SBC swap, unknown transmission and unknown (but definitely swapped) rear-end. Rusty and crusty, mistmatched, and on stock drum brakes in the front …
Driver beauty BT7 that refuses to quit. Been in the family for nearly 50 years.