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Austin Healey Sprite Repair Tips

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The biggest and best Austin Healey Sprite Repair Tips include the fact that many of the parts on this English classic car are the exact same ones that were used on the MG Midget cars of the same year.

This is due to the fact the British Leyland is the company that purchased the Austin Car Company in 1968 and carried on the tradition of maximizing their profitably by using a parts bin for all of their cars and not making unique ones to fit each brand.

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Bug Eyed Sprite Clubs

A Bug Eyed Sprite Club is a great way that many Austin Healey enthusiasts have found to share their passion with others about this little strange but lovable looking sports car.

Most of the Bug Eye Sprite sports car clubs also have the complete production run of the Sprite in their membership. But with most of them, the production run that consisted of the first three years is where the bulk of the cars were produced. This is the Austin Healey Sprite Mark I or Bug Eye.

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Austin Healey Bugeye Parts

The Bugeye parts you might be in search of, can also be named the Frogeye parts or the Austin Healey Sprite Mark I parts. All three names are used to identify this wonderful little 2 seater sports car. This car was so well liked it had two nicknames, one for each side of the pond, or Atlantic Ocean.

When looking for these parts, the used ones will be around 50 years old, so if it has any rubber or other components that require a seal, it should be inspected and replaced if necessary. Fortunately, there are aftermarket manufacturers that still produce the necessary rubber components for this car.

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