Lot details Registration No: ABM272B Chassis No: HAN842318
- Restoration project, said to be complete apart from missing spare wheel
- Non-runner but rolls freely
- Old English white with "undamaged" red upholstery
Thanks to its prominent, bonnet-mounted headlights, the original Sprite quickly became known as the `Frogeye'. The little two-seater, designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company and built by BMC at the MG factory in Abingdon, was launched in Monte Carlo immediately prior to the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix. Some 129,000 Sprites were made between the 'Frog Eye' of 1958 and 1971. The bodywork was completely revamped for the MKII introduced in 1961, which featured conventional wings, bonnet and headlights. The rear was also updated and given an opening bootlid.
Offered for restoration as a non-runner but rolling freely, 'ABM 272B' was first registered on 24th June 1964 with the registration number '83 LOU'. Now on an appropriate year suffix it is said to be complete apart from a missing spare wheel whilst the vendor describes the red interior as being "undamaged". Finished in Old English White, this is a potentially rewarding project which is sold strictly as viewed.
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