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Bugeye or Frogeye Sprite Amazing Nut & Bolt Restoration 1275cc, 5 spd, Hardtop!

Sale price: $29,500.00 make an offer

Seller's notes: "Excellent top quality Rotisserie Restoration of a low mile original car, but upgraded to vintage rallye spec."

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1959
Mileage:
50,419
Engine:
1275cc
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Bugeye or Frogeye Sprite Amazing Nut & Bolt Restoration 1275cc, 5 spd, Hardtop! for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 498 votes


This is a nearly unrepeatable opportunity to buy one of the best Bugeye/Frogeye Sprites out there.   I spent many years having this car restored to an exacting standard using only top quality and rare parts to bring this low mileage rust free car up to Vintage Rallye spec.

We started out with a 1 family owned rust free Bugeye that while worn was complete and in good shape.   The car was disassembled completely and professionally by a local British Car restoration shop.   The body was sent out to one of the best local shops for repair and repainting in its original color. "Iris Blue" which in my opinion. is  one of the best colors on these great little cars.

When the car returned the assembly began with all the new. NOS and rebuilt parts we had been scouring the world for.  

The engine is a lightly tuned 1275cc motor that has been fully rebuilt. balanced and run in.   It has the later and larger SU carbs as well as an alternator conversion. spin on oil filter conversion Lucas Sports Coil. and pertronix electronic ignition.   An aluminum radiator was also added to aid in cooling on those hot summer days!

As a further modern upgrade. we purchased and installed the 5 speed conversion by Rivergate restoration products which not only gives you a perfectly matched ratio 5 forward syncronized gears. but also a smoother. better gearbox which effectively gives you an overdrive gear that allows you to cruise on the highway at a much lower relaxed RPM.

The brakes and suspension were also upgraded with front disc brakes. antiroll bar. and poly susp. bushes front and rear. fully rebuilt rear axle with 3. 9 gearing in the rear end.

At this time the car was converted to run wire wheel axels & hubs front and rear.   This allows for the traditional wire wheels to be used or the rare knock off minilite alloy wheels that it wears in the pictures.

The interior was not overlooked either.   This car has a full leather interior which was custom made by a local upholstery craftsman who specialized in vintage european cars.   The seats were done in the style of the Sprinzel Sprites with extra padding on the outer edges to hold you beter in the corners.   Not only are the seats full leather. but the dash is covered in leather as well.   Several carpet kits were ordered and rejected before having the same shop custom cut and bind new carpet for the car. The door pockets were painstakingly rebuilt exactly as orignal as well (a common shortcut area). The result is one of the best Sprite interiors I have seen. It's Beautiful!

It of course has all new weather equipment such as a new top & side curtains.   It also comes with an original jack in its jute bag. owners manual. car cover and other small items.   It also comes with a FACTORY HARDTOP which is painted white as original and was ordered with this car when it was new.

There are countless upgrades and touches on this car that are too numerous to mention such as a powder coated trim. fully coated exhaust. stainless steel bolts and hardware everywhere. etc.   There are rare NOS parts such as the LUCAS PL Tripod headlights. Lucas rallye driving lights. and more.   It is truly the best Sprite I could have built.   To replicate this car would cost well over twice my "buy it now" price.   I reserve the right to end the auction at anytime.

This car is being reluctantly sold less than a year after its restoration. so please be a serious buyer.   It will be sold.
Terms: Must be paid for within 5 days of auction end. NO PAYPAL. Buyer to pay shipping. although I have a good reasonably priced contact for that. Of course sold As is Where is.   Happy bidding!
 

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