#spridget

[classicautosound]

We’ve revised our BMC (British Motor Corporation) inspired classic car radio to look more accurate to an original installation. We’re pretty happy with the results. . . #britishmotorcorp #bmc #austinhealey #austinhealeysprite #mowog #spridget #spritemk3 #austinmini #losangeles #paddyhopkirk #rovermini #4cyl #allclassicminiswelcome #classicminiclub #fwd #mini998 #minimk1 #minimk2 #minimk3 #rallye #socal #southerncaliforniaclassicminis #fastandfun #godsavethequeen #hondaswap #jdmmini #morrismini #summertime #unionjack #vtec (at Classic Auto Sound) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckw8huwpIbB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oldmini106]

. 第29回 Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup 参加車両達 その12 . スプライトさん💕 いやぁ、堪んないですね〜 ツボりまくりです👍 . . #tokyobaysideclassiccup #TBCC #トウキョウベイサイドクラシックカップ #classiccar #historiccar #vintagecar #lovecars #tbcc29 #austinhealey #austinhealeysprite #bmc #spridget #opencar #lovecars #スプリジェット #オープンカー (袖ヶ浦フォレストレースウェイ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxY9p1jjSd/?igshid=z3f1gpmu3akq

[gablelicious]

Repost from @dapperlydriven • Did anyone catch this awesome machine on @number27vids? If not, check it out. Throwback to the NEC when I spotted @richardwoolmer creation. Love it. If you haven't already give @number27vids and @richardwoolmer a follow. @dapperlydriven photo #cars #retrocar #sportscar #petrolhead #classiccar #car #dapperlydriven #sportscar #carspotting #carlifestyle #instacars #carsgram #carsofinstagram #carshow #carsandcoffee #mgmidget #sprite #heeleysprite #spridget https://www.instagram.com/p/CNE328HFRBR/?igshid=15syll6bb2tvz

[mike-agw]

#Minilite style 5.5x15 ET25 4x101.6 #MG #Midget, #Austin #Healey #Sprite, #Spridget (all version) www.cerchiepoca.com #cars #auto #classiccars #epoc #historic #vintage #oldtimers #spare #parts #cerchi #rims #wheels #Felgen #llantas #jantes #cerchiepoca #deepdish #canalerovesciato https://www.instagram.com/p/CBd3VHTlMQU/?igshid=34mcub6ufv77

[pluginhybrad]

"Some dummy thinks this thing is worth saving." - Lane Skelton #Bradsport #MGMidget #Spridget #NoTrailer #CRR2018Prep (at Eagle Canyon, Sparks, Nevada)

[taraemory]

Oh hey I totally forget I have this thing. Not even sure the engine turns. Who wants to help? #spridget

[spicydonutz]

Vi wtf

(Spridget on YouTube)

[oldmotors]

Feeling a little confined? The “Spridget,” as it later became known, is an almost impossible fit for anybody over 6” (1.8M), but surprisingly, there have been a wide variety of hardtops that make it an enclosed space, and the hardtop creates a very different experience. The original “Frogeye” (“Bugeye” in the USA) is a quintessential cheap open sportster. But right from the beginning, you could mutate your Sprite into a closed car for a modest price with a hardtop from your BMC dealer or from the other half of the “Austin-Healey” relationship, the Donald Healey Motor Co. The car itself, of course, was a product of the union that had already created the very successful A-H 100 and then 3000, and the Sprite expanded on that success at a low price. BMC's Leonard Lord had watched happily as MG had progressed from the T-series to the MGA and saw the spectacular rise of fiberglass specials on cheap Ford popular chassis. He understood there was a market for a more basic sports car beneath the MGA. Given the success of the Healey partnership, the two parties agreed to build such a car and raided the Austin A35 parts bin to do it. The "Frogeye" used as many off-the-shelf BMC pieces as possible, including the 948-cc A-series four. The semi-unibody, styled by Gerry Coker and Les Ireland, was designed to be simple and rigid - it lacked even a trunk lid, to make the car rigid. The front clip flipped up, clamshell-style, for engine access; and the distinctive lights (originally Porsche 928-style pop-ups, nixed for cost) gave it an adorable face. The Frogeye was slow by conventional measure - 0-60 took the original car nearly 20 seconds. But it was nimble and light, and a competition success - including winning its class at the 1959 Sebring 12h. The car was an instant hit, but it lacked practical items - like outside door handles or windows. For liveability, some buyers hit the options catalog, including BMC’s hardtop, complete with a glass rear window and a raised roof that was a bit less confining than the Healey hardtop. Both used slotted-in sliding side windows. The Frogeye was very popular but requests for practicality resulted in a “civilizing” redesign in 1961. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z-ZjplVaI/?igshid=e81k6ktylggg

[mollymidget]

Show in Shropshire

Whilst visiting relatives, I attended a little car show in a delightful setting near Shrewsbury. Very un-British weather helped a lot.

We were in a modern car, but there were a few Spridgets on show, including this Sprite, parked next to a nice sporty Imp - another little British car that I rather covet.

[davedellaquila]

Stopping to assist another Little British Car suffering from a failed fuel pump on the long climb up Carson Pass. #mgbgt #spridget https://instagr.am/p/CdBI3NqL3R5/

[classicautosound]

Here’s one for the MG lovers!! We’ve got you covered now offering Bluetooth radio conversions for BMC & British Leyland platforms. We’ve even put together a period-correct Blaupunkt version for those looking for something different. Checkout our new listings on the site. Copy & Paste the link below. . . https://www.retrosoundusa.com.au/index.php?l=product_list&c=23 . . . . . #drivetastefully #vintage #instacar #austinhealeysprite #drivevintage #spridget #car #british #英国車 #クラシックカー #mga #convertible #classic #classiccarsdaily #classiccars #mgc #mg #vintagecar #midget #sportscar #carsofinstagram #austinhealey #petrolhead #安曇野 #classiccar #mgbgt #mgb #roadster #cars #morrisgarages https://www.instagram.com/p/BwRAgsxgCNi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=clnyx2na9q4l

[oldmini106]

. 第25回 Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup 参加車両たち その30 . . スプライトさん💕 スプリジェット系はいつか���しい一台です(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) . . 今日も良い天気🌞 今週も始まりました‼️元気にゆきましょー . . #tokyobaysideclassiccup #TBCC #トウキョウベイサイドクラシックカップ #austinhealeysprite #オースチンヒーレー #オースチンヒレースプライト #bmc #spridget #opencar #classiccar #lovecars #スプリジェット #TBCC25 (袖ヶ浦フォレストレースウェイ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ehdDIjBlI/?igshid=b20icga5sqtf

[langkous]

These are all new scans from my files. from Concorso Italiano in the early nineties. Fiat OT1000, Lancia Flaminia, Innocenti Spridget, Iso Rivolta, Iso Fidia, 2 Iso Grifos, some Siati and a Lamborghini

[brooklandsfabrication]

Some more multi point Midget shock brackets with built in Anti-Tramp brackets to suit standard and lowered cars finished in black and shipped. . #mgmidget #ahsprite #spridget #spax #avo #bespoke #motorsport #fabrication #BrookFab #madeinNI #northernireland

[bfgoodrich]

Spridget racing… 1970′s http://ift.tt/2jRNcLC

[carnellm]

Passing of John Sprinzel at 90

Unfortunately, we have learned via the MG Car Club that John Sprinzel, an original inductee into the British Sports Car Hall of Fame, has passed away.

Unfortunately, we have learned via the MG Car Club that John Sprinzel, a racer, strong proponent of the A-series BMC engine, wizard of the Spridget community, and an original inductee into the British Sports Car Hall of Fame, passed away about two weeks ago. John passed away after a brief illness (not Covid-related) at the age of 90. John Sprinzel was born in Berlin, Germany, in October 1930 and…