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1962' Austin-Healey Sprite
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NégociablePublié 4 Juin 2020ID: gT9uXx
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il y a 4 années, 6 mois
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Âge: 58 années
Couleur de la carrosserie: Jaune
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Austin Healey Sprite factory works car 9255WD
A unique opportunity to purchase the Austin Healey sprite MK2 works demonstrator 9255WD
Featured in the works tuning catalogue and heavily photographed in period , this car was not only fitted with many period tuning parts but was the sister road car to the works Sebring cars entered by the works dept in 1962 and raced by Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland , Pedro Rodriguez and famed actor and racer Steve McQueen .
Only one works aluminium panelled Sebring survives 9253WD driven by Rodriguez, 9254WD the moss car was destroyed
My car 9255WD was first registered to the Donald Healey motor company - originally lhd and painted Highway yellow (a DuPont colour) it was listed for export but we believe stayed in the UK and then changed to RHD after it had been used by the tuning dept for advertising purposes, it is possible it went with the race cars to the US as an advertising tool and then returned with them but I have no history of this.
My aim was to convert the car back to its original colours and race it but unfortunately I now find I don’t have the time , however since my purchase I have found several of the missing tuning parts, that would aid in getting the car back to its period look , these include the very rare works hardtop , the basically unobtainable totally original Healey Aluminium works rocker box and a works fibreglass drivers seat .
The chassis plate is totally original , and traces of the original highway yellow can be found all over the body , this is not a rebody !
The front wings are later and the rear probably require a little work , the body and shell are solid but by no means perfect .
Currently the car is on the button running very well albeit in historic rally trim with rollcage and rally mods .
Also included are two sets of spare wheels - original steel rims as per original and a set of black original mini lites with Dunlop racing tyres , not to mention the set of silver minator minilite road wheels fitted to the car.
I shall be very sad to see the car go as I have long had an interest in these early MK2 works cars .
A unique opportunity to purchase the Austin Healey sprite MK2 works demonstrator 9255WD
Featured in the works tuning catalogue and heavily photographed in period , this car was not only fitted with many period tuning parts but was the sister road car to the works Sebring cars entered by the works dept in 1962 and raced by Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland , Pedro Rodriguez and famed actor and racer Steve McQueen .
Only one works aluminium panelled Sebring survives 9253WD driven by Rodriguez, 9254WD the moss car was destroyed
My car 9255WD was first registered to the Donald Healey motor company - originally lhd and painted Highway yellow (a DuPont colour) it was listed for export but we believe stayed in the UK and then changed to RHD after it had been used by the tuning dept for advertising purposes, it is possible it went with the race cars to the US as an advertising tool and then returned with them but I have no history of this.
My aim was to convert the car back to its original colours and race it but unfortunately I now find I don’t have the time , however since my purchase I have found several of the missing tuning parts, that would aid in getting the car back to its period look , these include the very rare works hardtop , the basically unobtainable totally original Healey Aluminium works rocker box and a works fibreglass drivers seat .
The chassis plate is totally original , and traces of the original highway yellow can be found all over the body , this is not a rebody !
The front wings are later and the rear probably require a little work , the body and shell are solid but by no means perfect .
Currently the car is on the button running very well albeit in historic rally trim with rollcage and rally mods .
Also included are two sets of spare wheels - original steel rims as per original and a set of black original mini lites with Dunlop racing tyres , not to mention the set of silver minator minilite road wheels fitted to the car.
I shall be very sad to see the car go as I have long had an interest in these early MK2 works cars .
