Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring Sprint

This is a 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite built as a Sebring-style sprint and hill-climb car. It carries a glass-fibre body based on John Sprinzel's Sprite coupe, a design raced and rallied through the 1960s. The dealer says only six were made and that two ran in the 1961 Sebring 4 Hours with Stirling and Pat Moss.

Power comes from a full-race 1380cc engine by Brett Simms Motorsport, quoted at 148 bhp at the flywheel and 125 bhp at the wheels. It has twin SU carburettors, a straight-cut gearbox with a limited-slip differential and a 4.5 final drive. Suspension was done by PME and Frontline, with four-pot front brakes and a fitted fire extinguisher.

Inside are a Cobra bucket seat with TRS harnesses, a period passenger seat, race gauges and a Safety Devices rear roll cage. The car has competed in five events and won the MG South championship two years running. It is described as road legal and usable in CSCC and BSCC events with a front cage added. No mileage or registration is given.