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On the way back to the villa this afternoon... an immaculate 'frog eyed' Sprite. From the bonnet badge, I think this is a 'proper' Austin Healey, and not the later MG version... I couldn't see an MG badge on it. Only thing letting it down is the 'Minilite' rims... I think they should be either the steelies with a row of holes round the edge, or 'knock on' wires. Still a very cool car, though...

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Correct rims...

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#247 ·
Roger the Dodger said:
On the way back to the villa this afternoon... an immaculate 'frog eyed' Sprite. From the bonnet badge, I think this is a 'proper' Austin Healey, and not the later MG version... I couldn't see an MG badge on it. Only thing letting it down is the 'Minilite' rims... I think they should be either the steelies with a row of holes round the edge, or 'knock on' wires. Still a very cool car, though...









Correct rims...

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Video of my brother in law taking Lily out for a ride in the frogeye. I can imagine the conversation "What do you mean you can't see where we are are going? You can see the sky can't you"

Frogeye replaced with Austin Healey 3000.

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spinynorman said:
You're thinking of the MG Midget. Same base but no frog eyes.

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I had one of them (MK1), and what a truly horrible thing it was. Here's what the quarter elliptic rear springs were like.

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And with a seat that was as comfortable as a plank, the ride was dreadful. Coupled with a over stated 46 bhp, it was no ball of fire either.
 
#250 ·
WRENCH said:
I had one of them (MK1), and what a truly horrible thing it was. Here's what the quarter elliptic rear springs were like.

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And with a seat that was as comfortable as a plank, the ride was dreadful. Coupled with a over stated 46 bhp, it was no ball of fire either.
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Well done for getting a photo before the spring hangers fell off due to chronic rust. I had a Mk1 and over a period of time the driving position seemed to get more uncomfortable to the point of giving me slight back ache. Turned out that the floor pan had split. Thankfully I skidded off a road into an 8ft high retaining wall for someone's garden and wrote it off. Terrible car. All looks and no go.
 
#251 ·
chas g said:
Well done for getting a photo before the spring hangers fell off due to chronic rust. I had a Mk1 and over a period of time the driving position seemed to get more uncomfortable to the point of giving me slight back ache. Turned out that the floor pan had split. Thankfully I skidded off a road into an 8ft high retaining wall for someone's garden and wrote it off. Terrible car. All looks and no go.
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The spring mounts had been exceptionally well restored on mine, and the floors replaced. The travel in the rear suspension was minimal, and it only felt fast because you were so close to the ground, and the total lack of any soundproofing made it sound fast. Also that flappy roof which stretches on over a bent tube that slid in behind the seats was as basic as you'd get, and mine had detachable sliding windows that flapped around on the doors. Possibly a tonneau cover would have been a better alternative.
 
#252 ·
This little fellow's got it all sorted out and has the last laugh when it comes to parking:
"So what are you driving these days?"
"A BMW"
"Ha ha, you nonce!"
"Ummm - how much are you paying for parking?"

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"IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM 3-WHEELED CARS ARE EXEMPT FROM PARKING TICKETS AND PERMITS."
 
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Eaglegale said:
There may be questions over their taste.
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There used to be one running around local to me, pretty tacky it was too, and nothing like the military version.
In the late 1990's I did some work for someone who owned one of these,

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It went to Saudi eventually.
 
#257 ·
Just spotted the ideal pick-up truck if you're looking for economy... would suit @WRENCH a treat for nipping to the supermarket for the weekly groceries in the absence of a car... (y) Shame it had the cover over the important part, though I have seen it around without it. Will keep an eye out in case I spot it uncovered again.
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