Bugeye Sprite Color Question...

[Kurtis]

Greetings...

I recently purchased a black 1959 Bugeye Sprite. I know the car was not originally black (it was light blue); however, I was curious if black was even a color available for the Sprite in 1959(?).

Thanks,

Kurtis

 

[Trevor Jessie]

If you are interested in putting things back close to original you might want to pick up a copy of terry Horler's book "original sprite and midget".

But, No blck for a '59. Light blue may be speedwell blue or iris blue depending on what you mean by "light"

 

[Kurtis]

I'm not too worried about originality, and I kind of like the look of the black paint (the paint is showing it's age however). I was mainly just curious, as I've only seen one other black Bugeye on the internet.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Kurtis

 

[Steve]

I believe that the Bugeye come in red, white, blue (the colour of your car) yellow and green.

 

[Prince_Phillip]

Black was shown on the brochure for the first and second year but never offered. I did mine black with Austin red leather interior.

 

[Kurtis]

Unfortunately, my car is black on black. I would love to have a red interior with a black exterior; however, at this point my interior is in better shape than the black paint job. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Thanks for the info everyone!