• Hey there Guest!
    If you enjoy BCF and find our forum a useful resource, if you appreciate not having ads pop up all over the place and you want to ensure we can stay online - Please consider supporting with an "optional" low-cost annual subscription.
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this UGLY banner)
Tips
Tips

Bugeyes in the news, compiling a list of reviews.

Team_Sprite

Jedi Trainee
Offline
We are putting together a display of period (1958-1961) magazine articles and reviews on the Bugeye to display with the car. Does anyone know of articles that are not on the following list? We are trying to purchase originals of these magazines so if you have an extra copy, let us know. If you have one, and want to keep it, would you be willing to copy the pages? We will make a folder available of all the material as soon as it is complete.

Thanks to Ray Evans for the following information:
May 23, 1958 "The Autocar
June 9, 1958 "Sports Illustrated"
June 1958 Sports Car Illustrated
June 20, 1958 "The Autocar"
October 1958 "Speed Age"
November 20, 1959 "The Autocar"
March 6, 1960 "The Motor"
April 8, 1960 "Autosport"
August 19, 1960 "The Autocar"
April 1961 "Car and Driver"

Post Bugeye era reviews
August 1979 “Special Interest Autos” review 1958 Bugeye
March 1996 Road & Track review 1960 Bugeye

Brian & the girls
www.teamsprite.com
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif
 

jlaird

Great Pumpkin
Country flag
Offline
Oh, copy the whole bit and sell em in folders for those of us who would be intrested and willing to support the team as well.
 
OP
Team_Sprite

Team_Sprite

Jedi Trainee
Offline
<We will make a folder available of all the material as soon as it is complete.>

Just the cost of xerox and mailing, anyone (like yourself) who has helped us will receive them for free.

Brian & the girls
www.teamsprite.com
 

bugimike

Yoda
Offline
I'll try digging in the archives over the weekend and see if I have anything to contribute.

-----------
Mike
9 Bugeye
69 Sprite
 

drooartz

Moderator
Staff member
Gold
Country flag
Offline
Have you seen the Brooklands "Gold Portfolio" series? They collect a bunch of articles on a particular model. I have the Sprite one (and one on Spitfires).
 

jlaird

Great Pumpkin
Country flag
Offline
Where did you get that Drew?
 
OP
Team_Sprite

Team_Sprite

Jedi Trainee
Offline
Found it, if anyone else is looking:
Austin-Healey Sprite Gold Portfolio 1958 - 1971
Author: R.M. Clarke
Publisher: Brooklands Books Ltd (UK)
ISBN: 1855203715
Format: Softcover, 172 pages. Over 450 illustrations
Publication Year: 1997

Brian & the girls
www.teamsprite.com
 

Whitephrog

Luke Skywalker
Country flag
Offline
But wait there's more. I have the following:

Austin-Healey Sprite 1958-1971
Brooklands Books
ISBN 0 907 073 409
32 magazine articles, 100 Pages

Austin-Healey "Frogeye" Sprite 1958-1961 Collection No.1
Brooklands Books
ISBN 0 946489 20 3
23 magazine articles, 70 Pages
 

vping

Yoda
Bronze
Country flag
Offline
Re: Bugeyes in the news, compiling a list of revie

That car looks awesome! Great job to you and the girls. It'd be neat if my HS did that. My daughter will be there next year and she would absolutely love it.
 
OP
Team_Sprite

Team_Sprite

Jedi Trainee
Offline
Re: Bugeyes in the news, compiling a list of revie

Revised List of Reviews

1958
May 23, 1958 "The Autocar
June 9, 1958 "Sports Illustrated"
June 1958 “Motor Sport”,
June 1958 “Sports Car World”
June 20, 1958 "The Autocar"
July 1958 “Modern Motor”
July 1958 "Motor Trend"
Aug. 1958 “Sports Car Illustrated”
Aug 1958 “Road and Track”
Sept 1958 “Motorsport”
October 1958 "Speed Age"
October 1958 "Motor Trend"
Dec 1958 “Sports Car Illustrated”
1959
Feb 6 1959 “Autocar”
May 59 “Autosport”
July 59 “Motorsport”
October 1959 "Motor Trend”
November 20, 1959 "The Autocar"
Dec 59 “Motorsport”
1960
March 6, 1960 "The Motor"
April 8, 1960 "Autosport"
June 1960 “Sports Car World”
August 19, 1960 "The Autocar"
1961
April 1961 "Car and Driver"

Post Bugeye era reviews
August 1979 “Special Interest Autos” review 1958 Bugeye
March 1996 Road & Track review 1960 Bugeye
July 1996 “Classic and Sportscar"

Austin-Healey Sprite 1958-1971 Brooklands Books
ISBN 0 907 073 409 32 magazine articles, 100 Pages

Austin-Healey "Frogeye" Sprite 1958-1961 Collection No.1
Brooklands Books ISBN 0 946489 20 3
23 magazine articles, 70 Pages

Anything to add?

Brian & the girls
www.teamsprite.com
 

jlaird

Great Pumpkin
Country flag
Offline
Re: Bugeyes in the news, compiling a list of revie

Wow, looks like the makeing of a book.
 

jlaird

Great Pumpkin
Country flag
Offline
Re: Bugeyes in the news, compiling a list of revie

A day late and a dollar short again, sigh.
 
Similar threads
Thread starter Title Forum Replies Date
R For Sale Conundrum - Too Many Bugeyes Spridgets Classified 1
S Barnfind Bugeyes Spridgets 8
H Tire choices for Bugeyes Spridgets 14
P Babes & Bugeyes Spridgets 92
bugedd Bugeyes for sale Spridgets 5
Rut Bugeyes door pockets Spridgets 2
JPSmit Bugeyes for Sale - NFI Spridgets 6
Gray_Cat Two Bugeyes For Sale in Socal Spridgets 0
JPSmit Parting out Three Bugeyes Spridgets 0
Boink 16 Bugeyes and about 5 later Sprites at the ABFM Portland Spridgets 9
aeronca65t Supposedly 3 Bugeyes for sale-Long Island Spridgets 1
Jim_Gruber September Issue Hemmings Sports and Exotics- Bugeyes on the Cover Spridgets 0
HealeyRick Bugeyes at Laguna Seca -1960 Spridgets 4
J Parting With My Bugeyes Spridgets 0
Gray_Cat More Bugeyes That Need Rescue! Spridgets 7
Jim_Gruber Pair of Bugeyes for sale ends today Spridgets 2
rkep01 Interesting article on Bugeyes Spridgets 4
HealeyRick Modified Bugeyes Spridgets 12
Gundy Vera Bradley likes Bugeyes Spridgets 8
M 5 " wide wheels on Bugeyes Spridgets 6
X Price of Bugeyes Spridgets 9
SilentUnicorn NE Bugeyes Spridgets 0
W Craigs List Bugeyes Spridgets 9
texas_bugeye Bunches and Bunches of Bugeyes Spridgets 5
H 2 Bugeyes Craigslist Orlando $2500 Spridgets 0
jlaird Another tip for Bugeyes Spridgets 2
bugimike Bugeyes on ebay Spridgets 4
jlaird 1000 Spridgets and lots of Bugeyes. hehe Spridgets 15
X Bugeyes on the road? Spridgets 7
mrsprite A whole field of Bugeyes! Spridgets 32
T In case you were wondering where the Bugeyes went Spridgets 6
longbridgehealey Bugeyes for sale from PA on EBay Spridgets 16
aeronca65t Three Bugeyes Racing~Video Racing 4
jlaird Check this out, new generators for Bugeyes Spridgets 6
kcbugeye1275 Street bugeyes on Ebay Spridgets 3
jlaird Look at the Bugeyes Spridgets 0
ncbugeye 4 More Bugeyes Spridgets 24
bugimike State with the most bugeyes? Spridgets 36
bighly Go Bugeyes !!!! Austin Healey 6
msoylemez wheel width on bugeyes Spridgets 1
jlaird Lots of bugeyes on eBay...... Spridgets 1
ChrisS The Clampets buy some Bugeyes. Spridgets 7
K TR2/3/3A Bad news...blown head gasket??? Triumph 15
John Turney Enclave Makes the News Austin Healey 0
DrEntropy Bit of Historic Lotus News Lotus 0
PeterK General TR Sad news about Randall Triumph 48
JPSmit in other news Spridgets 11
S TR2/3/3A Now the bad news. BRAKES Triumph 7
M 2018 News Years resolution Spridgets 2
Alfred E. Neuman TR4/4A Bad news on my TR4 Triumph 8

Similar threads

Top