Chance at a historic Sprite!

[nomad]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-austin-healey-sebring-sprite/


Kurt

 

[Boink]

Wow... an amazing car (and now for $70K)!

 

[HealeyRick]

Wow... an amazing car (and now for $70K)!

My guess is the reserve on this car is around $150k. These aluminum-bodied works Sprites are much rarer than a 100S and their values are starting to reflect that.

 

[Boink]

More than a 100S?!!!! That would surprise me (though this present car is surely rarer). I'd take the S any day.

[EDIT: Oh, wait, you didn't mean more "valuable" but just more rare. ]

 

[nomad]

My favorites were the last works Sprite's....the ones they got up to 147MPH on the Mulsan straight at Leman's. For what they were these little cars have done amazing things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isdEmwnSyqU

Check at about 2:50 and about 0:40 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVN-OkKUocM

 

[nomad]

Make that Mulsanne straight at Le Mans. :rolleye:

 

[Boink]

Went back... seems it went for $165K!

 

[nomad]

Went back... seems it went for $165K!

Yeah.....Rick knows his car's. I think the last Sebring Sprite went for similiar money.

 

[SaxMan]

Think of all the "regular" Sprites you could buy for 165k. At least one for each day of the week, and then some.