Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 28th April 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Wed 29th April 2026 from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1979 Frogeye Car Company Healey Sprite
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: GKX 336G
Chassis No: GAN4659196
MOT: Exempt
With galvanised steel chassis and fibreglass body panels
Based on a 1275cc MG Midget with Mazda MX-5 5 speed transmission
Supplied with side screens, hood, tonneau cover and tool kit
Offered with history file, history on the Frogeye Car Company and V5C
Intended as a spiritual successor to pre-war sports cars such as the MG M-type and Austin Seven Nippy, the original Austin-Healey Sprite was launched in May, 1958. Arising from the partnership between Donald Healey and Austin's Leonard Lord. 30 years on from it's inception, a gentleman named Keith Brading and his team at the Frogeye Car Company set about recapturing the spirit of 1950's open top motoring with 1990's engineering and reliability. Under the guidance of Geoffrey Healey himself, these MG Midget based sports cars boasted a more powerful 1275cc engine and were constructed with GRP body panels helping keep weight down and make rust a thing of the past. It is understood c. 150 of these Frogeye's were built in total.
More information to follow.
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