1970 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk IV
A 1970 Austin-Healey Sprite MkIV (registration SRU 562H), representing the final generation of the model with its 1,275cc A-Series engine and revised folding hood. Originally finished in yellow by the factory, the car was repainted red in the late 1980s before undergoing a comprehensive restoration completed in 2020–2021. It has since been converted to fast-road, sprint, and hillclimb specification with a roll cage, bucket seats, harnesses, and Minilite-style alloys, and has been scrutineered for competition in the Healey Sport Championship.
Ownership
- 2024-02-23Auction saleSold £5,200 (≈ $7K)
- 2024-02-23Auction saleSold £5,200 (≈ $7K)
- 2024-02-24Auction saleSold £5,200 (≈ $7K)
- → 2021Previous keeperpartial documentation
Carried out a full restoration of the car between 2020 and 2021, with photographic documentation of the process. During this work the body was refinished in Signal Red with an Old English White hard-top.
- 2021 →Acquisition unknownCurrent keeperpartial documentation
Over approximately twelve months prior to the sale, converted the car to fast-road and club motorsport specification, adding safety equipment and performance components.
Competition
- —Healey Sport ChampionshipAnglesey circuit eventPassed scrutineering
The car attended an event at Anglesey and was approved by officials for participation in the Healey Sport Championship; it is noted that safety requirements can differ between clubs.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2021Restoration
Full restoration carried out by the previous owner between 2020 and 2021, including a respray in what is believed to be Signal Red; photographic evidence of the work accompanies the car.
Hard-top finished in Old English White as part of the same project.
- 2023Mechanical
Four-speed manual gearbox replaced with a new unit; a spare gearbox is available to the buyer by separate arrangement.
- 2023Modification
Car converted to fast-road and club motorsport specification: bolted-in roll cage installed, twin steel-framed Sparco cloth bucket seats and full harnesses fitted, bonnet and boot retaining straps added, new Swiftune racing mirrors on brackets, front and rear tow straps, and Minilite-style alloy wheels.
Safety equipment including seats and harnesses purchased from Demon Tweeks on 8 March 2023.
- 2023Mechanical
New exhaust back box fitted and the charging system converted from dynamo to alternator.
Twin SU carburettors with K&N filters also present on the standard 1,275cc A-Series engine.
- —Bodywork
Factory-applied yellow paintwork replaced with a red finish.
Reported to have occurred in the late 1980s; no further detail given.
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