Classic roadster
It’s something you don’t see a lot of these days, but there was a time when mini roadsters such as the Sprite and MG Midget were a common enough sight on our roads.
They essentially offered sports car thrills on a tight budget and in a compact package that was generally simple enough to maintain by the home mechanic.
While early Sprites were very much a Healey product, by the time this generation came along they were part of the larger BMC group and were essentially the same as the MG.
As our feature on them explains: “Designing one car and selling it in several different guises and trim levels was a BMC forte and not even the front-line MG brand was immune.
“MG’s Sprite sports car was badged from inception as an Austin-Healey but second-generation Sprites shared all but their grille and badgework with an MG that revived the pre-WWII ‘Midget’ designation.
“Australia until 1967 saw only the Sprite version, but once BMC’s association with the Healey family was terminated, Midget badging and the octagonal MG symbol replaced the ‘Sprite’ nameplate.”
The powertrain for this version is an 1098cc inline four with four-speed manual transmission.
It’s with the Healey Factory in Melbourne, priced at $19,500.