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1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite Vintage Race Car SOLD

  • Chassis Number: BAE 38744 

  • An amazingly solid example of an early Bugeye Vintage Race Car

  • NO RUST or any sign of any previously repaired rust

  • Full roll cage bolted in, front hoop can be removed to revert to previous roll bar only configuration if desired

  • FASPEC Forward Tilting Fiberglass nose 

  • Aluminum Radiator

  • New ATL Fuel cell (2014)

  • Rib Case Gear Box

  • 4.22 differential ratio 

  • Removable MOMO steering wheel

  • Adjustable Kirkey Racing seat

  • New aluminum battery box

  • Doors open and shut with standard latches

  • Driver side door bar hinges for ease of entry

  • Aluminum Radiator

  • Oil Cooler

  • K&N air filters

  • Fuel pressure regulator

  • Good Proxes RA1 tires

  • Excellent English Minilite style wheels

  • Carter electric fuel pump

  • Supertrapp muffler 

  • External Battery Plug

 

Motor

  • 1275 cc Motor in a mild state of tune, built by Rosmar Racing in 2016 for use at Limerock Historics

  • Only one event on motor, approximately 3 hours of use

  • Browne and Gammins B27 Cam 

  • Ceramic coated exhaust header

  • Electronic ignition 

  • Rebuilt 1 1/4″ SU’s with K&N Filters and rams

Suspension

  • Rear panhard rod

  • Front sway bar

  • Rear sway bar

  • Competition front springs

  • Competition lightweight rear springs with adjustable ride height 

  • New shocks in front

  • Adjustable rear telescopic shocks

  • Competition suspension bushings 

  • Front disc brakes

Brakes

  • Front disc brakes

  • Duel brake master cylinders

History 

  • Raced H Production in period on the west coast

  • Raced in 2015 and 2016 Limerock Historics

  • Ownership traced to 1974

Spares

  • One set of steel wheels and one set of alloy wheels