Beginning with the much-loved 'Frogeye' Sprite in the 1950s, and ending with the closure of the MG factory and the end of Midget production in 1979, the 'Spridget' has been one of Britain's favorite cars. Designed to fill an obvious gap in the market for an affordable sports car, the Sprite and Midget have not lost their attraction for the sporting motorist on a budget. This is the complete history of the Austin-Healey Sprite and the MG Midget, from a renowned marque expert. Lavishly illustrated in color and black & white, this will appeal to Healey and MG fans everywhere.
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Anders Ditlev Clausager was born in Denmark in 1949 and came to Britain in 1974 to study automotive design at the Royal College of Art. After graduating he briefly worked as a designer for Volkswagen but returned to Britain to work for BL cars. In 1979 he became the archivist to BL Heritage and later the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. He held this position until 2000, when he was invited to move to a similar post at the Jaguar Daimler Heritage trust. He has written over 16 books.
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car club, loose sidescreens, home market cars, joint washer, lever arm shock absorbers, sports car market, trim colour, windscreen frame, rear wheelarch, bracket assembly, live axle, windscreen washer, rev counter, tonneau cover, chassis number, radius arms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sprite Mark, British Leyland, North America, Midget Mark, Donald Healey, Frog-eye Sprite, Morris Minor, Geoffrey Healey, Purchase Tax, Targa Florio, Len Lord, Austin-Healey Sprite, Triumph Spitfire, Motor Sports, Syd Enever, Carburation Two, Valves In-line, John Thornley, The Motor, The Autocar, John Sprinzel, Gearbox Four-speed, Donald Stokes, Clutch Single, Steering Rack-and-pinion Wheels Browse Sample Pages:
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car club, loose sidescreens, home market cars, joint washer, lever arm shock absorbers, sports car market, trim colour, windscreen frame, rear wheelarch, bracket assembly, live axle, windscreen washer, rev counter, tonneau cover, chassis number, radius arms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sprite Mark, British Leyland, North America, Midget Mark, Donald Healey, Frog-eye Sprite, Morris Minor, Geoffrey Healey, Purchase Tax, Targa Florio, Len Lord, Austin-Healey Sprite, Triumph Spitfire, Motor Sports, Syd Enever, Carburation Two, Valves In-line, John Thornley, The Motor, The Autocar, John Sprinzel, Gearbox Four-speed, Donald Stokes, Clutch Single, Steering Rack-and-pinion Wheels Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Sauber-Mercedes C9: The Return of the Silver Arrows by Ian Bamsey in Front Matter
- Alfetta: The Alfa Romeo 158 & 159 Grand Prix Car (Crowood Autoclassics) by Ed Mcdonough in Front Matter
- Cosworth and Ford: The Road Cars (Crowood Autoclassics) by Graham Robson in Front Matter
- Original Sprite & Midget by Terry Horler on page 7
- The Healey Book: A Complete History of the Healey Marque by Bill Emerson in Back Matter
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