NOW SOLD to Bob in MA! Congratulations on taking home car #414!
We are very excited to offer for sale “Fiona” (AN5L 21356), a very clean 1960 Bugeye with quite the story to tell. Fiona came to us from California, where she spent the last 35 years under the stewardship of the same owners. This is a very clean California car that has been well-loved by the same family for many years!
Check out the driving video below!
Under prior ownership, Fiona appeared in two magazine articles, once in Road & Track in 1991 and once in Miata Magazine in 1992 . Both articles are available below to read, and a copy of each original magazine will come with the car.
The Miata Magazine article is an overview of the Bugeye and how it compared to a Miata when first released at the time, whereas the Road and Track article serves as more of a period-accurate “buyer’s guide” of sorts, which holds up quite well.
This car is an older restoration that has aged quite nicely. Fiona is painted Iris Blue, and her paint and dark blue interior are faithful to the original colors the car wore when she rolled off the assembly line in August of 1959, per the included heritage certificate. Fiona comes with an older tan tonneau. A top bar is also present but the top that came with the car is unusable. We would love to fit a new blue top to match the interior for the new owner!
Fiona is powered by a 948 engine coupled to a rib-case transmission and runs and drives great! The tires are Michelins but are from 1990 and need to be replaced. We offer 165 Michelin XAS tires that will look very similar to these (but a little wider for better grip around turns) and would be happy to install those should the new owner desire!
Fiona would benefit from new carpet (which we sell in our catalog and would be happy to fit for the new owner). Black two-point seat belts are currently fitted, but we would love to fit some blue three-point retractable belts to complete the matching look. This car would also be a great candidate for a front disc brake conversion! Call if you want to discuss a build-out to your specifications!
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