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1960 Bugeyed Sprite project for sale!

February 14, 2024 by bugeyeguy

Now SOLD to Jim in Maryland! Congratulations, Jim! Our 406th!

We would like to introduce you to “Grover” (AN5L 25748). Grover is a 1960 Bugeye that comes from Arkansas, where its previous owner has owned the car since the early 1970s. He began restoring it but ran out of time, and it has been sitting in a barn ever since, right up until we were able to rescue it recently.

Grover is unlike most other project cars that have come through the Bugeyeguys World Headquarters. This is a remarkably solid car with really good bones that wouldn’t take very much work to make into a fun neighborhood cruiser! We believe the car was originally painted old english white at the factory but sometime long ago it was painted in this interesting shade of green with black rocker panels, which really sets it apart from other Bugeyes!

The previous owner has already addressed some things that will allow its next owner to have a head start in whatever direction they want to take with the car. For instance, the engine bay was painted in black and the battery tray and cowl where the battery sits, were repaired.

A 948 and smooth case transmission are found under the hood with a set of HS2 carburetors installed; the previous owner even thought enough to install rubber plugs into the air filter intake tubes to keep insects or rodents out while the car was hibernating!

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Made it! 955 winter miles in a Bugeye Sprite in 24 hours!

February 8, 2024 by bugeyeguy

Here’s another classic winter post from our archives!

Way back in February of 2014, Alan and our Bugeye Hazel (shown at left) arrived home in Cumming, Georgia, about 24 hours after they left our shop in Branford, CT. That’s Alan and Hazel in front of their home garage after the journey. Alan stands remarkably erect after about 20 almost straight hours in a Bugeye driver’s seat.

He put 955 miles on his maiden voyage in his new Bugeye, drove through the night, slept three hours, and was back at it all day the following day. He encountered sunny skies and 14 degrees during the morning of his departure, and snow and rain that same afternoon, including heavy wet snow south of Charlotte, which clogged-up the Bugeye wipers and filled the lip at the top of the windshield with snow. He drove into warmer air as he crossed into Georgia and completed his trip without incident.

If you had watched the weather channel at that time, you probably wouldn’t have left the house in the Atlanta area, and a lot of you who have been following this journey reported that the snow was falling all around Alan’s destination. And yet Alan soldiered on, with his 1960 vehicle which was built long before the weather channel even existed. (It does sound like he was lucky to make it home before the next wave of snow began to fall!)

We are very proud to report that we passed this extreme weather reliability test and made a Bugeye that was up to the task. Alan did invest in a great car for this trip, allowing us to proactively replace any part of the car that we felt wasn’t up to the journey. Our experience with reliability-paid off. (Don’t try this with your average online Bugeye).

Thank you Alan for showing us all the true potential of these wonderful little cars. And thank you also for sharing your adventurous spirit and inspiring us all!

F1 Bugeyes!

February 8, 2024 by bugeyeguy

Big Healeys have paraded drivers at the Canadian GP in the past, but as far as we know, this is the first Bugeye-only Grand Prix parade. What an honor to have a line of Bugeyes introduce the best drivers in the world! (Actually, I hope they didn’t put permanent butt prints in the back decks!)

This is the opening parade lap of the Australian GP on March 20, 2016 in Melbourne. Nico Rosberg won the race.

At left is a picture of Nico in/on the Bugeye that made his victory possible! Thanks to the Austin Healey Sprite Club of Melbourne for gathering up all the Sprite owners to make this Bugeye lap happen!

( Photo credit http://www.formula1.com/ )

The Mighty Bugeye Sprite!

February 8, 2024 by bugeyeguy

I don’t know the folks who composed this song and video, but I love the way they capture what I call “Life with Bugeye.” And we had a cameo… you can see ten cars for sale in front of our shop in the video!

Enjoy! (Original video from 2014)

1973 round wheel arch MG Midget for sale, fantastic Spridget starter car!

February 8, 2024 by bugeyeguy

NOW SOLD to Ron of California! Congrats on taking home this great entry level sportscar!

Available for $5,000

This 1973 Mg Midget (GAN5UD133042G) is an awesome starter car for anyone looking for a fun runner for not a lot of dough! The prior owner put on nifty minilight wheels and electronic ignition and the car already has roll up windows, sway bar, 1275, rib case transmission and more!

There are some minor cosmetic needs but the car presents nicely and at this price, it’s a ton of car for the money!

If I was sixteen with a newly minted driver’s license (and an interest in British cars), I would be all over this car. While it’s not a Bugeye, for just $5,000, here’s a sports car at a price that allows anyone to get their hands dirty without getting into too much trouble.

The car is really nice to drive and need some minor sorting, but it’s all accessible and fun stuff … for example, the motor mounts are worn, but that’s not too hard to fix and that’s the main item on my very short punch list. The tires are from 2011 with plenty of tread and the Minotaur wheels look nice in their polished finish.

The hydraulic clutch and brake master cylinders are recent and ready to go. The cosmetics can be refreshed at your own pace. The body is solid, floors are good. There are just a few minor blisters on the rear fender bottoms as shown in the photos. The interior is good, and the gauges all work. The odometer reads 91,919. The car was originally white and painted red at some point along the journey.

We want to encourage new people to get into the hobby and this is a really nice entry point for the money so if the new buyer for this car is under 30 years old, we will give them a $200 gift certificate for parts in our catalog to make it even more attractive for the next generation to get started with Spridgets!

Check out the photos by clicking “read more” below, take a look at the walkaround video, and give us a call or send us an e-mail if you’d like to make this car your own!

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