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Stunning White 1960 Bugeye With Many Upgrades For Sale! Driving Video!

October 20, 2022 by bugeyeguy

Now SOLD to Gerard in Florida! Bugeye #367 is off to the Sunshine State!

Meet “Delores” (AN5L 30460), a stunningly-restored 1960 Bugeye. Delores has been to our shop multiple times before, and each time has received extensive attention and upgrades. The car was last owned by a family in New Jersey, where it has spent the last year, and it is now ready for its next home!

When Delores first came to us in 2017, it was a well-sorted, authentically-restored Bugeye, and the owner at that time wanted several upgrades done before they took delivery. This included three-point inertia seat belts, new minilite wheels and tires, a wood steering wheel, no-drill windshield post mirrors, new tapered front wheel bearings, a rebuilt smooth case transmission, and much, much more! These items are all still present on this iteration of Delores and still look great. When Delores’ latest owner purchased the car in late 2021, they wished to take it to the next level. We installed a front flip-nose kit, aluminum radiator, exhaust header, rebuilt HS2 carburetors with new K&N lifetime air filters, a 6-blade radiator fan, and more!

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Wonderfully Restored Yellow 1960 Bugeye For Sale! NEW Driving Video!

October 13, 2022 by bugeyeguy

Now SOLD to Ralph in New Jersey! Congratulations on Bugeye #366!

Sharpie has undergone some more upgrades! This week, we put in all-new wheel cylinders to restore the drum brakes to their peak performance. We’ve also replaced the Radius Arms to make the car ride more smoothly.

I wasn’t a fan of the lousy reproduction choke and starter knobs and cables that were installed when we got the car, so we’ve changed them to accurate reproductions of the original, just like the ones that you see on our Concours gold-winning car, AN5L 501. Sharpie is looking and driving better than ever!

Check out the listing below and give us a call if Sharpie is the car for you!

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Give Your Shift Tower a 2nd Skin!

October 7, 2022 by bugeyeguy

Here’s something every shift-tower-equipped Sprite needs. It’s too easy to scratch your painted shift tower, and it always seems to be in the way as you load and unload or work on your car! Our shift tower second skin is a paint protector that keeps you from scratching the nice paint work underneath the tower. We’ve learned from daily work in our shop that it’s too easy to scratch this painted surface on your transmission tunnel, so we started requiring a cover such as this one on all jobs once the car enters our building. It’s such a good idea we decided to make and offer them to you! These covers will protect your shift tower from chips and scratches, but it’s also a nice idea if your car has a beat-up shift tower and you’re not interested in repainting it. Perhaps this cover is just what you need to spruce up your cockpit! We recommend that you pop one of these on your tower anytime you sit down in your car for service. Keep your finish looking good for years to come!

Get yours by clicking here!

The Austin Healey Sprite (MKI-IV) and Mg Midget’s (MKI-III) had this hard shift tower up until late 1969. Afterwards, they went to a soft vinyl shift boot.

100,000 Mile Oil Change!

October 7, 2022 by bugeyeguy

Proper routine maintenance is a critical part of British car ownership. An important aspect to this is regular oil changes. Over the years, we’ve been asked by a number of Bugeye owners about whether they actually need to change their oil because so much leaks out and burns up! The answer to that question is yes, it is important to change your oil at regular service intervals, and there is a very clear reason why, even if it burns a quart every week. You can see that reason here in these photos.

Inside this oil filter housing bowl is a mountain of sludge and debris.

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Flashy 1970 MG Midget Driver! $11,995

October 1, 2022 by bugeyeguy

Now SOLD to Gavin in Michigan! Congratulations on a slick Spridget!

If you’ve been looking for an attractive Spridget at a very reasonable price, this MG Midget is worth serious consideration!

This four-speed 1970 Midget had its 1275 engine rebuilt in 2008. It’s nicely set-up with a single1-3/4″ SU carburetor (which is one of the nicest ways to configure these cars… I have this set-up on one of my Bugeyes). It’s also built-up with new 14 inch rims… some people really like the look; they’re 1 inch bigger diameter than the 13s that were stock. You also get nice 175 (recent) tires for great handling and grip. Its a flashy red midget in nice shape with lots of great upgrades.

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501’s Quest For Gold: What Was The Point?

September 30, 2022 by bugeyeguy

The judging team hard at work judging AN5L 501! What did they find?

When car AN5L 501 underwent the judging process last week in our effort to obtain Concours gold certification for it, we had an idea of what the process might look like because we have been through it before. However, we were quickly flooded with questions among our wonderful followers as to how the process works, what we got right and what we got wrong, what our score was, etc.

Lying Down On The Job! Even 501’s undercarriage got a close inspection from the Scrutineers.

Unfortunately for some, the Concours committee and Austin-Healey Club have asked us to refrain from sharing the actual score we received when the judging process was completed, and we will respect their wishes. All that matters is that car 501 is a Concours Gold certified car, and that is what we set out to achieve. But what we can do is discuss with you what some deductions were and why they occurred, as well as share an inside look into the judging process live in action!

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