Lot Ended
Description
Older restoration in good order throughout; later 1,275cc engine;
recent service and new brakes; full set of weather gear; steel bonnet; ready to
enjoy
First registered
in Kent in February 1959, this pretty little Frogeye sadly comes with no history
but it has clearly been well restored at some point in the not-too-distant past.
Our vendor acquired the car from the estate of a friend in the autumn of last
year, more to help the family out than anything else.
The V5C records the engine capacity as 1,275cc and it does appear
that the engine in the car is indeed a 1,275cc A-Series unit fitted with twin
carbs so it should be producing around 75bhp rather than the 43bhp of the
standard 948cc engine.
The V5C also records just
one former keeper but this is almost certainly inaccurate because our vendor
knows that while his friend had owned the car for many years, he hadn’t owned it
from new. He does know that it had just had new brakes fitted shortly before he
acquired it which still need bedding in.
The MOT
history online shows that the car was in light but regular use from 2006 to
2012, clocking up 1,400 miles over this period, and it has only covered around
80 miles since the last MOT was issued in July 2012.
Immediately after buying the car, our vendor (who owns a collection
of much more expensive classics) treated it to a thorough service,
including fresh engine oil and antifreeze and he reports that it runs and
drives well. His plan was to gift the car to his granddaughter but she was not
impressed with this idea, hence its appearance in our sale!
It comes with a full set of weather gear (hood; sidescreens; tonneau
cover) all in good condition, a spare wheel and wheel brace, a trickle charger
for the battery, some Austin-Healey Sprite 50th Anniversary badges
and a factory workshop manual.
Starting promptly
and running very nicely as we have moved it around on site, with good oil
pressure, this pepped-up Frogeye looks most attractive and is ready for a
new owner to enjoy.
For more information
contact James on 07970 309907 or email james.dennison@brightwells.com