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AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #1 This topic is about my 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite
Wallpaperman C Jones Greenville, SC, USA Sign in to contact 1957 MG MGA Coupe 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite 1966 Austin Mini - Countryman	Topic Creator (OP) Jun 13, 2016 07:44 PM Joined 19 years ago 10 Posts

Acquired this hardtop and attempting to identify it. It has triplex glass with old style BMC markings. The inside of the top is grey with white speckles. The top has a wrinkled texture finish.

Should this be a smooth finish or is it possible someone applied the wrinkle?

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Re: AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #2
pixelsmithusa Gerard C San Francisco, USA Sign in to contact 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 1946 Austin 10 1953 Morris Minor Series II 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite & more	Jun 14, 2016 05:09 AM Joined 14 years ago 1,284 Posts

There are two tops that look like that. Both are correct period and look almost identical, but one is BMC and the other is Donald Healey Motor Car company. The latter requires taller side screens and is a rare top to find. Yours looks to be the more common BMC version. The texture you describe inside and out is not original. BMC tops were usually white, sometimes black.

Gerard

http://gerardsgarage.com/

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Re: AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #3
OhhMG O. Herman White Redwood City, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite "Bingly" 1968 MG MGB GT "Willoughby"	Jun 15, 2016 10:51 AM Joined 11 years ago 41 Posts

I have the original top with my '60 Sprite. How much is it worth? I found a top on ebay for about $1500 but wanted a general estimate. Thanks.

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Re: AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #4
Wallpaperman C Jones Greenville, SC, USA Sign in to contact 1957 MG MGA Coupe 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite 1966 Austin Mini - Countryman	Topic Creator (OP) Jun 15, 2016 11:02 AM Joined 19 years ago 10 Posts

Hi Gerard, this car was a CKD car from San Francisco, Thanks for the help

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Re: AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #5
pixelsmithusa Gerard C San Francisco, USA Sign in to contact 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 1946 Austin 10 1953 Morris Minor Series II 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite & more	Jun 15, 2016 12:31 PM Joined 14 years ago 1,284 Posts

CKD? ... CKD's were never shipped to USA. How did you determine this one is a CKD?

In reply to # 184180 by Wallpaperman Hi Gerard, this car was a CKD car from San Francisco, Thanks for the help

Gerard

http://gerardsgarage.com/

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Re: AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #6
Wallpaperman C Jones Greenville, SC, USA Sign in to contact 1957 MG MGA Coupe 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite 1966 Austin Mini - Countryman	Topic Creator (OP) Jun 15, 2016 12:49 PM Joined 19 years ago 10 Posts

They did ship to the US I verified it by Serial # and confirmed it with the Heritage. the car was 1 of 42 shipped to San Francisco, also all of the numbers are in the car in green & yellow markers no numbers were under the bonnet as it had been wrecked and re-painted

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Re: AH Sprite MK1 hardtop #7
pixelsmithusa Gerard C San Francisco, USA Sign in to contact 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 1946 Austin 10 1953 Morris Minor Series II 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite & more	Jun 15, 2016 01:02 PM Joined 14 years ago 1,284 Posts

Interesting, I've never heard that before. Does it use the same number sequence as the factory built cars? What is the chassis number? Curious if there is a designation in the chassis number that would indicate it's CKD.

In reply to # 184184 by Wallpaperman They did ship to the US I verified it by Serial # and confirmed it with the Heritage. the car was 1 of 42 shipped to San Francisco, also all of the numbers are in the car in green & yellow markers no numbers were under the bonnet as it had been wrecked and re-painted

Gerard

http://gerardsgarage.com/

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