Launched in 1958, the Austin-Healey Sprite was marketed as an affordable ... Black ceramic-coated trim in place of trad chrome, racing roundels and a ‘Le Mans’ filler cap complete the street ...

With its cartoonish ‘Frogeye’ face, Lilliputian dimensions and 43hp engine, the Austin-Healey Sprite wasn’t the obvious starting point for a giant-killing race car. Yet this plucky roadster punched ...