Austin Healey Sprite - The Complete Story

The world's largest motor manufacturers unveiled a diminutive two-seater in 1958 that took the world by storm. Half a century later the Healey remains as popular as ever. This book will be of great interest to enthusiasts of classic cars, especially Austin Healey. Packed full of information on its development, launch, and evolution. Covering rallies, racing and record-breaking details. Information on modifications, special-bodied variants, replicas and finally, buying and restoring a Sprite today. 266 Illustrations.

About the author

Malcolm Thorne is an automotive writer and photographer, specializing in classic cars. A former librarian at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, in more recent times he worked as deputy editor of Classic & Sports Car magazine and was a finalist in the Newspress awards for automotive journalists in 2018, as well as the Guild of Motoring Writers’ annual awards in 2017. 

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Thorne
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780719840517
• ISBN: 978-0-7198-4051-7
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 260 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 920 g
• Illustrations: Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / General, Motor cars: general interest