![]() Why am I selling? After an off and on 3 year journey with this car, I had the opportunity to drive a friends finished Bugeye in California in May of this year, with +.030 over 1275, upgraded to a Datsun 5-Speed Tranny and Front Disk Brakes. If interested, another lister let me know today that he has a 1275 and a 4 Speed Ribcase Tranny available. The 1275 is a substantial improvement in power over the original 948 cc engine. A later Sprite or Midget < 1974 will provide donor Front Disc Brakes, Master Cylinder, 1275 Engine and Rib Case Tranny. There are boxes and boxes of parts and pieces too many to mention but all parts are there to complete the car.Ĭar does not include Engine or Transmission. All of the parts and pieces shown come with the car with exception of Top Frame. Rear Springs have been taken apart and refurbished. Top in Black, never installed but some wear on window from being folded, Tonneau Cover, Black, functional but again 30+ y.o., Black Seats and Frames, Complete Interior and Instruments, Lights and Signals, Wiring Harness, Red Door Cards and Interior, could be recovered for a budget interior or sprayed for a new color. NOS Front Grille, totally straight never installed that needs re-chroming,new 30+ y.o. Purchase Price includes a Fiberglass Hardtop with Side Curtains, Sidecurtains need new Lexan and Seals, a 30+ y.o. My 40+ hours of effort to remove and drill out a gazillion spot welds for the floor pan will make it easy to get this project restarted in quick order. All body panels were purchased from AH Spares in the last year. Car comes with over $600 worth of replacement body panels including a new PS Floorpan and Complete Rear Bulkhead, along with Floor stringers and Front Cross Members for both sides, and a Front Wheel Arch Repair Panel. I mounted Bugsy on a rotisserie and thefloor on the PS has been removed and prepped for a new floor to be welded in. What was not done by the bodyshop that did the work on this car, was replacement of the PS Floorpan and repair to rear Bulkhead where floor meets the bulkhead. ![]() ![]() The White upgraded bonnet shown in the last 3 Pictureshas some surface rust but fender seams are all intact and solid. Bonnet that came with the car was upgraded by me to a better bonnet off of another Bugeye. I purchased Bugsy in Boxes and trailered him home to Dayton, OH in April 2013. P.O.'s career progressed, and he became involved with Porsche's and this car never got put back together. Seams could be added but it looks really nice and smooth in the rear.įor the next 30 years this BE was moved from one garage to another and always lovingly stored inside as future Project. Complete Rear Boot replaced, Rear Quarter Panels behind wheels, Boot was de-seamed in the rear with Brass and Lead Filler. to have the following body work and new panels welded in: New Outer Rockers L & R, A-Post replaced L & R side, Inner Footwells L & R, Inner Rocker DS, and Partial PS, DS Complete Floor, Rear Bulkhead Repair. Canadian winters took its toll on this BE and in 1983 the car was stripped to bare shell by the P.O. This 1959 Bugeye better known as Bugsy, started life as a RHD Car originally registered in the UK, made it’s way to Quebec in the late 60’s and was purchased by the PO in the early ‘80’s and ended up in Burlington ON as a LHD Bugeye. 1959 Austin Healey Sprite Additional Info:
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