Lot details Registration No: CGX117H Chassis No: GAN467380 Mot Expiry: None
The Midget of 1961 was essentially a MKII Austin-Healey Sprite in a slightly different suit of clothes. The newcomer started life powered by a 948cc BMC `A' Series engine. The doors were without external handles or locks and the side windows comprised sliding Perspex screens. Braking was by drums all-round. Matters had greatly improved by the time the MKIII version appeared in 1966, not least in the engine compartment where the motor's capacity had been increased via 1098cc to 1275cc. Semi-elliptic rear springs had replaced the original quarter-elliptic ones inherited from the Frogeye Sprite, and the front drum brakes had been replaced with discs. Wind-up windows had been fitted, together with a superior hood. This nicely-presented and original-looking MKIII Midget sports Red bodywork complemented by Black interior trim. It currently displays a very low (but unwarranted) 24,414 miles and comes with Black hood, silver-painted wire wheels, V5C and an MOT from 2010.
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