1960 Austin-Healey Sprite 'Frogeye' Series I [ADO13]
1960 Austin-Healey Sprite [ADO13] in Enter Inspector Duval, Movie, 1961
Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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![1960 Austin-Healey Sprite 'Frogeye' Series I [ADO13]](/i001742750.jpg)
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2023-01-07 03:47 |
1958-60 model Sprite Mark I Roadster |
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◊ 2023-01-07 08:51 |
Roadster? |
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◊ 2023-01-07 10:57 |
Looks quite new-![[Image: 2023-01-0633.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3808/23/2023-01-0633.jpg) |
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◊ 2023-01-07 11:09 |
SZA County Council and County Borough Council of Dublin Joint Office 8/60. So, yes, quite new when filmed. -- Last edit: 2023-01-07 11:11:10 |
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◊ 2023-01-07 13:30 |
Yes, roadster. A roadster (also spider, spyder) is an open two-seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance or character.[1][2] Initially an American term for a two-seat car with no weather protection, usage has spread internationally and has evolved to include two-seat convertibles. Would you prefer drophead coupe?? Or something else |
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◊ 2023-01-07 15:30 |
Not here, buddy. Either convertible or two seater. No weather protection? https://www.halesowenautos.co.uk/cars/austinhealey/frogeyesprite/-/593115/ The hood, and the hood irons fit in the boot, and the hood attaches to a row of press studs fixed to the body. There are removable side screens above the doors. The Mk2 had a very similar arrangement. -- Last edit: 2023-01-07 16:48:04 |
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◊ 2023-01-07 17:34 |
I use drophead coupe for Rolls Royce Silver Shadow/Cornice and it is accepted. And a member of the mother country using our vulgar American terminology, I shed a tear... |
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◊ 2023-01-07 17:47 |
For it to be a “coupé” it should be a shortened, i.e. cut (from the French) version of a saloon or limousine. Either the whole car can be shortened, or the glasshouse shortened in some way. This is a two seater sports car, the only thing it has been “coupé” from is possibly an Austin A35. A drophead coupé is an openable version of a coupé, with a hood as part or all of the roof. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/couper https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drophead_coupé So it’s possibly a French usage originally. -- Last edit: 2023-01-07 18:19:34 |
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◊ 2023-01-07 18:25 |
(Usually little) sporty things like this from English-speaking countries with lightweight (sometimes detachable) hoods are often called roadsters (eg Jags, MG, Healeys, early Corvettes etc). Barchetta is a similar nickname for small Italian stuff (Fiats, Alfas etc). Drophead coupes tend to be more formal convertibles frommore prestigious makes with proper folding hoods and better inner lining (eg RR, Bentley, Aston Martin etc.). Roadsters are often 2 seaters, DHCs often 2/4 seaters. Jag XK 120/140/150 and Morgan +4 offered both roadster and DHC choice to illustrate the difference with their DHCs also having fuller bodywork (higher doors, taller/more solid windscreens) But these definitions and usages are always elastic ... and as the Frogeye only ever had this single bodystyle (apart from custom specials/racers) there's no point in adding Roadster to the description. |
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◊ 2023-01-09 23:54 |
No sign found of any Austin Healey builds in Ireland. |
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◊ 2024-03-18 17:42 |
Same one |
