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Welcome to the home of my 1969 Austin Healey Sprite MK IV. Recently
purchased and starting the path to fixing the little quirks that need
attention.
Recent News
I recently attended the
ABFM in
Bellevue WA and had a great time. The weather was hot and there were
plenty of great cars to look at. For some pictures, check out the second
page of the gallery.
A Brief History
The Sprite came into my
possession in April 2003; prior to this it had two owners spending its
entire life in the Pacific Northwest.
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The
car was first purchased on August 29th, 1969 and the
first service records I have are the 1000 mile tune up on October 6th,
1969. Regular maintenance was performed and it ran fine until 1975
where the master brake cylinder failed and it was placed into storage
until the second owner purchased the car in 1978. |
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The
second owner repaired the master brake cylinder and made some other
minor repairs and ran the car on Weekends and only in dry weather
without problems until April 2003, at which point with 25,000
original miles on the clock it moved in with me. |
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After doing some basic
maintenance, the car went down for a through check over by a local high
quality shop. At this point, a couple of problems came to light, mostly in
the brakes, but after some long needed overhaul time the car came out fine
and is enjoying the summer!
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