I would say that this book was the first good quality reference book for the Sprite and Midget enthusiast. It has been supplanted by more up to date books, with more colour photos, but the book is a great snapshot in the history of Spridget enthusiasts.
Seek this out almost as a social history reference rather than modern day definitive guide. Nice pictures; a bit of history and some performance graphs to look at. But, I find them to be sadly lacking in useful information if you actually own the car. Buy for fun, curiosity or if you never intend owning a Sprite or Midget. Again, it provides an historical context for the car and is a great reference for tyre pressures and simple servicing tasks; greasing, oiling and the such like.
Although not specifically a Sprite or Midget book, the A-Series engine was the chosen power unit for 16 of its 21 years. This is just one of those books that I love to own. I am probably never going to do any of the tuning in this book but I do rebuild the odd engine. I have a Lotus Twincam with a bent inlet valve that will get some attention soon and the general approach to rebuilding is second to none. Buy this if you are into engines … and you like to smile a lot!
Nik Handford
If you intend doing any type of maintenance on your Spridget, from changing the oil, to changing the engine, then you absolutely need to own this book. It may not be perfect, and there will be times when a one line instruction takes a frustrating hour to complete, but I have had mine for over 30 years now and I still refer to it whenever I work on the frogeye. It covers all of the Sprites and Midgets from to last Midget came off the line in November I am not a natural when it comes to car electrics but this manual makes it very easy to understand what is going on across all of the electrical and electronic systems in a car.
It starts with a brief recap of what you learned about electrickery at high school and then continues to explain all of the major electrical and electronic components of a car; from charging systems and ignition to engine management and test equipment. Buy this if you are the main maintenance person for your car and electrics are not your natural thing.
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Buy this if you need a thorough reference to SU carburettors and fuel pumps. I was so excited to get it that I bought 2 copies; 1 for the garage and 1 for the house. Buy this if you are a professional mechanic. This is a wonderful book. It covers the evolution of the cars in minute detail. Every colour scheme, every option and every update to every model.
Best Books for Sprites and Midgets
Austin-Healey Sprite Drivers Handbook: Instruments and Controls, Driving Instructions and Maintenance for the Midget and Austin Healey Sprite Mk. Haynes and Ian Coomber.
- How to Power Tune Midget and Sprite for Road and Track;
- Misty: Double Dippin 5 (Zane Presents).
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- The Lost Bucket.
- Are You an Author?.
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Terry Horler 1 Sep Sprite, Midget autobook workshop manual Autobook series of workshop manuals Kenneth Ball. Haynes 1 Sep Terry Horler 12 Jul Handbook for BMC light sports cars: Haynes Author Hardcover on Sep , J. How to Build a Low-cost Rally Car: In the 's, 's and 's Tony Gardiner. Handbook for Bmc Light Sports Cars: So you could consider a header for all engines to provide freer flowing exhaust and a bit more power, plus a sport muffler. Spridgets are notorious rust mongers; look for rust around the entire lower perimeter of the car.
Innocenti Spiders, Spiders, and C Coupes were produced from to Sprites were imported into Australia in completely knocked down CKD kit form, and were assembled there with some local parts to satisfy import legislation. Looking for a Spridget? A nice cc car should fetch about a grand less.
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Sprites were no longer exported to the U. The last MG Midget to roll off the production line at Abingdon on December 7, was appropriately colored black and went straight into the British Motor Heritage Collection. Wyckoff is currently second in points in the EPM class. Other cool Spridget upgrades to consider: For wheels, choose between 5-inch-wide Minilite-style sport wheels or a wire wheel conversion kit. Tourist Trophy steering wheels and luggage racks are also popular. Wind-up windows; semi-elliptic rear springs; curved windshield; black crinkle-finish dash; exterior door handles; door locks; optional wire wheels.
Folding soft top and frame assembly; separate brake and clutch master cylinders. Rounded rear wheel arches for Midgets with specific Rostyle wheels.
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Black rubber bumpers integrated with front grille; raised ride height; square rear wheel arches; all-synchromesh gearbox; single Zenith carburetor. Auto-choke carburetor and catalytic converter on North American cars; revised cooling system. Mangan , Midget , Sprite and Midget.
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September 1, 3: September 6, The flares on my Midget are basically fiberglass and mud. They look a lot better in photos…taken at a distance.