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Apr 16 2009

Austin Healey Sprite – Bugeyed

Published by Reggie under Austin Healey Sprite

There are a few cars that elicit a response like the Austin Healey Mark 1 Sprite or more commonly called the Austin Healey Bugeyed Sprite. What a name!  If you look at the back of the car, you don't really notice anything uncommon.  It looks like a well styled small convertible.  Look inside the car and you'll notice a clean, no nonsense interior with toggles and the such.  Look at the front of the car and BAM, you love it or you hate it.  There isn't anyone who says, "it's alright".  This is a convertible that demands an immediate verdict from you.  As it stare at you with it's buggy eyes and grinning grill it asks, "Do you love me or hate me?"

Austin Healey Bugeyed Sprite

Austin Healey Bugeyed Sprite

It was produced as a cheap fun car in the late 50's and early 60's.  Budget demands made the designer change his plans and place the headlights in the now classic place on the hood.  As the Mark 1 it only lasted from 59 to 61 before it was replaced with the....wait for it...Mark II.  Cool how that works isn't it?  Finding a quality car from the early 60's is going to be tough but ohhhh the looks you will get if you drive this happy little car around.

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Apr 08 2009

Welcome to Indy Convertible

Published by Reggie under Welcome to Indy Convertible

I'm from Indianapolis or Indy or Naptown and I drive a convertible.  So you can guess how I came up with the name for my blog.  Creative huh?  I'd like to showcase some great looking unusual convertibles.  Anyone can drive a mass produced car but there are some people who strive to be unique.  Uniqueness isn't a crime, it's a quality.  Some people express uniqueness with clothes or tats or hair or their home or their attitudes or their CARS.

Instead of a standard Toyota or Dodge you might look at a Jaguar XK8.

The Jaguar XK8

The Jaguar XK8

The Jag has classic clean lines and a unique front end that looks like a shark attacking.  The interior is more sophisticated with it's gorgeous wood accents and leather interior.  What isn't to like about that?  Add some unique rims and you've developed your own look.

Jaguar XJ8 interior

Jaguar XJ8 interior

Reggie

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