1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Series IV

1968 Austin-Healey Sprite in Heartbeat, TV Series, 1992-2009

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Daniel H ◊ 2006-05-01 18:04	3 stars
jplemoine ◊ 2006-05-08 20:19	Et devant, une BSA, moto d'un modèle indéterminé...
sixcyl ◊ 2006-11-04 22:52	MkIII or MkIV
garyfrogeye ◊ 2009-11-29 15:15	This car still exists and is owned by a friend of mine who provided a few of the vehicles in Heartbeat. The numberplates are false for the series
Flight Risk ◊ 2012-10-06 04:14	Could this be the later MKIV model? It looks like it has backup lights, which weren't on MKIII, at least in the US.
dsl ◊ 2012-10-06 05:24	Agree Mk4 likely - only external difference I can trace is hood attached to rear bodywork - nothing on reversing lights for Sprite or Midget. But MGB got them April 67 so likely that Spridgets did too. The F plate was genuine issue Feb-Apr 68 and shows as blue Sprite on some sites (but no DVLA trace) so despite ^^ I trust it.