Original Sprite and Midget: The Restorer's Guide to All Austin-Healey and MG Models, 1958-79

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Now reprinted, June 2011, so you don't need £90+ for an unsigned previous print.This book is not just for those that might want to get their Spridgets to original specification it's also invaluable as a source of much cosmetic and technical information and is a great book in itself on the car with lovely photos, so a brilliant book all round.There may be a few errors in the exact point of production changes but this is perhaps to be expected with the huge volume of this type of information in the book and the usual confusion or lack of detail from factory records - only the pendant restorer need worry and that worry will be where else to go for more exact details.Also invaluable to potential, new and existing owners are the reprints of the original Drivers Handbooks, such as:UK -  MG Midget Mk 3 Owners Handbook (Official Handbook): Part No. Akd7596  (also covers AH Sprite Mk4)UK - rubber bumper, Triumph 1500 engine model (MG Midget 1500 - GAN 6, 1974/5-1979/80, also called a Mk3 here) -  MG Owners' Handbook: Part No. Akm3229: Mg Midget Mk 3: Part No. Akm3229 USA - r/b 1976 -  MG Owners' Handbook: Mg Midget Mk 3 (Us 76): Part No. Akm3436 USA - r/b 1979 -  MG Midget Mk 3: Owners' Handbook

An excellent book and part of an excellent series.

Marvellous book arrived on time

This is a good book but surely it contains at least one mistake. The mineral blue Sprite on page 86 is described as only having a non-original quarterlight mirror. Yet the front wings on this car don't match. The right hand side (driver's) wing is correct with the 'high' position sidelight and indicator unit, while the left hand side (passenger's) wing clearly has the later 'low' position sidelight and indicator unit used on later cars with the slimmer front bumper. So was this car fitted with mis-matched wings from the factory or is it not as original as claimed? Or were a limited number of cars actually produced in this manner, which seems doubtful. Whatever the answer the book doesn't inform us and therefore the reader is left to guess what is correct and what might be a simple oversight in the selection of this 'original' car.

Terry Horler's guide is an excellent resource for anyone seeking to accomplish a faithful restorationof their Sprite/Midget. The only difference between this current edition (printed in China) and theoriginal printing, is that the internal photos now have a satin finish instead of glossy. Thereforethe colours are somewhat less vivid.