Description:

1960 Bug eye sprite Speedwell racecar. This is absolutely the finest built bug eye. Built by Tom Colby’s Speedwell Engineering, no expense was spared to produce a fast and beautiful car. This car has won numerous races and an award for “best built racecar “ The car has a newly rebuilt 1380 engine with zero time on it, nothing spared for power and reliability. Racing axles with double bearing hubs, aluminum radiator, Special ultralite Panasport racing wheels. New paint. To build this car today would be approximately 40,000, Specs: Engine built by H engineering, dyno’d 105 h.p at the rear wheels. Alum. Roller rockers, Titan toothed belt drive. Weber carb. Engine value 6,500.00-up. Transmission specs: ribbed case, with Richmond, hewland racing “dog” gears, this is a pure race trans that is practically indestructible. extra gears and ratios. Value 5,000.00 (with Tilton race clutch, pressure plate & flywheel.) all rod ends, bushings, joints have been replaced. Fully adjustable rev limiter, Ultra light racing seat, and vintage hand built seat. Fire suppression system. The car was featured in grassroots motoring jan/feb.1993. and won 2 concourse events, the Healy Meet and a VARA concourse event. The car has lightened disk brakes all around special monza nose and custom aluminum ducting. Full roll cage, under cowl, around doors etc. Custom hand formed aluminum tonneau. Recent receipts of $6000, 8/7/07, 0 races on engine. This car is well prepared and is ready to win races.


History

This car has won dozens of races & everything is documented in the log books.

Competition History

Present owner won 2 races as first year rookie
Performance Data

• E production
  
• 1350 lbs
  

Engine

• Dave Hubbard
  
• 4 cylinder Austin Healey
  
• 1380
  
• 105 @ rear wheel
  
• Weber Carb.
  
• Ported, polished, big valves, iron
  
• Cast iron
  
• 4 bolt APT
  
• custom ground, balanced, relieved
  
• Custom built, balanced
  
• Forged aluminum
  
• Full race
  
• Largest diameter
  
• Aluminum roller rockers
  
• Full race Tilton
  
• Tilton
  
• aluminum/ Tilton
  
• Full header
  
• 2 hours
  
• 0 races
  
• This engine is strong & reliable. 0 races on engine
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• 10 years
  
• 8 gallon
  
• electric
  
• Race fuel
  

Oil/Water System

• Full race aluminum
  
• Front
  
• Aluminum
  
• Yes
  
• Front
  

Electrical System

• Pertronics/adustable rev limiter
  
• No
  
• Yes
  
• No
  
• No
  

Transmission

• Richmond
  
• Hewland
  
• Dog ring
  
• none
  
• 20
  
• This is a bullet proof gear box, & is a must for engines over 75 HP.
  

Rear End

• none
  
• 3 different
  
• steel
  
• Racing Axles/double bearing hubs
  
• 10
  

Body

• all steel with fiberglass nose.
  
• Dark Blue
  
• Dupont
  
• No dents, excellent condition
  
• Gorgeous car.
  

Chassis

• Monocoque
  
• Speedwell chassis
  
• Steel
  
• painted
  
• Excellent
  
• Full race shocks, springs etc., prof. prepped by Speedwell
  
• Custom panhard bar, trailing link, Prof. prepped by Speedwell.
  
• Front & rear custom race prepped, lever action by Apple.
  
• Disks front & rear
  
• Right hand drive.
  
• Panasport utra light
  
• Hoosier
  

Interior

• Red
  
• Ultra lite alum. race seat
  
• VARA approved halon
  
• 5 point
  
• All necessary
  
• Le Carra
  
• excellent
  

Spares

• Differentials
  
• Wheels with rain tires
  
• axles