Barn Sprite #2 Full Video From Barn to Send Off 

Great channel, plenty of content, also a workshop full of spares. Great knowledge on how to, and what to look out for. Thanks from the UK

I gotta say, you know ur British cars. I had a 65 Sprite when I was 19 and I'm 71 now. It was the most fun car to drive that I ever owned and I learned to work on it cuz it was the only way to keep it running. I didn't have the money to have it in a shop all the time, drove it til it spit rings out the tail pipe.

Nice one Steve! 40+odd years as a mechanic, many for BMC/BLMC/Austin-Rover dealers, and I never had the opporchancity to work on one! I've seen many, both in and out of workshops, but, alas, always someone else's baby! Still, you've done very well with this one, and I thank you for sharing! Cheers from rural England! :-)

This is amazing. Just found this channel and I’m impressed. Definitely a testament to having the right tools.

No bullshxx channel, one of the best. most enjoyable content.

Super video, most enjoyable;..... lucky new owner. There's a 'trailer load of driving fun' heading your way!

Steve. That wasn't one of the best car channel video's I've seen, it was definitely THE BEST one. So informative and interesting, all too soon it was over. Greetings from the North East of England and keep up the good work.

Great video and good to see the process from start to finish of how you might get a car of this era up and running again.

Wow this was a cool video! Lots of tinkering on this one but she looks to live a lot longer now. I enjoy this type of video, thanks for taking the time to video and share this adventure!

Very interesting, but you skipped over what was a huge headache for me - bleeding the clutch hydraulics! A story about my '59: I found things in my heater box, and they turned out to be two old grenades and a cluster bomb bomblet. It led to a contingent of state police and a visit from a munitions guy from Albany. The best theory is that a US serviceman stationed in Europe decided that was the best way to 'import' his collection into the US, then forgot about them.

Love following your Bugeye adventure. bumps the encouragement up a couple of notches for my own project! Thanks

Recently someone was lamenting about how he hesitated and didn't buy. Years were passing and that person was still kicking himself for having not made the purchase. The reasons seemed good at the time. I'm glad this new owner didn't feel the same way. That car is going to be great fun - and life can be fun!

Great videos Steve. Brings back memories of owning and working on a series engine's in many guises, mini, Morris minor 1000, Mrs, etc. Thanks

Reminds me of my 62 3000 and 76 Midget. Would also like Sprite 3 - 6. Thanks for the memories.

Thanks Steve! I watched the entire video! Could you please go over tuning the carbs and how you do it? Thanks! More videos on those barn find bugeyes please!!!

Like the systematic way you work and good description of what you are doing.

Excellent video! You explained everything you were doing very well, very methodical troubleshooting. Subbed!

Hi Steve. Those 1275cc engines were installed in a variety of Austin Morris car models. I had one in my 1973 Morris Marina 1300L. They are great work horses and so easy to work on,and ultra reliable .. That car was passed down from my uncle Joey to my Mum to my sister and finally to me aged 17 . It was stolen and recovered,but written off by the insurance Co,as it suffered front box suspension damage and the gearbox was shot. I replaced the gearbox and suspension with scrapyard parts for £30 and sold the car making a HUGE profit. Wish that I'd kept it now,as rare as hens teeth .

Hi Steve. One down 5 to go ! 😂😂 l had seen them all but it's great to have a recap . She never really sounded like she was on all 4 cylinders. Or is that me in the mornings ! The new owner has got the most common item missing from all old cars......rust ! I always tell people get the best bodywork the rest is easy . Thanks Steve .

Wow!! 6 Bug Eye’s, it must of felt like Christmas. I’m enjoying your videos. Had a 70’ Spitfire in high school that I drove and worked on. Cheers

I just found your channel and subscribed! I was born in 1957 and the first model I ever put together was a 1958 Austin Healy Sprite! I think I was bout six or eight years old and to this day I remember saving up money from doing my chores to buy the kit. I look forward to many more of your great videos!

Great to see the Sprite #2 , where it came from and where it's going. Yeah, that tail pipe is swiss cheese.👍🎩👍

What a nice gesture towards the new owner to make this compilation video.

Very interesting! Thanks a lot!

Amazing find - great content!!

Those lovely English sports cars

Love your content Steve and never care what hatters have to say man you do awesome work keep it up buddy and thank you

P.S,you have my subscription fella. Great channel, thanks .

Brilliant Loved it 👏👍

Great channel really interesting thank you 👍

Love these videos,.

Great fun to see your adventures with Frogeyes/Bugeyes Steve!

It sure is refreshing to have a car that's so easy and satisfying to work on (even though there's areas you wish you had smaller hands).

the black on red is nice. Great to see the Sprites getting worked on, wold be a shame if no one saved them.

I had no idea these cars were so popular in the states (or even available there!) I wouldn't have thought they'd've got a look in with all your V8s.

this is a fantastic channel, good work man.

The drift at the end was sick

When you showed the small weld in the floor it made me laugh because a friend had a 59 back when we were going to university ,,,,I had the cross bar to place my feet(in wet weather i would get splashed ....until I wised up and brought my own plywood cut to fit ......that was one rusty car ...we lived north of Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada so the salt damage was horrendous ...enjoy your videos

Hi Steve I enjoy your videos. If I may respectfully suggest: those cords that hang from the neck of your hoodie, take them out. They serve no real purpose 99% of the time and they pose a real hazard when working on machines with spinning parts.

This looks a damn hard job Steve, it will be worth it in the end. Best wishes.

Nice car, thank you for show up

if one of the cars is for sale[running and all] what would your asking price be????

A thorough walkthough like a 101 for the average used car salesman😉

Nice score, I would love to get my hands on one.

Wunderbahre, wie du den Austin leben eingehaucht hast, bist zu bewundern LG.Herbst Johann aus Österreich

Ooooh dear young friend, first I must congratulate you for the way you work and the mounting of your videos !!! Those cars bring me back in my youth so I do follow you step by step....I hope my remarks and suggestions will not annoy you and result in hard feelings between us .....? I am far away from you in F. Guyana .I really enjoy watching you in ACTION !!!! Warm regards keep well and strong .

The engine seems a little rough, If the plug's are new, could be a valve, I was in my late teens in England when these forget sprite's came out, there must have been 1000s shipped to the state's 60 years ago, nice little cabriolet ,I think he has cornered the market, 🤔😁😅

When I saw the draw strings from your hoodie, so close to the fan blades.......

Love how you refer to the whole building as your "parts bin."

Cool Little Car From Back in Days

These little cars are sweet; you sparked my curiosity on them. Where are you located in Iowa? I went to ISU in Ames in the 1980’s.

I used to work on Austin engines when I was an apprentice back in the day early 70s

Nice idea to put all the videoes together. Like the continuation of the project within one hour plus. Keep it up! Any news on your DKW estate?

What do you use in the Ultrasound cleaner

You are pretty good with these cars

When you said, some RU-vid ppl call you a liar was another reminder of how ridiculous some RU-vidrs are. Regardless, the few short frames of your garage with all those treasured vehicles amazed me. Very impressive. Congrats on expertise, professionalism and knowledge. To say nothing of your investment. Which ones are for sale?

@ This Week With Cars, Good job sir! I subscribe to Bat and Bugeyeguy posts as I'm interested in an old car. So...I'm curious to know what your sold her for? Please.

Steve, learning a lot from you. There is one thing that concerns me: the drawstrings on your jersey hanging down where they can get caught in moving parts. Tuck them in or remove them, brother. Hate to see you injured.

That was a lot of fun. Seeing you take things apart and replacing the junk with new and getting this beautiful little car running has been great. I actually learned plenty about the bugeye just from how simply you explain and show everything. I feel that I could tackle the work even though Im not a mechanic (I do have an understanding of the basic engine). Some lucky person is now playing with this big toy and loving it, especially the driving. Did you remove the hard top when it was sold?

My 1959 was so much fun, every so often I would find the next size up engine. 948,1098,1148,1275,13??. Sold it running to an air force kid 1981

31:02 I would guess that when one of the previous owners had the car they wanted to move the car around but it wasn't running (as we all well know lol). So to save the body from getting dented and scratched up and to have something to push against they mounted a set of bumpers (or remounted them because they were too rusted to hold) to protect the body.

MORE!

Do you use leaded fuel for the Sprite?

This Sprite was a major challenge...

When you said it was running pretty good it was running on two of the cylinders out of the four. I cannot understand why I can hear this and other people think everything is hunkydori. It sounds like a John Deere tractor because that is all they have. I thought it was one of the carburetors but it must be running on one cylinder for each carb since you synchronized it. I think water got into the two end cylinders and rusted the valve faces which you could tell quickly with a pressure gage in the sparkplug hole.

Nice overview of Sprite # 2. Do you also have an overview of the other Sprites?

Incredible how a young American knows so much about our British car heritage.

Man! If it’s not one thing it’s another.

want to come buy a 1978 MGB near Peoria, IL or come fix it up for me. :)

Really enjoy watching your videos 👍 So nice to watch something without the host shouting and carrying on with shit...and also not having loud thumping doof doof music blaring. Cheers from Brisbane Australia 👏

If you were to find a 1976 Pontiac Station Wagon, it was the one with the power back window and a 455. I'd be willing to talk about working out a deal? Seriously. I'm in Monticello, KY.

I only have 10 versions of the same car. You got me beat by miles and indoor climate controlled storage. I am jealous

Be great to know how much you paid for them ?

Don't forget to add lube oil to the rear diff.

Thought they were called frog eyed spites

Why is there so many

I'd love a 🐸 eyed sprite but I'm just too damn' big... Bummer...😔

There's more value in there than a treasure chest

Someday, when you're ready, you'll have to share how much you bought these for.

That’s not fair!! Will you sell me just one?$$$$

1:03

You are obviously well followed here in Meghan's favourite country, Great Britain .

I thinlk that "frogeye" ( i'm British) is running on 3 cylinders.I used to have one many years ago when they were worth nothing !!!

I don't understand. You bought 6 Sprites and of them you picked the worst one. One would think that you would have a good look round all vehicles to determine the best one to try and get running. Every RU-vid channel that tries to get an engine running tries to turn the engine over by hand first before moving forward. What got me was the he bench tested the starter motor. Then when installed, used a technique to try and get the motor to turn over. But he already knew it worked. Then said he tried to move it and thought the drive shaft was missing. But a quick look would have told him more parts were missing. He may know what he is talking about but going about it backwards.

€ icy