Mileage: Please refer to the video for the mileage showing Make: AUSTIN HEALEY Registration: PDR 371 Engine Size (cc): 948 Year of Manufacture: 1959 Date First Registered: 02/01/1959 Current V5: YES Location: PICKERING You can view from: Saturday 15 August 2026 - Tuesday 18 August 2026
Current V5 present. Paperwork includes British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate, body number plaque, printed photos, DVLA correspondence, and invoices.
The vendor has provided the following:
Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite MK 1
Built 25 November 1958, sent to dealer in Plymouth, first registered January 1959
Acquired by the current owner in January 1977, from friend whose wife wanted a washing machine
Run as second car for three years but then was laid up between 1980 and 2016 due to renovating houses, having children and then went abroad for work
March – August 2016Restoration work (Greetham Garage)
Bodywork (acid dipped), New AH Spares rear wing panels
Resprayed Speedwell Blue
Engine overhaul, refurbishment of ancillaries and pipework
Gearbox overhaul, Brakes, bearings
Windscreen and side windows
Wiring
Fuel tank & pipework
New steering wheel (AH Spares)
Rebuild of twin SU carbs, tuning
Seats stripped, frames shot blasted, reassembly with new foam and new covers
New carpets and vinyl trims to interior
Hood refitted
Heating
Lights
New tyres
Waxoil
May 2018
Spare wheel refurbished, new tyre
April 2019
Refit exhaust, repair horn September 2021
Electronic ignition (Project Heaven Peterborough)
Due to health reasons it barely been used since 2022 and It has been in storage since moving house in 2025
It will now require re-commissioning but runs and drives
Supplied with period hardtop, sidescreens, hood, hood frame, tonneau and original steering wheel
There is a history file containing Heritage certificate and invoices for the restoration work.
Mileage: Please refer to the video for the mileage showing Make: AUSTIN HEALEY Registration: PDR 371 Engine Size (cc): 948 Year of Manufacture: 1959 Date First Registered: 02/01/1959 Current V5: YES Location: PICKERING You can view from: Saturday 15 August 2026 - Tuesday 18 August 2026
Current V5 present. Paperwork includes British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate, body number plaque, printed photos, DVLA correspondence, and invoices.
The vendor has provided the following:
Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite MK 1
Built 25 November 1958, sent to dealer in Plymouth, first registered January 1959
Acquired by the current owner in January 1977, from friend whose wife wanted a washing machine
Run as second car for three years but then was laid up between 1980 and 2016 due to renovating houses, having children and then went abroad for work
March – August 2016Restoration work (Greetham Garage)
Bodywork (acid dipped), New AH Spares rear wing panels
Resprayed Speedwell Blue
Engine overhaul, refurbishment of ancillaries and pipework
Gearbox overhaul, Brakes, bearings
Windscreen and side windows
Wiring
Fuel tank & pipework
New steering wheel (AH Spares)
Rebuild of twin SU carbs, tuning
Seats stripped, frames shot blasted, reassembly with new foam and new covers
New carpets and vinyl trims to interior
Hood refitted
Heating
Lights
New tyres
Waxoil
May 2018
Spare wheel refurbished, new tyre
April 2019
Refit exhaust, repair horn September 2021
Electronic ignition (Project Heaven Peterborough)
Due to health reasons it barely been used since 2022 and It has been in storage since moving house in 2025
It will now require re-commissioning but runs and drives
Supplied with period hardtop, sidescreens, hood, hood frame, tonneau and original steering wheel
There is a history file containing Heritage certificate and invoices for the restoration work.
It wouldn't be a Mathewsons event without a live auction, would it? Mathewsons Live 2026 will feature a live classic car, motorbike and memorabilia auction on both days, hosted by the Mathewsons family from TV’s Bangers & Cash.
To view lots prior to the auction, please visit our Pickering showrooms on Saturday 15th, Monday 17th or Tuesday 18th August.