Available for $28,995

This 1960 Bugeye Sprite (AN5L 20328) is called “Iris.” She has been living for the past 13 years in the Monterey and Palm Desert California, which is where we sent it with 26,489 miles in 2013. This is a 948 powered car with the correct 948 engine and an upgraded rib case transmission (in excellent shape).

The odometer now reads 28,037 so the car traveled only about 1500 miles in those 13 years. When it was here in 2013, we added electronic ignition, front disk brakes with a power booster, three point seat belts, new white wall radials (now outdated but with only 1500 miles) LED lights, new steering column bushings and a top and side curtain storage pouch. More importantly, we went through every inch of the car to prepare it for that owner. So we have a great car that now needs only a little maintenance before we send it to a new home.

In my drive video below, I call out the front shocks need to be replaced. New rebuilt units will come installed as part of the sale of this car. The carb float bowls also need some service, which we will also do for the new owner as part of this sale.

For the new owner, tires would be nice, to start with fresh rubber and the improved ride quality one gets with new supple rubber. And you might want a fresh new battery. Other than those items, this car is pretty much ready to go. This is a very sharp and solid car.

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We’ve owned this car three times so we know Floyd quite well. Each time, we have upgraded this car to make it into a reliable superstar!

Leather seats with custom piping plus deluxe door pockets and a hardura tunnel mat make for a delicious interior. The car drives great with electronic ignition, new carburetors, stainless exhaust header, aluminum radiator, spin on oil filter, new wiring, K and N lifetime air filters… all these upgrades will keep the car running great for years to come.

And the flip forward nose we added (properly) is a dream for anyone with a weak back or if you want ultimate engine access.

We’ve sold the car to three different great owners, each one of them has invested generously. Now you can enjoy the result.

The car is fit with a good tonneau and a twin-tipped muffler too! There is no top and no top bow, but these are items we stock in case the new owner would like a top (prior owners only used the car in fair weather and no top was needed).

Everything works nicely on this car. The only issues I could find are that the combo gauge light bulb is not working (all other lights and switches work), the windshield glass glazing rubber is older and a bit dried out and the battery is from 2022. I would probably replace the battery with a fresh one, but this one works fine. The glass is very good so I would leave the glazing rubber as is (I would only change it if we were changing the glass, which is not necessary). All the other lights work great. All punch list items were sorted for prior owners, so this car is quite ready for a new home.

The black switch on the dash above the cigarette lighter, by the way, is a fuel pump cut off, a nice anti-theft feature (and it functions fine).

The paint shines nicely but is not the strongest part of this car (reliability/ drivability is). The paint has a few imperfections, such as where the bonnet meets the cowl in the center where the paint has been touched up and a few other imperfections such as where some of the yellow stripes meet the black paint in a few spots on the nose. I put some new pix in the gallery below to show these imperfections. They don’t photograph well, which is a good thing, because they are hard to see. We can do a face time call if you’d like a personal tour of the paint and/or anything else.

Stripes are all painted-on BTW. The paint is way too nice to require a repaint. The best new owner for this car is someone who is not after a perfect paint job. If you have that approach, this paint will last for you a good long time.

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