Last night on NPRs “Marketplace”, David had a chance to tell the world a little about what we do here at Bugeyeguys.
Thank you to NPRs business program “Marketplace” for featuring a segment about our little slice of the classic car industry!
Since we opened for business in 2007, it has been one heck of a great ride! We’ve built two gold level concours Bugeyes (including the first production Sprite AN5L/501), we purchased and renovated our headquarters (the Bugeyeguys HQ Quonset Hut), restored Gumby (David’s first Bugeye) into a breath-taking & completely custom work of art, and converted four Bugeyes to electric power. This is all possible only because of our crew of seven dedicated professionals who work tirelessly each day to keep these old cars smiling.
We are most excited at the moment, however, about selling 400 Bugeyes in our 16 years of operation. We never imagined this could be possible, and we thank all of the great customers over the years who have propelled us to this moment in our journey!
As of this writing, we have sold 393 Frogeyes, so we are getting close to another big milestone! While we push toward that exciting mark, check out the last few sold, as we count up to the big 400!
Take a peek at the last handful of Bugeyes sold below:
Thank you Ramon from NC!
Thank you Sean from CT!
Thank you Jeremy from CT!
Thank you Chris from NJ!
Bugeye Sprites use several types of fittings to affix their convertible top (or cockpit tonneau cover) to the rear deck of the car. One of these fittings is known as a turnbuckle, or “common sense” fastener. There are two of them per car, one on each side, riveted just behind the doors. These turnbuckles are known to wear out and rattle. Check out the video below for more info!
New turnbuckles can help eradicate common cockpit rattles!
[Read more…] about Top and tonneau turnbuckle trouble!New to Bugeyes? Welcome to our family! Our video owners manual series continues with this installment… how to operate an Austin Healey Bugeye sprite… dashboard controls.
Check out the video below, and get familar with Bugeye operation basics!
Bidding just recently closed on our champagne MGA we listed on Bring a Trailer, but during the auction we were faced with an interesting quandary posed by a few viewers: does this car look better with blackwall tires, or with the whitewalls she currently wears?
Now SOLD to Jose in New York! Bugeye #395 will soon be on its way to the Empire State! Congratulations on a great Bugeye!
“Fletcher” (AN5L 13700) is a superb and restored 1959 Bugeye Sprite in Cotswold blue. Striking!
The car was repainted recently as part of a multi-year restoration, with new sheet metal as needed to restore the foundation before paint. We have just installed a newly-restored four-speed transmission and completely restored the interior, brake lines, wiring harness and a slew of other parts to finish the mechanical restoration of the car.
[Read more…] about Restored 1959 Bugeye Sprite for sale, knock-out color scheme!
