Description
Here is another internationally known sports car which recently acquired a string of rally successes to its credit. This 4 1/4 inch Airfix model is constructed from 52 parts and can be completed as an open sports car or hard-top. Interior features include bucket seats, windscreen, steering wheel, dash-board, gear lever and transmission cowling. Chassis details show independent front suspension and rear springs with transmission. – Taken from the 1st edition catalogue (1962)
1997 edition catalogue, recorded as a new kit.
1997 edition catalogue, listed as Austin Healey Sprite Mk I from Austin Healey Sprite Mk.1.
Additional information
| Airfix Series (first appearance) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Rarity of early version | Scarce |
| First Issued | 1961 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1st Edition (1962) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 2nd Edition (1963) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 3rd Edition (1964) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 4th Edition (1966) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 5th Edition (1967) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 6th Edition (1968) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 7th Edition (1969) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 8th Edition (1970) | M2C |
| Catalogue Ref - 1997 Edition | 2421 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1998 Edition | 2421 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1999 Edition | 2421 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2000 Edition | 2421 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2001 Edition | 2421 |
| Artist on Box Type 3 | Roy Cross |
