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Austin-Healey Sprite Leaf Green Revell 1:18

Austin-Healey Sprite Leaf Green Revell 1:18
Current price: £70.00
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Specifications
Car Brand
Austin-Healey
Model Manufacturer
Revell
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08837
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About the Austin-Healey Sprite Leaf Green Revell 1:18

TL;DR: This Revell 1:18 diecast Austin-Healey Sprite in Leaf Green reproduces the 1958 British roadster nicknamed the Frogeye for its distinctive bulging headlamp pods. Diecast construction with opening doors captures one of Britain's most affectionately remembered small sports cars.

The Sprite's raised headlamp pods, added for practical reasons rather than styling flair, earned it a nickname that has stuck for decades and become part of its charm.

Leaf Green on a Cheerful Frogeye Shape

The Sprite's rounded nose and bulging headlamps give it an unmistakably friendly character among British roadsters, and Leaf Green suits that cheerful personality far better than a more serious racing colour would. The car's compact, uncluttered lines were designed for genuine affordability, a deliberate contrast to costlier sports cars of the same period.

Diecast Detail on a Compact, Honest Roadster

Revell's diecast construction suits the Sprite's simple, rounded body well, and opening doors reveal a basic but characterful cockpit true to the car's budget-friendly original brief. The distinctive headlamp pods are the detail most worth checking for accurate shape and placement.

A Warmly Regarded Piece for a British Sports Car Shelf

This Sprite suits a display built around accessible, much-loved British roadsters rather than exotic performance machinery, a genuinely different kind of classic appeal.

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