Super rare ‘AAN10’ run-out Sprite model - Significant £5,000+ expenditure in current ownership The final iteration of Austin-Healey Sprite arrived in 1966.

Engine capacity went up again with a switch to the 1.3-liter engine (1275cc) from the Mini Cooper S, albeit with slightly less power than in the Mini, at 65 hp and 72 lb-ft.

The convertible top was now fixed to the Sprite's frame instead of being a removable assembly, and a range of minor changes were made, including the addition of reverse lights and a new hydraulic system for the brakes.

By 1970, BMC had been absorbed into British Leyland and changes were made to update the Sprite's design once again, with more parts shared between the Sprite and the MG Midget.

The following year, 1971, the Austin/Donald Healey partnership dissolved, and the last 1,000 or so Sprites were simply badged as Austins.

This was a cost-cutting move of Donald Stokes, enabling British Leyland to stop paying royalties to the Donald Healey Motor Company...