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The bugeye headlamps point skyward when the hood is opened, of course, while the denture-like maw below it lacks the cuteness of the Austin-Healey Sprite
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The Wind Explorer - A Wind Powered Car
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July 26, 2011
The car carries a portable windmill generator which can be set up to charge the batteries while parked, delivering enough power on an overnight stop to carry the car between 150 and 250 miles depending on weather and terrain conditions. When the conditions permit, the passenger can use the wind directly by releasing a large kite to pull the car along. In 125 miles of pure electric driving, the car uses about as much electricity as washing and drying a load of clothes. The car gets around wind's unpredictability by coupling it with battery power.
1960 Austin Healey Sprite "BugEye" restored. How much would it be worth?
I have a 1960 Austin Healey Sprite "BugEye" that I am considering having restored. It doesnt run as of right now but if it were fixed up ,how much do you think it would be worth? (asked by Evan on November 12, 2009)
A: As with any collector car, it all depends on;
A; Finding a collector even interested in owning a car like that - because nobody else will even look at it.
B; How rare the car is an how many of them are on the market when you are trying to sell yours?
And of course, how good the restoration is. Check e-bay for completed listings for bug-eyed sprites. Likely you'll see a few cars on there that sold, and how much their owners got for them. It's important to look at cars that sold, because asking price and selling price are often two very different things.
The question "What is it worth?" can always be answered "Whatever somebody is willing to pay. period." the car could be insured for more or appraised for more, but until you get someone to open their wallet, those numbers are meaningless.
One thing you can depend on, it will likely cost MUCH more to do an excellent restoration than the car will EVER be worth, even if you can do a quality job yourself. (answered by on November 12, 2009)
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