Jay Leno has said his favorite cars are original an unrestored. His 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite, featured on the latest episode of "Jay Leno's Garage," fits into that category. You can tell the Sprite ...
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Austin-Healey got its start in 1952 by means of a partnership between two automakers: Austin, which was by then part of the British Motor Corporation conglomerate, and Donald Healey Motor Company. By ...