1)    1965 Austin Healey Sprite MK III Sales    Brochure
2)    1965 Austin  Healey Sprite MK III Paint Color    Chart
3)    Austin Healey Sprtite MK III Accessories    Brochure    
4)    1965 Austin Healey Sprite BMC   Post Card
5)    1965 Austin Healey Sprite    Advertisement
6)    1965 Austin Healey Sprite    Press Photo
7)    Added 12/19   1965 Austin Healey Sprite Press Photo From London
8)    1965 Austin Healey Sprite Advertisement    April
9)    1965 Austin Healey Sprite Advertisement     May
10)  Added 7/11/09   Le Mans Sprites Article Featuring Some   MK III's
1)   1966 Austin Healey Sprite Ad     June
2)   1966 Austin Healey Sprite    June Advertisement
3)  Added 12/20  1966 Austin Healey Sprite June Ad
4)   1966 Austin Healey Sprite September  Advertisement
Sprite MK III
March 1964 - Oct. 1966
HAN8
Chassis Numbers From
38829  -  64734
Total Built 25,905
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In 1964 you may have went to see "Mary Poppins "or "My Fair Lady".  Perhaps
a few laughs with "The Pink Panther" or The Beatles in "A Hard Days Night".  
Two Bond movies that year," Goldfinger" and "From Russia With Love".
Music on the radio included Roy Orbisons "Pretty Women", The Animals
"House of the Rising Sun", Shirley Bassey and "Goldfinger", the Beach Boys
and "I Get Around".  The British Invasion (besides the car) starts with the
Beatles "Help', "Yesterday", "Ticket To Ride" and "Eight Days a Week".  Gerry
and The Pacemakers "Ferry Cross the Mersey", and Peter and Gordon with "A
World Without Love"
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The Austin Healey Sprite MKIII really underwent some
changes from the earlier MKII
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Songs of  '65 included "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers, "A Taste of Honey
" by Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass,  Jay Black and the Americans "Cara Mia", "Do You
Believe in Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful, Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", , The
Vogues "Five O'Clock World", The McCoys "Hang on Sloopy", and Sonny and Cher's "I
Got You Babe".  A little Motown, well there was The Four Tops "Can't Help Myself", and  
"My Girl" by The Temptations.  Marvin Gaye with "Ain't That Peculiar" and a string of hits by
The Supremes like "Come See About Me", and "Stop In the Name of Love ".   West Coast,
how about Mama's and Papa's "California Dreamin"  or The Beach Boys "Help Me
Rhonda" or  "Barbara Ann" .  The British Invasion was in full swing by 1965 with hit after hit
coming across the pond.  The Stones had  "I Can't Get No Satisfaction",  "Can't You Hear
My Heart Beat"  by Herman's Hermits,  Petula Clark's  "Downtown"  and The Yardbirds "For
Your Love".  Need not forget The Animals  "It's My Life"
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1)      1964  Lucas Spare Parts   Advertisement
2)   Added 1/24/09  1964 Austin Healey Sprite Promo Photo
3)     1964 Austin Healey Sprite    Press Release
4)    Added 10/17/09  1964 Austin Healey Sprite Press Promo Photo
5)  Added 12/16   1964 - '65 Dealer Sales Notes
6)  Added 12/20    1964 Austin Healey Sprite Pressed Steel Body Advertisement
7)    1964 Austin Healey Sprite MK III Ad  September
8)   Added 10/17/09  1964 Austin Healey Sprite Ad October
9)    1964 Austin Healey Sprite  Safety Fast
10)     1964 Austin Healey Sprite Pressed Steel Body   Advertisement
11)     1964 Austin Healey Sprite Autocar April    Road Test
12)  1964 Austin Healey Sprite    September
13)  Added 2/7/09   1964 Austin Healey Sprite  Ad  October 9th
14)  Added 3/6/09   BMC Passport To Service  Booklet     For an MKII But Issued Oct. '64
15)  Added 12/20  1964 Smith Gauges  Advertisement