PRODUCTION DATING  
 

DATE

CHASSIS NUMBER

NOTES

Mar-58

501


First productin Sprite on 31 Mar

Jan-59

8927


First car built in 1959

Jan-60

30215


First car built in 1960

Nov-60

49584


Last fully-assembled Sprite at Abingdon

Jan-61

49821


First car built in 1961 (CKD)

Feb-61

50116


Last CKD (Innocenti) on 16 Feb

SPRITE

MIDGET

Feb-61

HAN6-101

Announced 21 May

Mar-61


GAN1-101

Announced 20 Jun

Jan-62

HAN6-12247

GAN1-4526

First cars built in 1962

Oct-62

HAN6-24731

GAN1-16183

Last HAN6/GAN1 cars

Oct-62

HAN7-24732

GAN2-16184

1098cc engine and disc front brakes

Jan-63

HAN7-26622

GAN2-17688

First cars built in 1963

Jan-64

HAN7-37735

GAN2-17688

First cars built in 1964

Mar-64

HAN7-38828

GAN2-25787

Last HAN7/GAN2 CARS

Jan-64

HAN8-38854

GAN3-25825

Production begins

Mar-64

HAN8-38829

GAN3-25788

Sprite and midget jointly announced

Jan-65

HAN8-48873

GAN3-36791

First cars built in 1965

Jan-66

HAN8-57945

GAN3-45860

First cars built in 1966

Sep-66

HAN8-64734

GAN3-52389

Last chassis numbers

Oct-64

YHGN8

Sprite MkIII available in Australia

Aug-65

YHGN9

Sprite MkIIA available in australia

Nov-67

YHGN9


Discontinued

Oct-66

HAN9-64735

GAN4-52390

Production begins

Jan-67

HAN9-64965

GAN4-52798

First cars built in 1967

Mar-67

HAN9-67193

GAN4-54611

Production at Cowley ceases

Jan-68

HAN9-72163

GAN4-60871

First cars built in 1968

Jan-69

HAN9-79236

GAN4-67989

First cars built in 1969

Oct-69

HAN9-85286

GAN4-74885

Final HAN9 and GAN4 versions

Sep-69

HAN10-85287

GAN5-74886

First HAN10 and GAN5 versions

Jan-70

HAN10-85410

GAN5-81049

First cars built in 1970

Aug-70

HAN10-86190

GAN5-88596

Last 1970 model followed by break in numbers

Jun-70

HAN10-86301

GAN5-89501

Numbers resart, first 1791 model

Dec-70

HAN10-86802

Healey name dropped

Jan-71


GAN5-96853

First car built in 1971

Jan-71

AAN10-86803

First Austin Sprite produced on 27 JAN

Jul-71


GAN5-105146

Last 1971 model followed by break in numbers

May-71


GAN5-105501

Numbers restart, first 1972 model on 10 MAY

Jul-71

AAN10-87824

Last Austin Sprite produced on 6 JUL

Jan-72


GAN5-113617

First car built in 1972

Jun-72


GAN5-123644

Last 1972 model followed by break in numbers

Jul-72


GAN5-123731

Numbers restart, first 1973 model on 13 JUL

Jan-73


GAN5-129951

First car built in 1973

Aug-73


GAN5-138753

Last 1973 model followed by break in numbers

Aug-73


GAN5-138801

Numbers restart, first 1974 model on 23 AUG

Jan-74


GAN5-144039

first car built in 1974

Oct-74


GAN5-153920

Last 'round-arch' Midget produced on 17 OCT




Nov-74

 

GAN5-154101

First car built on 19 NOV

Jan-75

 

GAN5-156670

First car built in 1975

Mar-75

 

GAN5-160160

First Californian Midget 1500

Apr-75

 

GAN5-162100

Jubilee Edition built on 30 APR

Aug-75

 

GAN5-166193

Last 1975 model followed by break in numbers

Aug-75

 

GAN5-166301

First 1976 model

Jan-76

 

GAN5-171356

First car built in 1976

Jan-76

 

GAN5-181663

Last 1976 model followed by break in numbers

Aug-76

 

GAN5-182001

First 1976 '1/2' model

Dec-76

 

GAN5-187529

Last 1976 '1/2' model followed by break in numbers

Dec-76

 

GAN5-188001

First 1977 model built on 14 dec

Jan-77

 

GAN5-188820

First car built in 1977

Oct-77

 

GAN5-198804

Last 1977 model followed by break in numbers

Aug-77

 

GAN5-200001

First 1978 model built on 24 AUG

Jan-78

 

GAN5-204350

First car built in 1978

Jun-78

 

GAN5-210870

Last 1978 model followed by break in numbers

May-78

 

GAN5-212001

First 1979 model built on 9 MAY

Jan-79

 

GAN5-219817

First car built in 1979

Oct-79

 

GAN5-229001

First of the final black batch built on 3 OCT

Dec-79

 

GAN5-229526

Last Midget produced on 7 DEC,




finished in black and retained by manufacturer