The Austin Healey Sebring Sprite (AN5-L/3182) was manufactured in July 1958 and immediately shipped to Stokvis at Rotterdam.  Originally the Mk1 Austin Healey Sprite was old English white with a red interior.  The Sprite was an early production car which was strengthened with additional plates welded into the rear bodywork. 

Mr. Frank van Suchtelen purchased the car in 1958, and in 1960 competed in the SLS rally finishing tenth overall.  Later that year Tonio Hildebrand bought the car and prepared it for racing to Sebring Sprite homologation.  The car was sent to Speedwell in London (John Sprinzel) who prepared the car to Sebring Sprite specification with an aluminium Speedwell Monza bonnet (one of only five made); Ashley (Mk1) fibreglass hardtop and aluminium doors (one of only six pairs made).  The car was painted leaf green with a yellow central stripe.  The Sebring Sprite was primarily raced at national level race meetings at Zandvoort, and also used by Mr. Maus Gatsonides to test his early speed cameras (Gatso meter). 

In 1963 Mr. Wim Booker bought the car and campaigned it very successfully in hillclimb and sprint meetings recording many class victories in the sportscar class up to 1000 cc.  After a racing accident Mr. Booker repainted the car in “his” racing colours of red with a white central stripe.  In 1964 Mr. Jan Kanters purchased the Sprite, racing for the final time at Zandvoort; then selling it later that year to Mr. Dirk Kuiper. 

Mr. Kuiper used the car as a road car until 1969 and sold it to an unknown owner who lived in the Amstelveen area.  The car was repainted in old English white, and in 1978 had a crash which damaged the left front side.  The Sprite was bought by Klaas van Dijk from Ketelaar Garage, and in 1983 it was purchased by Mr. Guus Visser. 

At the end of 2004 Robert Visser acquired the Sprite and completed a full restoration returning it to the Sebring Sprite specification as prepared by Speedwell.