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The home of the Sebring Sprite community

Owners, racers and enthusiasts have shared the stories, photos and history of the Sebring Sprite here for more than 25 years. Almost everything on this site was sent in by people like you.

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A note from Jez

Big shoes to fill, and a shared passion

Hello, I'm Jez Hayter. For more than 25 years Martin Ingall built SebringSprite.com into the home of the Sebring Sprite, gathering the history, the cars and the people behind them. Taking the site on from him is a privilege, and I know they're big shoes to fill.

What we all share is a love of these little cars. I'll keep adding your news, cars for sale and stories, and Martin is kindly helping to keep the history right. This is your site as much as mine, so if you spot something that's out of date, have a car or story we haven't covered, or an idea for how the site could be better, I'd love to hear from you.

You can email me at jez@sebringsprite.com or info@sebringsprite.com, or use the forms on the site.

Jez Hayter with the Sebring Sprite 496 XUN

Jez Hayter, SebringSprite.com

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Owners' cars

From the works team to members' replicas

Every car on the site has its own page, built up over the years from owners' photos, race results and memories. If you own one of these cars, or know where one is now, please tell us.

The historic cars

1959–1970

The works cars, the Sprinzel coupés and the privately raced Sebrings of the period.

The re-creation era

1993 to today

Sebring coupés and fastbacks built since the early 1990s, many from Archers Garage bodywork, and now raced and rallied all over the world.

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NewsMiss Saffron: a Sebring tribute flying the flag in Ohio
November 7, 2026

Miss Saffron: a Sebring tribute flying the flag in Ohio

Robert Kansa's Sebring Sprite tribute "Miss Saffron" has become a very successful race car in the USA.
WSM 207 on a transporter, rear view, before restorationNewsWSM 207 to be restored to her 1963 Écurie Escargot specification
November 6, 2026

WSM 207 to be restored to her 1963 Écurie Escargot specification

WSM 207 has a new owner. Jan van Es has acquired the car after 23 years in the care of Rae Davis, and has been…
Side profile of Dave Brown's Sebring coupéNewsA first look at Dave Brown’s Sebring coupé
October 24, 2026

A first look at Dave Brown’s Sebring coupé

Here's a first look at the Sebring coupé that Dave Brown is currently restoring. As these photos show, the car is coming together beautifully, finished…

For sale & wanted

Cars and parts from members

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For SaleThe ex-Kai Eriksen aluminium bodied Sebring Replica to FIA spec is currently…
March 1, 2026

The ex-Kai Eriksen aluminium bodied Sebring Replica to FIA spec is currently…

The ex-Kai Eriksen aluminium bodied Sebring Replica to FIA spec is currently for sale in Denmark at an asking price of 49,900 Euros (abt £43,500)…
SebringSprite.com – wantedWanted5/8 inch anti-roll bar for Midget
November 4, 2025

5/8 inch anti-roll bar for Midget

John Baggott is looking for a 5/8 inch anti-roll bar for his RWA Midget. If you have one you can spare please call him on…
For SaleRare Donald Healey Motor company Frogeye hardtop for sale
August 1, 2025

Rare Donald Healey Motor company Frogeye hardtop for sale

" I have for sale a DHMC hard top, it is in need of restoration but this is not beyond the skill sets of Sprite…

Going racing

Fancy racing your Sprite?

Sprites have been winning races since 1959, and you can still race one today. Sprints and hillclimbs are the cheapest way to start, and you can use the car you drive on the road.

  • How to get your first licence
  • Sprints, hillclimbs and circuit racing explained
  • The series where Sprites, Midgets and Sebrings compete

Planning to race a Sebring coupé or fastback in historic events? To be homologated, the bodywork has to be built in aluminium, as in period. Fibreglass is only accepted for the bonnet. Read about homologation papers.

John Sprinzel and Brian Archer at Lancaster Mews, 2005
The late John Sprinzel and Brian Archer at Lancaster Mews, London, 2005

With thanks

25 years of Martin Ingall's work

Martin Ingall created this website in 2000, with the blessing and support of Brian Archer and his team, who had helped him build his own car. For more than 25 years he spent an hour every morning reading your emails, publishing your news and researching the histories of the original cars.

In 2026 Martin handed the site on so it can carry on growing. Everything he built has been kept, and we hope you'll keep sending in your stories just as you did for him.

Dedicated to the memory of the late Brian Archer, who fulfilled his dream to re-create John Sprinzel's Sebring Sprite Coupé.

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