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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Frogeye dimensions

Hi

I haven't got a Sprite MK1 handbook or workshop manual to hand and I need to know the length, width and height of a Frogeye. Height with and without hardtop would be good too.

I'm sure someone will be able to provide me with the details in a very short space of time.

Thanks
Anita
Anita

These are the specs of a 1969 austrailian mg midget. The bugeye should be very similar.

Front seat head room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 35.5 in. 90 cm.
Front seat cushion depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 19 in. 48 cm.
Front seat squab height above cushion . . . . . E 19 in. 48 cm.
Front seat cushion height above floor . . . . . . G 8.5 in. 22 cm.
Steering - wheel to squab--max. . . . . . . . . . . J 17.25 in. 44 cm.
Steering - wheel to squab--min. . . . . . . . . . . . J 13.75 in. 35 cm.
Steering - wheel to cushion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 5 in. 13 cm.
Front seat leg reach--max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 44.5 in. 113 cm.
Front seat leg reach--min. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 41 in. 104 cm.
Luggage boot height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 15.5 in. 40 cm.
Luggage boot depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O 27.5 in. 70 cm.
Luggage boot width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 42 in. 107 cm.
Front seat cushion width--individual . . . . . . . . Q1 17 in. 43 cm.
Front seat cushion width--overall . . . . . . . . . . Q2 44.25 in. 112 cm.
Width between the front doors--max. . . . . . . S 48.5 in 123 cm.
Wheelbase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W 80 in. 203 cm.
Overall height (hood up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 48.625 in. 124 cm.
Overall width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y 54.875 in. 140 cm.
Overall length with over - riders . . . . . . . . . . . Z 137.375 in. 350 cm.
Front door entry width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA 26 in. 66 cm.
Ground Clearence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 in. 12.7 cm
Approx. weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575 lb. 714 kg
S.A. Jones

Wow, that is a lot of detail! Thanks.

I need to specifically know if the Frogeye is shorter than the Midget and later Sprites, so if anyone can tell me that would be great.

Anita
Anita

Hi

I've found our MK1 workshop manual so now have all the data I need.

Overall width 4ft 5in 135cm
Overall length 11ft 5.25in 349cm
Overall height hood up 4ft 1.75in 126cm

So a few differences

Anita
Anita

Anita, any help?

Lindsay Porter lists the Frog as

length: 11' 5 1/4" with front bumper
length: 11' 0 5/8" without " "

Width: 4' 5"

height: 4' 1 3/4" hood up
height: 3' 8 1/8" hood down

and list the Mk1 Midget/Mk11 Sprite

length: 11' 5 7/8" (lack of bumpers not optional...)

width: 4' 5"

height: 4' 1 3/4" hood up, (I presume the down dim would be the same as the Frog for those purposes)

more presuming, is this for container sizing?

p.s you should feel a certain amount of envy radiating off this message

have a great life over there

we'll miss you
bill sdgpm

shucks you done it without me


oh well...
bill sdgpm

I reckon that if you remove the bonet of the frog (or even just lift it up) that would give you another eight inches.
Gary Lazarus

Said the actress to the Bishop.
Brad (Sprite IV 1380)

Ah Brad,

I was going to add the word "Oooh eer Misus" but decided against it as I'm on a higher plain.
Gary Lazarus

So am i after half a bottle of Russian red wine :-)
Brad (Sprite IV 1380)

This thread was discussed on 15/12/2009

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