Here's a really nifty engine swap, originally completed way back in 1974:
<a href="http://www.britishv8.org/Other/ChrisDavies.htm">Chris Davies' Ford Cortina Powered 1959 Austin Healey Sprite</a> (click for full article and all 11 photos!)
preview:
(http://www.britishv8.org/Other/ChrisDavies-AH-Sprite/ChrisDavies-AH-Sprite-AA.jpg)
(http://www.britishv8.org/Other/ChrisDavies-AH-Sprite/ChrisDavies-AH-Sprite-BA.jpg)
Fantastic Curtis , glad we talked him into sending pictures of his car for the gallery , a great addition !
Great looking car Chris , lot of hard work there and a very pretty outcome !
William