The following tables are based upon data in Anders Ditliv Clausager's Sprites and Midgets The Complete Story, as well as Terry Horler's Original Sprite's and Midgets and also the factory parts lists. The tables are not intended to be as comprehensive as horler's book, but they should be useful as a rough guide.
| Date | VIN Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 1958 | AN5/501 | First production Sprite completed 5/31/1958 |
| April 1958 | AN5/641 | Copper-grilled radiator core to improve cooling |
| June 1958 | AN5/1606 | Side Curtains revised |
| July 1958 | AN5/3444 | Tachometer cable shortend on RHD cars by 1" |
| January 1959 | AN5/8927 | |
| April 1959 | AN5/15151 | Road wheels welded together instead of rivited from now on. |
| August 1959 | AN5/21546 | |
| January 1960 | AN5/30215 | |
| April 1960 | AN5/37492 | |
| November 1960 | AN5/49584 | Last MkI Sprite assembled at Abbingdon. Some CKD kits assembled as late as February 1961 |
| February 1961 | HAN6/101 | First production MkII Sprite VIN number allocated. MkII announced May 21 |
| August 1961 | HAN6/5660 | |
| January 1962 | HAN6/12247 | |
| April 1962 | HAN6/20093 | |
| October 1962 | HAN7/24732 | First MkII Sprite with 1098cc engine |
| January 1963 | HAN7/26622 | |
| April 1963 | HAN7/30515 | |
| January 1964 | HAN7/38828 | Last MkII VIN Number assigned |
| January 1964 | HAN8/38854 | First MkIII Sprite assembled |
| March 1964 | HAN8/38829 | Mk III Sprite announced, first chassis number assigned |
| January 1965 | HAN8/48873 | |
| June 1965 | HAN8/52666 | Propshaft grease nipples deleted |
| January 1966 | HAN8/57945 | |
| March 1966 | HAN8/60260 | Longer front springs fitted for all markets |
| September 1966 | HAN8/64737 | Last MkIII Sprite VIN Number allocated |
| October 1966 | HAN9/64735 | MkIV Sprite production begins. Some cars were final assembled at Cowley in parallel with normal Abbingdon Production |
| January 1967 | HAN9/64965 | First cars built in 1967 |
| March 1967 | HAN9/67193 | Cowley production ends |
| September 1967 | HAN9/70268 | reverse lights added to rear valence panel |
| November 1967 | HAN9/72034 | Introduction of special North American specification complete with smog controls, padded dash, and other safety features not availible in other markets. |
| January 1968 | HAN9/72168 | |
| March 1968 | HAN9/73294 | |
| October 1968 | HAN9/76709 | Temp guage changed to read C-N-H |
| December 1968 | HAN9/77591 | Front turn signals lowered on front fenders along with many other changes such as the addition of two post headrests (NA market), revised seat covers, reflectors on the fenders and other things emblematic of the 69 model year. |
| August 1969 | HAN9/85286 | Last HAN9 prefix |
| September 1969 | HAN10/85287 | First facelifted 1970 Sprite. No HAN10 cars exported to North America |
| January 1970 | HAN10/85410 | First Sprites built in 1970 |
| August or October 1970 | HAN10/86190 | Last 1970 model followed by a break in numbers. |
| December 1970 | HAN10/86802 | Healey name dropped. Last Austin Healey ever produced. All Sprites are badged "Austin Sprites" from now on |
| January 27 1971 | AAN10/86803 | First Austin Sprite |
| July 6 1971 | AAN10/87824 | Last Sprite rolls off the line |