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Austin Motor
Company discovered the Healey day before the opening of the "Earls
Court Motor show" in the year 1952 at the show-booth of the Healey
Motor Corporation.
Leonard Lord, Austin Motor Corporation chief contacted Donald Healey
immediately and bought the car's production-rights before the show was
opened...
Donald Healey built the Healey with Austin parts which was ideal for the
step Austin took. Austin Motor Co. saw the Healey as the perfect answer
on Triumphs successful TR sports car which sold very well in the United
States.
De 100/4 was the first Austin Healey, the car was produced from the year
1954 until 1956.
In the year
1956 the Austin Healey 100/6 saw the light of day, the first Austin
Healey with six-cylinder engine was born...
The 100/6 offered more space than the 100/4 because the wheelbase was
stretched approximately 5 centimeters.
The powerful 135 bhp. BMC six-cylinder engine was connected to a 4-speed
gearbox and an overdrive giving the 100/6 a top-speed of almost 110 mph.
In the year 1959 the Austin Healey 100/6 was succeeded by the
Austin Healey 3000.
Technical
data
Six cylinder
engine (Healey 3000)
2 S.U. carburettors
cylinder capacity: 2912 cc.
capacity: 124 DIN bhp. (150 SAE) at 5250 rpm.
top-speed: approx. 190 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed manual + overdrive
weight: 1105 kg.
Information
Austin Healey
100/6, year 1959.
Chassis number BN4LO/75370, engine number 29K/RU/H9094 (Healey 3000
engine). Colour crème white with a red leather interior trimmed
white. Black soft top and aluminium side screens. This fantastic and
sporty looking 'Big Healey' is in excellent condition and the car drives
and sounds perfectly! This fine Healey sports black enameled wire
wheels, a Stainless Steel exhaust, electronic ignition, overdrive,
aluminium petrol tank, custom made aluminium 'jerry can' and protective
sleeves to store the side screens.
This
classic car was sold to Germany
by Lex classics.
E-mail: info@lexclassics.nl
Lex Classics
Telephone international: +31 416 342 474
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