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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.
The 100/4 was the first Austin Healey. This extremely well looking car
was equipped with a 2660 cc. four-cylinder engine. This engine was used
in the Austin Atlantic. The 100/4 models built up to the year 1955 were
equipped with a 3-speed gearbox with optional double overdrive. The
latter models were offered with a 4-speed gearbox with optional
overdrive on the top-gear.
During the production period of the 100/4 Austin presented a special
100/4 M version with a high compression cylinder head, thus increasing
power from 90 DIN bhp. up to 110 bhp. The Austin Healey 100/4 has a
special place in car history; it is one of the most important sportscars
made in Britain.
Nowadays the Healey's from the first 100/4 up to the last "Big
Healey 3000" are very popular classics.
Technical
data
4 cylinder
engine
cylinder capacity: 2660 cc.
carburettors: 2x S.U.
capacity: 110 bhp. at 4000 rpm.
top-speed: 180 km/h.
gearbox: 3-speed manual + overdrive
weight: 940 kg.
Sales information
Austin Healey
100/4 BN-1, year 1955. Chassis number BN1L225660, engine number
1B225660M. Colour red with a black interior piped red. This
fantastic 100/4 BN-1 was imported from the USA in the mid 1990ies. In
the year 2008 the automobile was registered for road use in the
Netherlands. The car has known one Dutch owner until the car was added
to our collection. From the end of 2013 until recent in 2014 the car was partly restored. The body was given beautiful new paint
work and a few chrome parts were re-chromed. The mechanics and
electrical system were checked and serviced. This beautiful
Healey 100/4 is in very good to excellent condition!
Price: Euro 59.500,--.
E-mail: info@lexclassics.nl
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