Highlights
- Austin-Healey 100/6 BN4 rebuilt for classic rallying
- Powered by a 2.6-litre straight-six engine paired with a four-speed gearbox with overdrive
- Work included an overhauled engine and new, heavier-gauge chassis
- Fuel lines, brake lines and electrical harnessing routed internally for protection
- Fitted with 72-spoke wire wheels
- MOT-exempt and ULEZ-compliant
The Appeal
Established in 1952 through the partnership of Austin and the Donald Healey Motor Company, Austin-Healey became responsible for some of Britain’s most admired post-war sports cars. The 100/6 marked an important step in the development of the Big Healey line, replacing the earlier four-cylinder 100 with six-cylinder power.
This example began life as a Primrose Yellow, left-hand-drive car in Los Angeles before later returning to the UK, where it has since undergone an extensive restoration and conversion into a classic rally car. The work appears to have been carried out with careful attention to competition use, including internally routed fuel lines, brake lines and electrical harnessing to help protect them from damage.
The seller notes that the car has yet to be fully run-in following its restoration, which included an overhauled and rebuilt engine and the fitment of a new heavier-gauge chassis. As presented, this 100/6 BN4 offers a purposeful interpretation of one of the defining British sports cars of the 1950s.
Whether prepared further for historic rallying, enjoyed on road events or added to a collection of competition-inspired classics, this Big Healey combines period presence, six-cylinder character and a highly focused rally specification.
Key Information
- Mileage: 74,891 miles (indicated)
- Country of registration: United Kingdom
- Technical inspection status: MOT-exempt
- Technical specs: 2.6-litre inline-six, four-speed manual with overdrive
- Paperwork: Owner’s manual, British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate, Workshop Manual CD, specification sheet, V5C registration document
The Detail
- Originally a Primrose Yellow left-hand-drive car delivered to Los Angeles, California
- Now finished in British Racing Green and converted to right-hand drive
- 72-spoke wire wheels
- Equipment includes a three-spoke steering wheel, blue harnesses, and navigator’s panel with hand-held spot lamp
- Harnesses noted as not suitable for competition use
- Chassis-up rebuild to enter classic rallying
- Fuel lines, brake lines and electrical harnessing routed internally for protection
- Auxiliary driving lamps and reversing lamp fitted
- Uprated chassis with thicker-gauge steel
- New springs and bushes fitted
- Steering box rebuilt
- Alloy radiator
- Side-exit exhaust
- Engine overhauled by Rob Walker Performance Engineering
- Engine work included a rebore, reground crankshaft, later unleaded cylinder head and BJ8 camshaft
- New door lower panels, front wing lower panels, boot, body floor, sill members and rear wings fitted
- Windscreen, seats, hood, tonneau, door cards, carpets and interior trim replaced
- Supplied with spares, including reconditioned front shock absorbers, left-hand-drive steering column and power steering rack conversion
- Seller reports that the steering is heavy at low speeds
- Now requires running in
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