Beschreibung
The Austin-Healey 100 was built between 1953 and 1956 by BMC (British Motor Corporation). It was developed by Donald Healey to be produced in-house by Healey's small car company in Warwick and based on the Austin A90 Atlantic mechanics. Healey built a single 'Healey Hundred' for the 1952 London Motor Show and the design impressed Leonard Lord, Managing Director of Austin, so much that a deal was struck with Healey to build it in quantity at Austin's Longbridge factory. The car was renamed the Austin-Healey 100. The '100' name comes from Donald Healey, who selected the name from the car's ability to reach 100mph, as opposed to the Austin-Healey 3000, which is named for its 3000cc engine. The first 100's (series BN1) were equipped with the same 90bhp engines and manual transmission as the stock A90, but the transmission was modified to be a three-speed unit with overdrive on second and top. The 2660cc engine featured an undersquare 87. 3mm bore and 111. 1mm stroke. Girling 11" drum brakes are fitted all round. Front suspension is independent using coil springs and at the rear is a rigid axle with semi elliptic leaf spring while the steering is by a cam and lever system. A BN1 tested by The Motor magazine in 1953 had a top speed of 106mph and could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 11. 2 seconds. These were built from May 1953, and replaced by the BN2 model in mid-1955.
This Motorcar, in particular, was manufactured on the 2nd February 1955, as a right-hand drive home market car, was sent to its first owner in Guernsey. Painted in old English white paired with a red interior. The next custodian was based in Europe and this is where the car was modified to left-hand drive, it was believed to be used minimally until it was purchased by a Healey Collector in the West of England in 1990. The car was used regularly until 2005 where it was dry stored by the owner until last year.
Our specialist team at Brooklands Motor Company embarked on recommissioning the Healey to its former glory, a full assessment of the car was undertaken by fitting it to our car bench jig system. It was noted that the car is absolutely solid throughout and is the epitome of a survivor car, leading us to believe that it is a genuine 54000 mile example.
We attended all areas we felt necessary including replacing the sills, of which is documented thoroughly. We went through the brake system with new cylinders. Full service throughout and checked over all electrical components and wiring. The motorcar pulls well with good oil pressure and a wonderful exhaust note. The interior shows a nice patina throughout. Tonneau, hood and side screens are present alongside the spare wheel and toolkit.
The exterior British racing green represents an older respray (circa 1990) with imperfections as you’d expect but still presentable.
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