Description
The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car that was built by Austin-Healey from 1953 until 1956. The first 100s (series "BN1") were equipped with the same undersquare 87. 3 mm (3. 4 in) bore and 111. 1 mm (4. 4 in) stroke 90 bhp (67 kW) 2660 cc I4engines and manual transmission as the standard production A90, but the transmission was modified to be a three-speed unit with overdrive on second and top.
Girling 11 in (279. 4 mm) drum brakes were fitted all round. The suspension used modified Austin A90 components in order to be as cost effective as possible, steering was by Austin's worm and peg system. Front suspension was independent, double wishbone using coil springs and at the rear a rigid axle with semi elliptic leaf springs.
A BN1 tested by The Motor magazine in 1953 had a top speed of 106 mph (171 km/ h) and could accelerate from 0–60 mph (97 km/ h) in 11. 2 seconds. A total of 10, 030 BN1s were built from May 1953 until replaced by the BN2 model in August 1955.
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