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1955 Austin Healey 100/4 BN1

Sale price: £49,500.00 make an offer

Car location: Thame, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1955
Doors:
2
Mileage:
8,134
Engine:
2,660
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1955 Austin Healey 100/4 BN1 for sale

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The 100/4 BN1 was the first iteration of the ‘Big Healeys'. and considered by many to be the purest. the prettiest and the most collectible.

This 1955 100/4 is an original factory right-hand drive car. built on February 9th and. according to British Motor Industry Heritage. destined for the Australian market. However. for whatever reason. it didn't leave Britain and was registered RKV 656. After a few years RKV was bought by Jim and Pat McKinlay. who. in 1961. emigrated to New Zealand taking the Healey with them.

By 1980. in the hands of John Milligan. the Healey was subject to a total nut & bolt professional restoration that took ten years. This was a bare-metal. body-off affair without regard to cost. The original ‘matching numbers' engine was rebuilt.

We have a full photographic record of the rebuild along with a full breakdown of the work performed and all bills pertaining to that work. The quality of the restoration is evident.

Once finished the Healey stayed in New Zealand for a further eight years before returning to the UK. Since then it's had two keepers: the last having the car for 12 years. Recently. all wire wheels have been replaced. a new clutch has been fitted. and the gearbox has been completely overhauled.

With the car comes its original owner's manual and service manual – both rare items – along with a Heritage Certificate. We have a letter from its owners in the late 50s together with period photographs of the car wearing its original UK number plate. We have its New Zealand registration documents along with import papers from when it returned to the UK in '98. As previously mentioned we have a detailed record of its restoration. including a photographic record. along with all bills going back over thirty years.

The restoration has just settled in nicely. The car remains in fabulous condition inside. outside and underneath. with just the right amount of patina. It has complete weather gear – hood. tonneau and side screens – all of which are in superb. barely used. order.

A lovely machine to enjoy on the road. the 4's lusty torque. slick gearbox and long-legged overdrive mean its performance is never found wanting. Combined with firm suspension. an absence of rattles and effective brakes. this Healey is a very well sorted example that's a real pleasure to drive to its full potential.

A beautiful car with a lovely history.

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