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1955 Austin-Healey 100/4 BN1
Sale price: £32,000.00 Make an offer
Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom
Sale type: Fixed price listing
Technical specifications, photos and description:
- Make:
- Austin
- Model:
- Other
- Year:
- 1955
- Type:
- sports/convertible
- Mileage:
- 70,248
- Transmission:
- manual
- Drive side:
- Right-hand drive
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1955 Austin-Healey 100/4 BN1 for sale
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For sale by auction on Saturday 31 August 2013 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
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 Austin A 90
Atlantic mechanics. Healey built a single 'Healey Hundred' for the
1952 London Motor Show. and the design impressed Leonard Lord. br/>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 100 mph. as opposed to the Austin-Healey 3000. which is named
for its 3000 cc engine. The first 100 s (series BN 1) were equipped
with the same 90 bhp engines and manual transmission as the stock
A 90. but the transmission was modified to be a three-speed unit
with overdrive on second and top. The 2660 cc engine featured an
undersquare 87. 3 mm bore and 111. 1 mm 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 BN 1
tested by The Motor magazine in 1953 had a top speed of 106 mph and
could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 11. 2 seconds.
These were
built from May 1953. and replaced by the BN 2 model in mid-1955.
This delightful Austin Healey BN 1 has been with the
current vendor for the last three years we are informed that he
took a long time looking for a suitable BN 1 before settling on
KRX 521. and after inspecting the vehicle. it is easy to see why.
The cream and white coachwork is in good order and the red leather
seats have an exceptionally pleasant patina about them. Benefitting
from two new six- volt batteries. the engine fires up immediately
and we are advised that she drives as well as she looks. A
comprehensive history file accompanies this Healey a perfect
choice for the remainder of the summer months. this charming
example cannot fail to remind you what classic motoring is all
about.
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 Austin A 90
Atlantic mechanics. Healey built a single 'Healey Hundred' for the
1952 London Motor Show. and the design impressed Leonard Lord. br/>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 100 mph. as opposed to the Austin-Healey 3000. which is named
for its 3000 cc engine. The first 100 s (series BN 1) were equipped
with the same 90 bhp engines and manual transmission as the stock
A 90. but the transmission was modified to be a three-speed unit
with overdrive on second and top. The 2660 cc engine featured an
undersquare 87. 3 mm bore and 111. 1 mm 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 BN 1
tested by The Motor magazine in 1953 had a top speed of 106 mph and
could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 11. 2 seconds.
These were
built from May 1953. and replaced by the BN 2 model in mid-1955.
This delightful Austin Healey BN 1 has been with the
current vendor for the last three years we are informed that he
took a long time looking for a suitable BN 1 before settling on
KRX 521. and after inspecting the vehicle. it is easy to see why.
The cream and white coachwork is in good order and the red leather
seats have an exceptionally pleasant patina about them. Benefitting
from two new six- volt batteries. the engine fires up immediately
and we are advised that she drives as well as she looks. A
comprehensive history file accompanies this Healey a perfect
choice for the remainder of the summer months. this charming
example cannot fail to remind you what classic motoring is all
about.
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