Austin Motor Company discovered the Healey day before the opening of the "Earls Court Motor show" in the year 1952 at the show-booth of the Healey Motor Corporation.
Leonard Lord, Austin Motor Corporation chief contacted Donald Healey immediately and bought the car's production-rights before the show was opened...
Donald Healey built the Healey with Austin parts which was ideal for the step Austin took. Austin Motor Co. saw the Healey as the perfect answer on Triumphs successful TR sports car which sold very well in the United States.
De 100/4 was the first Austin Healey, the car was produced from the year 1954 until 1956.

In the year 1956 the Austin Healey 100/6 saw the light of day, the first Austin Healey with six-cylinder engine was born... 
The 100/6 offered more space than the 100/4 because the wheelbase was stretched approximately 5 centimeters.
The powerful 135 bhp. BMC six-cylinder engine was connected to a 4-speed gearbox and an overdrive giving the 100/6 a top-speed of almost 110 mph.
In the year 1959 the Austin Healey 100/6 was succeeded by the 
Austin Healey 3000.

Technical data

Six-cylinder engine
2 S.U. carburettors
cylinder capacity: 2912 cc.
capacity: 124 DIN bhp. (150 SAE) at 5250 rpm.
top-speed: approx. 180 km/h.
gearbox: 4 speed manual+ overdrive
weight: 1105 kg.

Information

Austin Healey 100/6 (BN-4), year 1957. Colour Ice blue metallic with a blue leather interior and a blue soft top. This fantastic Austin Healey 100/6 was recently extensively restored and overhauled, the automobile is in superb (excellent++) condition!
During the build-up the car was modified on several details to improve the safety, performance and reliability during long journeys and/or historic (touring) rally events. This 'Big Healey' features:

• disc brakes at the front wheels
• AC dynamo,
• big (80 litre) aluminium petrol tank
• petrol filler cap with lock
• 3000 cc. engine with the bigger (HD8) carburettors as standard on the Healey 3000 Mk III
• aluminium oil sump
• Stainless Steel side exhaust and exhaust manifold
• electronic (123) ignition
• aluminium rocker cover
• oil filter modification
• special rally grille for improved cooling
• louvers in the front wings to improve cooling
• strong Mini-Lite type alloy wheels fitted with 185-15 Michelin tires
• Hi-Torque starter motor.

The alloy wheels can be exchanged for wire wheels at no additional cost. The bigger petrol tank takes up boot space, the original petrol tank can be re-fitted. This is a fantastic and very beautiful Healey and a magnificent driver! 

This classic car was sold to The Netherlands
by Imparts.

info@imparts.nl 
Imparts B.V.
Telephone international: +31 26 442 99 37