Austin Healey 100 Cars And The History Of It Part 1

Picture Of 1956 Austin Healey 100 Cars

The Austin Healey 100 Cars is a sports car built between 1953 and 1956 by the British Motor Corporation (the following model, named the 100-Six and built from 1956 to 1959, is a different car even though it shares the name "100"). It was developed by Donald Healey to be produced in-house by Healey's small car company in Warwick and based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals [1] . 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 Cars.

Picture Of 1958 Austin Healey 100 Cars

The "100" name comes from Donald Healey, who named it after the fact that this was one of the few cars of the era which could achieve 100 mph (160 km/h),[citation needed] as opposed to the Austin Healey 3000, which is named for its 3000 cc engine.

Austin Healey 100 Cars

* 1953 - 1955 BN1 Austin Healey 100
* 1955 Austin Healey 100S (Extremely limited production of aluminium bodied race-prepared cars)
* 1955 - 1956 BN2 Austin Healey 100M (Limited production high performance)
* 1956 - 1957 BN2 Austin Healey 100
* 1956 - 1957 BN4 Austin Healey 100-6 (2+2 seats)
* 1957 - 1959 BN4 Austin Healey 100-6 Change to 1 3/4" SU Carbs (2+2 seats)
* 1958 - 1959 BN6 Austin Healey 100-6 6 Cylinder motor (2 seat)