Austin-Healey 100-Six Car

Austin Healey 100-Six CarAustin-Healey 100-Six Cars 1958 Austin-Healey 100-Six (North America) Manufacturer British Motor Corporation Production 1956-1959 Class Sports car Body style(s) 2-door roadster Layout FR layout Related Austin A90Austin Healey 100 Cars And The History Of It Parts 1Austin Healey 3000 Cars And The History Of It Parts 1Austin Healey 100 BN1 And BN2 CarsAustin Healey 100-Six (BN4 and BN6) C...

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Austin-Healey 100-Six(BN4-BN6) Car And The History Of It Parts

Austin-Healey 100-Six(BN4-BN6) Car And The History Of It PartsPicture Of Austin Healay CarsThe Austin Healey final "100" models, 1956's "BN4" (2+2 seats) and 1958's "BN6" (2 seats) were six-cylinder 100-Six cars.Picture Of Austin Healay CarsTo make room for the occasional seats the wheelbase was increased by 2 in (50.8 mm). The bonnet had a built-in air scoop and the windscreen no longer could be folded down.Picture Of Austin Healay CarsThe cars used a tuned version of the BMC C-Series engine previously fitted to Austin Westminster which at first produced 102 bhp (76 kW) increasing to 117 bhp (87 kW) in 1957 by fitting a revised manifold and...

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Austin-Healey 100(BN1, BN2) Car And The History Of It The End Parts

Austin-Healey 100(BN1, BN2) Car And The History Of It The End Parts Picture Of Austin Healay 100 CarsThe BN2 came with a real 4-speed manual transmission, still with overdrive on the top 2 gears. Other features that distinguish the BN2 from the BN1 are the slightly larger front wheel arches, different rear axle and being the first 100 with optional two-tone paint. The colour alternatives available to the 100 were: Reno Red, Spruce Green, Healey Blue, Florida Green, Old English White, Primrose Yellow, Black, and approximately 50 Gunmetal Grey cars. The BN2 two-tone colors were: White/Black; Reno Red/Black; Healey Blue/White; Black/Reno Red; and...

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Austin-Healey 100(BN1, BN2) Car And The History Of It Parts 2

Austin-Healey 100(BN1, BN2) Car And The History Of It Parts 2Picture Of 1956 Austin Healay 100 CarsProduction Austin Healey 100s Cars were finished at Austin's Longbridge plant alongside the A90 and based on fully trimmed and painted body/chassis units produced by Jensen in West Bromwich — in an arrangement the two companies previously had explored with the Austin A40 Sports. The first 100s (series "BN1") were equipped with the same 90 bhp (67 kW) engines and manual transmission as the stock A90, but the transmission was modified to be a three-speed unit with overdrive on second and top. The 2660 cc I4 engine featured an undersquare 87.3 mm...

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Austin-Healey 100(BN1, BN2) Car And The History Of It Parts 1

Austin-Healey 100(BN1, BN2) Car And The History Of It Parts 1Picture Of 1956 Austin Healey 100 CarsThe 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...

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Austin-Healey Car And The History Of It The End Parts

Austin-Healey Car And The History Of It The End PartsPicture Of Austin Healay CarsThe joint venture dissolved in 1971 as the 20-year agreement came to an end. Final production of Austin Healey cars were marketed under the brand name Austin. A successful racing history, including Le Mans, Bathusrt and Sebring, gave Ausin Healey an almost legendary status.Collector's InformationPicture Of 1955 Austin Healay 100 CarsThere were many Austin Healey's produced, with later versions, such as MkIII and MkIV, being produced in larger numbers. As a result, parts aren't hard to find. Restoring an Austin Healey will result in a car with both high collector...

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