Austin-Healey 100-Six (BN4 and BN6) Car

Austin-Healey 100-Six (BN4 and BN6) Car

Austin-Healey 100-Six Cars

Production	1956-1959 14,436 produced
Assembly	Abingdon, England Longbridge, England
Successor	Austin-Healey 3000
Engine(s)	2639 cc C-Series I6
Wheelbase	92 in (2,337 mm)
Length	157.5 in (4,001 mm)
Width	60 in (1,524 mm)
Height	50 in (1,270 mm)

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Austin-Healey 100-Six Cars
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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 Parts

Picture Of Austin Healay Cars

The Austin Healey final "100" models, 1956's "BN4" (2+2 seats) and 1958's "BN6" (2 seats) were six-cylinder 100-Six cars.

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To 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.

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The 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 cylinder head. The overdrive unit became an option rather than a standard fitting.

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In late 1957 production was transferred from Longbridge to the MG plant at Abingdon.

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A 117 bhp (87 kW) BN6 was tested by The Motor magazine in 1959 had a top speed of 103.9 mph (167.2 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 10.7 seconds. A fuel consumption of 20.8 miles per imperial gallon (13.6 L/100 km; 17.3 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £1307 including taxes of £436.

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

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