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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.
The 100/4 was the first Austin Healey. This extremely well looking car
was equipped with a 2660 cc. four-cylinder engine. This engine was used
in the Austin Atlantic. The 100/4 models built up to the year 1955 were
equipped with a 3-speed gearbox with optional double overdrive. The
latter models were offered with a 4-speed gearbox with optional
overdrive on the top-gear.
During the production period of the 100/4 Austin presented a special
100/4 M version with a high compression cylinder head, thus increasing
power from 90 DIN bhp. up to 110 bhp. The Austin Healey 100/4 has a
special place in car history; it is one of the most important sportscars
made in Britain.
Nowadays the Healey's from the first 100/4 up to the last "Big
Healey 3000" are very popular classics...
Technical
data
4 cylinder
engine
cylinder capacity: 2660 cc.
carburettors: 2x S.U.
capacity: 90 DIN bhp. at 4000 rpm.
top-speed: 170 km/h.
gearbox: 3-speed manual with overdrive on
second and third gear
weight: 930 kg.
Information
Austin Healey
100/4 BN1, year 1954. Colour red with a black leather interior trimmed with red piping. This is the earliest BN-1 model with 3-speed gearbox and overdrive on the two top gears. The 100/4 is the purest breed of English sports car, rugged, masculine and intense.
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