Austin Healey 100/6, 1959

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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 sportscar 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: 2639 cc.
capacity: 135 bhp. at 4750 rpm.
top-speed: approx. 110 mph - 175 km/h.
weight: 1105 kg.

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Austin Healey 100/6, year 1959. Color Pacific blue over Old English white with a beige leather interior trimmed with piping wich matches the carpet. (You have to see this car in real life to experience the colour, the photographs present the colour too cool and blue).
 This Healey 100/6 was nut & bolt restored and is in Superb condition. During the restoration and overhaul the engine was modified to run on lead free petrol. The car is fitted with an overdrive and chrome spoke wheels.

This classic car was sold by
Classic Cars Friesland.

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