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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.
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
3 S.U. carburettors
cylinder capacity: 2639 cc.
capacity: >135 bhp. at 4750 rpm.
top-speed: approx. 110 mph - 175 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed manual + overdrive
weight: 1105 kg.
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