Have you ever seen this car before? We hadn’t, we were not aware of its existence, and we thank our reader Kyle for giving us this tip. Donald Healey, whose surname you surely know, used a tuned version of Riley’s twin-cam 2 1/2-litre four-cylinder engine in a light steel box-section chassis of Healey’s own design,… Read More Undercover Riley: 1949 Healey Sportsmobile
It wasn’t difficult, among cars built in the 1950s, to find cars that had “parents” of different nationalities: here is a representative specimen. The reason for this multiple paternity (or maternity) was the different specialization of the different countries: Nobody did bodywork as well as the Italians and therefore, for a luxury car, it was… Read More Niche stuff: 1954 Nash Healey Coupé by Pininfarina
When you think at an Healey Sprite, of course tou imagine a tiny little spider which main focus is to drive across the british countryside: this car was born with a different purpose. To celebrate the successful Sebring race of March 1959, the BMC Competition Department entered three Austin-Healey Sprites in the 12 Hours Grand Prix… Read More More than a tourer: 1959 Austin Healey Sebring Sprite
It’s odd seeing a 1958 car sold directly by its first owner, but this seems just the case. Indeed the owner (and seller) says that he bought this car new in Germany (probably he was in the army back then) with a Le Mans engine kit. It is a four seat BN4 L with black interior, overdrive, disk wheels.… Read More One owner did 162K miles: 1958 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4L
This 1951 Le Mans Roadster is said to be a one family car. Indeed the owner bought it new in 1951 and got it till 2000 when he passed away, but the car doesn’t see a road since 1985 when the owner couldn’t drive anymore. After that, his son went periodically to the garage just… Read More One family car: 1951 Nash Healey Le Mans Roadster
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