1955 Austin Healey 100
1955 Austin Healey 100 Description:
This is my personal 1955 100 and a great car ready for a new owner. I purchased it in 2014 with the intention of keeping it forever… but I am not using it and it’s time for this classic to go to a new home.
This is a straight rust free car that is very well put together with tons of nice details. It’s completely stock, with no “M” pretentious. No modification, vents, belts or incorrect parts. There is something elegant and simple about a pure and basic Healey 100 and with M prices pushing to the stratosphere, so many of these are wearing miscellaneous M bits. That’s another reason I fell in love with this car. It hasn’t been molested.The original three-speed fully synchronized gearbox works nicely. Check out the original rare shift knob. These cars have a funky shift pattern that is part of the fun of driving a early big Healey. When launched in 1953, the BN1 came with this three speed all synchro gearbox with electric overdrive, adapted from an Austin column-shift transmission. It’s unique to all BN1 Healeys built from 1953-1955.
The balance on these cars is legendary. They feel shorter and more nimble than the later 3000s and just look better than the 2+2 models.
This car is a sculpture on wheels.It’s an older restoration, but an excellent one. This is a California car which the prior owner purchased in 1980 in Santa Barbara. Included are a pileof receipts from 1980 restoration outlets in that region and the current title was first issued in 1980. That owner subsequently moved to Colorado with the car in 2006 and more restoration was done at that time as indicated by a large file of receipts. I purchased this car from that 31-year owner in 2014.
The paint is a stout lacquer olde English white. The overall appearance is excellent–just not perfect. This is not a car you would repaint. It has had just enough weather to use it, and more than enough style and shine to impress everyone who sees it. Tonneau, top and sidecurtains are all good. Underside is quite nice!
