Basic Austin Healey Restoration Information

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History of the Austin Healey

United kingdom sports car producer Austin-Healey was set up via a partnership agreement, set up in 1952 involving Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and Donald Healey, a well-known motor vehicle engineer and designer.

Austin-Healey made automobiles right up until 1972 when the 20-year arrangement involving Healey and Austin ended. Donald Healey quit the business in 1968 when British Motor Holdings (BMC got combined together with Jaguar Cars in 1966 to create BMH) was amalgamated within British Leyland. Healey joined Jensen Motors that had already been producing bodies for the "big Healeys" since their own creation in 1952, and became their chairman in 1972.

Austin-Healeys were produced in many variations throughout the companies history. Restoration problems varies between models.

Austin-Healey Time Line

Austin-Healey 100

•      1953 - 1955 BN1 Austin-Healey 100
•      1955 Austin-Healey 100S (Extremely limited production of aluminium bodied race-prepared cars)
•      1955 - 1956 BN2 Austin-Healey 100M (Limited production high performance)
•      1956 - 1957 BN2 Austin-Healey 100
•      1956 - 1957 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 (2+2 seats)
•      1957 - 1959 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 Change to 1 3/4" SU Carbs (2+2 seats)
•      1958 - 1959 BN6 Austin-Healey 100-6 6 Cylinder motor (2 seat)

Austin-Healey 3000

•     1959 - 1961 BN7 Mark I (2 seat), BT7 Mark I (2+2 seats)
•     1961 - 1962 BN7 Mark II (2 seat), BT7 Mark II (2+2 seats), BJ7 Mark II (2 seat)
•     1962 - 1964 BJ7 Mark II (roll-up windows)
•     1964 - 1967 BJ8 Mark III

Austin-Healey Sprite

•     1958 - 1960 AN5 Mark I 'Bugeye - US' 'Frogeye - UK'
•     After the Bugeye, the AH Sprite was a badge engineered twin to the MG Midget (hence the term 'Spridget'). The MG was aimed slightly upmarket.
•     1961 - 1964 AN6 - AN7 Mark II
•     1964 - 1966 AN8 Mark III (roll-up windows)
•     1966 - 1969 AN9 Mark IV
•     1969 - 1971 AN10 Mark V (UK Only)

Racing

The Big Healey has been commonly raced in the usa and was acknowledged from the start by the Sports Car Club of America / SCCA. Healey models raced in D,E, and F production classes, winning National Championships in both D and E Production.

In 1953, a unique streamlined Austin-Healey established a number of land speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United states.

Successors

The brand Austin is currently owned by Nanjing who acquired the assets of MG Rover Group (British Leyland's successor company) due to bankruptcy in 2005. Following Donald Healey selling his original company, Donald Healey Motor Company, the Healey brand name ended up being registered to a new corporation, Healey Automobile Consultants, that the Healey family sold to HFI Automotive in 2005.

In June 2007, Nanjing and Healey Automobile Consultants / HFI Automotive agreed upon a collaborative arrangement which aspires to reproduce the Austin Healey and Healey marquees alongside NAC's MG. No schedule has been provided regarding when the Healey and Austin-Healey brands will come back.