1955 Austin-Healey Hundred LeMans

Sold!

After driving this car for seven years I have decided to sell it to another lucky owner. Here are the specifications:

1955 BN1 I changed out the week 3-Speed BN1 gearbox in favor of a 4 -Speed BN2 side shift overdrive unit with the an original steel transmission hump and all new BN2 wiring.

Nut and Bolt, Ground-Up, frame off restoration. 95% of the parts are original or NOS. Except I used stainless hardware.

60 spoke stainless wheels with the special BN1 weave.

Green leather interior and door panels not vinyl.

Engine is completely rebuilt with a lightened flywheel and using Dennis Welsh racing components:

All Austin-Healey LeMans upgrades added:

Brakes are completely rebuilt with a NOS master cylinder running Silicon brake fluid through all new lines to racing composite break shoes. Drums are original and were turned. I also have a set reproduction front Al-Fin drums for the car but they wont stay round (just like the originals).

Shocks are custom Bilstein designed by a Bilstein engineer just for Healys. It's bolt on, so you can change back to Armstrong if you want to. You don't want to.

Louvers are stamped in original steal hood not an aluminum repro.

Car was painted one piece at a time. 7 or so coats of the blackest paint you'll ever see. Paint is still 99.9% perfect and will WOW anyone.

Custom green canvas top. I've put it up twice for pictures.

Car is registered in California with two period 1955 "Year of Manufacture" Plates.

Unique but Original Black with Green Interior. 1955 was the only year this combination was offered and I've never seen another one.

It comes with repro early windscreens and aftermarket wind deflectors, I have never used. Also a period Pos ground tube radio, not installed.

Body was restored in 1998. Engine was finished in 2000. I've put only 3500 miles on it since. everything works. No wipers, but you wont need them.

There are 73,500 mi on the odometer and I belive this to be correct.

Here is the link to my restoration page.

Click on picture to get a much larger image:

I built this car to be the ultimate Healey 100-4 driver/show car. You wont find a better performing 4-cyl Healey off the track, and it always wins something at every show.

It has never been rained on. I have washed it twice in 7 years. Also comes with a cover and a duster.

This is NOT a concourse car, although I've been told it may get a bronze anyway, if I had the tool kit. It's just pure wind in your face fun.

This is a Healey Hundred Lemans NOT an M. Here is the difference:

After Healey raced the 100 at the 24 hours of Lemans the Healey company put out a kit to upgrade the performance of the Hundred. It included a better cam, high compression pistons, larger carbs and inlet manifold, a new distributor, a larger front roll bar, and a vented engine cover with leather strap. In 1955 you could buy the kit install it yourself or have the dealer install it. This made your car Lemans modified. In 1956 the Healey factory pre-made cars with the kit already installed and called them 100-M’s. After this many folks started calling any car with the lemans upgrade an M. But technically only Factory built cars could carry the M name. All other upgraded Hundreds are technically called “Lemans”. This upgrade can be made anytime in the cars life. I did mine during the restoration process.

The car is in Lake Forest, California. That's in Orange County, close to the San Pedro/Long Beach docks for oversea's shipment.

Sorry, Sold.

 

 

*Yes, I will take serious offers**.

**My definition of a serious offer is: You make an offer, I'll answer in less than a day. If I say yes, you send me 10% of the final price (casher's check or Paypal only) within 48 hours. I'll give you a week to send the balance (bank note or casher's check). If you can't come up with the balance, I refund HALF of your deposit, you forfeit the rest. I said it was serious. If you come to inspect the car and find it's not as described then I will refund all of your deposit. If you pay the full amount without inspection and receive the car and it's not as I described ship it back to me, and after it arrives in the same state I shipped it in, I'll refund all of your money.

Pay my price listed above and you can take a week to get me all the funds. If you pay the full amount without inspection and receive the car and it's not as I described ship it back to me, and after it arrives in the same state I shipped it in, I'll refund all of your money.

TRADES? I'm looking for a great Lotus Europa TCS 5-speed, plus cash.