Photos of the " Healey 100 " that became the Austin Healey 100 overnight at the Earls Court Motor Show in late 1952.
Photo of the original prototype before the show - Car has Steel Wheels with hubcaps- The Show car was on wires
- from the archives of Austin Healey Historic Pictures - a Facebook group.
At the Show with Donald Healey and Leonard Lord and apparently a politician ?
Amended / deleted my comment not a 100
- this is a prototype BN4 as noted by Joe Jarick " 100-Six. Sir Anthony Eden was Prime Minister 1955-1957. He was knighted in 1954. "
The BN4 was introduced in 1956. Production from August 1956 to March 1959
and Jim Lesher asked " Who has information about this Longbridge BN4 in the photo? "
The answer from Joe Jarick " Specially built at Austin in a section dedicated to building prototypes and show cars. Likely, sold off at the motor show. "
A Press photo - again a left hand drive car
Press photo - car has German ? Registration
The car won an award at the 1953 Miami Worlds Fair - very prestigious apparently
Donald Mitchell Healey and his Car.
Looking for more early photos of the first cars.
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