About the car:

On behalf of Nout Classic Cars, we fitted a bespoke interior and convertible hood to this Austin-Healey, which they had restored.

History:

The first Austin-Healey was the 100 model. The type designation 100 was derived from its top speed of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).

A striking detail of these early models is the fold-down windscreen and the characteristic Healey grille. The AH 100 had a 4-cylinder, 2660 cc engine and a three-speed gearbox with Laycock de Normanville overdrive on the higher gears.

Ahead of the Earls Court Motor Show, Leonard Lord, the head of Austin, spotted the Donald Healey 100 on Donald Healey’s stand. Before the show opened, Leonard Lord bought the rights to the Donald Healey 100. At the show, Austin and Donald Healey presented the Austin-Healey 100. The 100 was designed by Gerry Coker and built by Donald Healey. It had a four-cylinder A90 engine from Austin and a body and chassis from Jensen. The 100 became the rival of the Triumph TR and of many MGs. The car was built in Warwick, but production was soon moved to Longbridge in Birmingham. The 100-4 BN-1 ceased production after two years, in 1955.

The Austin-Healey 100-4 BN-1 was succeeded by the Austin-Healey 100-4 BN-2, the second generation. In 1956 two specials of the 100 appeared, the 100M and the 100S, of which the 100S was intended solely for racing. Also in 1956 came the Austin-Healey 100-6 BN-4. The BN-4 received a new engine, a 2.6-litre six-cylinder from the Austin Westminster. The car also gained four seats instead of two. In April 1958 came the two-seat Austin-Healey 100-6 BN-6, because the 100-6 BN-4 had not proved popular.

Source: Wikipedia