1957 Austin-Healey 100-6 Sport Roadster

The Austin-Healey was the winner of a 1952 competition to design a new medium-priced sports car that would be based on Austin mechanicals. Donald Healey's Hundred won the competition, receiving an award at the Earl's Court Motor Show in London. The car was renamed the Austin-Healey by Leonard Lord, head of BMC, prior to production in the spring of 1953. Initially, the car was offered with the 90HP, 2660cc, four-cylinder, 3-speed powertrain from the Austin A90 Atlantic. A new 102 HP, 2639cc, six, with a four-speed and electric overdrive, was introduced in 1957. This became the 100-6, which had a wheelbase increase to 92 inches, from 90.

Austin-Healeys soon became popular in America due to their reasonable price, good looks and a tough, reliable drivetrain. Service was available at Austin dealers throughout the US. The same basic body and chassis were used through the final year of production in 1967. The 100-6 had a top speed of 104 mph, with zero-to-sixty mph time of 12.9 seconds. A total of 10,826 100-6's were produced from August 1956 to March 1959. Its P.O.E. price was $3,195.

This car is equipped with the standard steel wheels and a two-tone paint scheme with a matching interior. It has undergone a total body-off-frame restoration to the exact factory specifications.

Introduced in 1957, the Austin-Healey 100-6 Roadster was powered by a 2.6-liter Austin engine with 102 horsepower. The car had new, longer body, which allowed two children's seats to be fitted in the rear of the cockpit. The new model was heavier and less sporty than its predecessor, but it appealed to a wider clientele. Donald Healey drove a prototype version of this car over 200 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats in August of 1956. The 100-6 was the first Austin- Healey to have a six-cylinder engine with two SU side draft carburetors, a four-speed transmission with electric overdrive, and a new six-port cylinder head. In 1957, 7,382 100-6s were produced, with the vast majority of them being sold in the United States.