1958 Austin-Healey 100-6 Sport Roadster

The Series BN6 100-Six was introduced in April of 1958 as a response to customer demand for a strict two-seat model. The original Austin-Healey 100 was a two-seater roadster, but when BMC redesigned the car and introduced it in mid-1950 as the 100-Six, only a 2+2 passenger configuration was available. Many customers felt it lost some of its sporting character, so BMC re-introduced a strict two-seater, the BN6 Series 100-Six. Only about 20-percent of the 100-Six models were the true two-seater models.

This particular example has been treated to a restoration. It is finished in Old English White with a red leather interior and black 'Everflex' top. There is a Laycock de Normanville overdrive that operates with third and fourth gears, to provide a total of six forward ratios.

This is a matching-numbers original car that was completely stripped down to its bare rolling body shell. The mechanical restoration included a complete engine rebuild. The car has a tonneau cover, an original jack, a complete and correct tool kit, the original service manual, and the original California 'black plate.' It rides on 48-spoke chrome wire wheels and radial tires. It has covered less than 1,200 miles since the restoration was completed.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014