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Successful car designer and rally driver Donald Healey founded the Donald Healey Motor Company ltd. in 1945. He focused on producing expensive, high-quality, performance cars.
Judging a cheaper sports car positioned between MG and Jaguar would sell, Healey designed a two-seat roadster using low-cost Austin components. Austin chief Sir Leonard Lord was so impressed when he spied it at the 1952 Earls Court Motor Show, he offered to build it in his own factories under the name Austin-Healey. This offer led to a joint venture between Austin and Healey creating the British Motor Corporation. Austin-Healey cars were produced until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end.
The 100M traces its roots back to the 1953 Le Mans 24-Hour Race, where two lightly modified examples of the new Austin-Healy 100 stunned the motoring world by finishing 12th and 14th overall in a field composed of purpose built race cars. In 1955, the demand for these modifications compelled the Donald Healey Motor Company and the British Motor Corp. to partner to produce a new model incorporating the upgrades as well as high-compression pistons, a louvered bonnet and bonnet strap, a larger anti-sway bar and special-setting shock absorbers. Horsepower increased from the standard 90 hp to 110 hp. The new model was designated the 100M and a total of 640 were produced by the factory.
This car was single family owned from the early 1960s until the current owners purchased it in 2010. It is certified by the 100M Le Mans Registry to be one of the 640 factory built 100 M models. An exhaustive four year restoration was completed in 2003 including a bare metal repaint to its original color scheme of Florida Green over Cream.
Judging a cheaper sports car positioned between MG and Jaguar would sell, Healey designed a two-seat roadster using low-cost Austin components. Austin chief Sir Leonard Lord was so impressed when he spied it at the 1952 Earls Court Motor Show, he offered to build it in his own factories under the name Austin-Healey. This offer led to a joint venture between Austin and Healey creating the British Motor Corporation. Austin-Healey cars were produced until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end.
The 100M traces its roots back to the 1953 Le Mans 24-Hour Race, where two lightly modified examples of the new Austin-Healy 100 stunned the motoring world by finishing 12th and 14th overall in a field composed of purpose built race cars. In 1955, the demand for these modifications compelled the Donald Healey Motor Company and the British Motor Corp. to partner to produce a new model incorporating the upgrades as well as high-compression pistons, a louvered bonnet and bonnet strap, a larger anti-sway bar and special-setting shock absorbers. Horsepower increased from the standard 90 hp to 110 hp. The new model was designated the 100M and a total of 640 were produced by the factory.
This car was single family owned from the early 1960s until the current owners purchased it in 2010. It is certified by the 100M Le Mans Registry to be one of the 640 factory built 100 M models. An exhaustive four year restoration was completed in 2003 including a bare metal repaint to its original color scheme of Florida Green over Cream.
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1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Austin-Healey 100M BN2
(Data based on Model Year 1956 sales)
1956 Austin-Healey 100 BN2 Roadster Chassis#: bn2l233372 Sold for USD$44,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Chassis#: BN2L230411 Sold for USD$115,474 2023 Bonhams : The Zoute Sale | |
1956 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100M Chassis#: BN2-L/230710 Sold for USD$140,000 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Chassis#: BN2L30411 Sold for USD$78,400 2023 Bonhams : Quail | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Le Mans' Chassis#: BN2-L/231781 Sold for USD$184,800 2023 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1956 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100M Chassis#: BN2-L/230710 Sold for USD$196,000 2023 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Roadster Sold for USD$198,000 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Chassis#: BN2L230648 Sold for USD$159,600 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Chassis#: BN2L233087 Sold for USD$179,200 2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1956 Austin Healey 100 M Sold for USD$57,500 2021 GAA : July 2021 | |
1956 Austin Healey BN1 100 M Chassis#: 160567 Sold for USD$99,949 2020 Artcurial : Automobiles sur les Champs | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Le Mans' Chassis#: BN2-L/231790 Sold for USD$236,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, Fall | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Le Mans' Chassis#: BN2-L/230966 Sold for USD$192,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Shift/Monterey | |
1956 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100M BN2 LE MANS SPECIFICATION Chassis#: BN2-L/230571 Sold for USD$52,640 2020 Bonhams : Quail Motorcar Auction | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Le Mans' Chassis#: BN2-L/233248 Sold for USD$104,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Driving Into Summer | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Chassis#: BN2L230648 Sold for USD$140,000 2019 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Chassis#: BN22-L/229678 Sold for USD$64,960 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 Modified to M Specification Chassis#: 49655299 Sold for USD$58,954 2019 H & H Classics - Imperial War Museum, Duxford | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M 'Le Mans' Roadster Chassis#: BN2-L/230739 Sold for USD$143,526 2019 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Dealer Le Mans' Chassis#: BN2-L/230571 Sold for USD$81,200 2018 RM Sothebys : The Petersen Automotive Museum |
Austin-Healey 100M BN2s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1956 Austin-Healey 100M | bn2l231156 | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $120,000 | $175,000 | $225,000 |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M Le Mans | BN2-L/230740 | 2023 Broad Arrow Group : Amelia Island | $160,000 | $200,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans | BN2L 233047 | 2022 Bonhams : The Audrain Concours Auction | |||
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Roadster | BN2-L/232493 | 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Roadster | BN2L230753 | 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |||
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M Le Mans | BN2L233248 | 2021 Worldwide Auctioneers : The 14th Annual Auburn Auction | |||
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Roadster | BN2L230735 | 2021 Mecum : Monterey | $170,000 | $200,000 | $250,000 |
1956 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100M | BN2L 232302 | 2020 Gooding : Geared Online | $190,000 | $220,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Specification | BN2L230869 | 2020 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | $90,000 | $140,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans | BN2L/233248 | 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | $150,000 | $180,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans | BN2L232949 | 2019 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | $180,000 | $220,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M Dealer Le Mans | BN2L230571 | 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |||
1956 Austin Healey 100M Original Specification | BN1L / 150648 | 2018 Coys : Legende et Passion Monaco 2018 | $120,000 | $150,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Le Mans Roadster | BN2-L/230581 | 2018 Bonhams : The Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco' | $160,000 | $180,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M Le Mans | BN2-L/233047 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Monaco | $170,000 | $190,000 | |
1956 Austin Healey 100M Le Mans Roadster | BN2-L/232164 | 2018 Silverstone Race Retro Classic Car | |||
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Le Mans Roadster | BN2-L/232878 | 2017 Bonhams : The Spa Classic Sale | $160,000 | $190,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Le Mans Roadster | BN2-L/229129 | 2016 The Finest : Aspen | $185,000 | $200,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Le Mans | BN2L231914 | 2016 Motostalgia Auction Indianapolis Brickyard | $175,000 | $220,000 | |
1956 Austin Healey 100M | BN1L / 150648 | 2016 Coys : Monaco | $90,000 | $110,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Le Mans Roadster | 2015 Auctions America California | $110,000 | |||
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M Le Mans | BN2-L/233008 | 2015 RM Sotheby's : The Andrews Collection | |||
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Factory Le Mans BN2 Roadster | BN2-L/230818 | 2014 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona | $160,000 | ||
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M | BN2-L/230432 | 2014 Gooding & Company The Scottsdale Auction | $200,000 | $230,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 Modified to M Specification | BN2229013 | 2013 H & H Auctions The Pavilion Gardens | $45,000 | $55,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M | BN2-L/232183 | 2013 Gooding and Company The Amelia Island Auction | $125,000 | $165,000 | |
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Le Mans Roadster | BN2-L/230129 | 2013 RM Auctions Arizona | $115,000 | $130,000 | $160,000 |
1956 Austin-Healey 100/4M Roadster Raced by Privateer J.C. Kilburn | BN2L231026 | 2012 Mecum Monterey, CA | $40,000 | ||
1956 Austin-Healey 100M Roadster | BN2-L/23230L | 2010 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester, Sussex | $45,000 | $55,000 |
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