Author: Bill Piggott Publisher: David and Charles ISBN: 1787115828 Category : Languages : en Pages : 160
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The Austin Healey - or 'Big' Healey - is one of the iconic British sports cars. The first Austin-Healey 100 model was unveiled at the 1952 Earls Court Motor Show, and when the last car rolled off the production line in 1967, over 73,000 examples had been built.
Author: Graham Robson Publisher: David and Charles ISBN: 1845849191 Category : Languages : en Pages : 351
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In nine eventful years – 1957 to 1965 – the six-cylinder-engined Austin Healey evolved into a formidable and increasingly specialised rally car. By any standards, it was the first of the ‘homologation specials’ – a type made progressively stronger, faster, more versatile, and more suitable for the world’s toughest international rallies. This is the story...
Author: Anders Ditlev Clausager Publisher: Herridge & Sons Limited ISBN: 9781906133207 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
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For 15 years, from the first four-cylinder 100 of 1953 to the final 3000 MkIII of 1968, these wonderful Austin-Healeys were the British sports cars which thousands of red-blooded enthusiasts aspired to. Today, many have been restored and the restoration of others is being undertaken. But how many of these cars boast the completely original and authentic specification which the most discerning enthusiasts now demand? Here are the answers, with the evidence provided by color photography showing every inch of our ten carefully selected cars.
Author: Gary G. Anderson Publisher: ISBN: 9781610608145 Category : Austin automobile Languages : en Pages : 196
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Bring your Big Healey back to life! If youre looking to restore your Austin-Healey - youve come to the right place. This authentic restoration guide discusses the differences between model years, identifies parts numbers, year-to-year changes, correct finishes, and more. Charts and tables cover production figures, paint schemes, wiring codes, and provide thoroughly detailed information on mid-year production changes. Contains a detailed appendix on British fasteners and deciphering the fastener codes in the Austin-Healey service manuals.
Author: Bill Piggott Publisher: Herridge & Sons Limited ISBN: 9780954106348 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
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When Donald Healey displayed a new sports two-seater on his firms stand at the 1952 motor show he could not possibly have envisioned the extraordinary success that it was to enjoy. There are many who would say that the looks of the early 100 were never matched by the later six-cylinder Healeys. Perhaps it is true that the first of the line is the purest expression of its designers intentions. Includes a detailed technical analysis of the 100, covering all aspects of the chassis, running gear, engine and transmission. This sets the scene for subsequent chapters on the BN2, the 100M and the 100S, each of which receives comprehensive treatment. The author also provides information on the cars participation in racing competition, draws comparisons with rival models and gives advice on the practicalities of owning a 100 today. This book opens with an exposition of the background to Donald Healeys creation of the 100 and with an account of his career to that time. This is followed by a description of the successive stages of design and development and of the eventual manufacturing agreement with Austin. Seven outstanding examples of the four-cylinder 100 - including an unrestored Le Mans car - have been specially photographed for this book and are featured in 90 color images. There are also more than 140 black-and-white illustrations drawn from archives and from sales and publicity material.
Author: Jon Pressnell Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK ISBN: 9781844255191 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
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The models created by Donald Healey and son Geoffrey played a key role in establishing Britain as the world’s leading producer of sports cars in the 1950s and 1960s. But the cheeky little Austin-Healey Sprite and the rugged ‘Big Healey’ with its muscular good looks are only part of a fascinating story that stretches back to the glory days of pre-war rallying and ends with the ill-fated Jensen-Healey. All this and more is told in the latest title in Haynes’s acclaimed ‘Classic Makes’ series – along with practical guidance in the form of driving impressions and buying hints, based on the author’s personal experience of most of the cars featured.
Author: Wayne Carini Publisher: ISBN: 9781954342026 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Whether you're a first-time novice or a seasoned pro, buying and owning a classic car starts with getting the facts from an expert. And there's no one better equipped to give you the insider's perspective than Wayne Carini, host of the internationally acclaimed TV program, Chasing Classic Cars. Borrowing on his years of experience buying and selling cars around the world, uncovering dust-covered barn finds or crafting award-winning restorations, Wayne's Guide to Affordable Classics puts you in the driver's seat when it comes to making an informed decision. In this first volume, Wayne and his friends have selected 25 different collectible classics from around the world, each with a detailed and illustrated profile that includes the history of each car, what's it like to drive, and what to look out for if you're in the market. From the Aston Martin Vanquish to the Fiat 124 Spider, you'll get the insider's view of what to look for - and what to look out for. With full-color images, hot tips and detailed specification tables, Affordable Classics guarantees to keep the chase alive between episodes of Chasing Classic Cars.
Author: Graham Robson Publisher: Herridge & Sons Limited ISBN: 9781906133795 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
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Graham Robson is the doyen of writers on rallying. His new book, Works Healeys in Detail, joins his respected Works Triumphs and Works Escorts in our list. Here he tells of the story of Donald Healey’s introduction of the cars of his own make into the world of rallying and racing, from the Healey Elliott and Westland of the late 1940s through to the last racing Austin-Healey Sprite in 1967. In between he produced competition versions of the Austin-Healey 100 and 100S, the 100-6 and the gloriously successful 3000, a brutal and wayward machine that won countless international rallies in the 1960s in the hands of great drivers like Pat Moss, Timo Makinen, Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk, to name but a few. The book covers the career of each of the works cars individually: entries, drivers and results, with nearly all cars illustrated. In addition there is detailed colour photography of important surviving examples.
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