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CLUB CAR OF THE MONTH<br />
AUSTIN HEALEY 100<br />
We have had the car for just over 2 years, buying it from a man in Glenfield in Auckland. I<br />
don’t have any of the early history of the car other than he had spent 8 years restoring it<br />
to the condition that it is in.<br />
It is a 1954 BN1 model, meaning that it is the first model of the Austin Healey to be produced.<br />
The “100” refers to the top speed of 100mph. The 2.7 litre 4 cylinder engine is very<br />
torquey with twin SU carburettors on the side. The gearbox is an interesting arrangement.<br />
The engine and the gearbox were originally used for production of the Austin A90 Atlantic.<br />
Those cars had a column change setup and, when used on the Healeys, the floor change<br />
lever was attached straight to the selectors on the side of the gearbox. This meant that the<br />
gear lever was offset to the left side of the central tunnel.<br />
(The design of the Austin Healey was a vast improvement on the bulbous Atlantic: Ed.)<br />
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