One of the things I tried to take particular care to record as I took this car apart was any evidence of original paint. There has been much discussion about what colour the frame and inner body of these early cars was originally. Many owners have reported finding that the frame and inner body, and […]
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Now that I have had the body panels for this car chemically cleaned I am able to see some details on the front fenders which are rather unusual and not evident on later versions. THE FENDER VENT CUT OUTS First is the strange way that the vent holes have been manufactured (that’s if you do […]
When I received the Heritage Certificate for this car I was surprised to note that the original colour was noted as “Healey Grey”. I have not been a close follower of all the work that people have done on these very interesting “early” cars so was not aware of the discussion that had gone on […]
This very early Austin Healey 100 has the serial number is 142618 making it the 150th production car (the first production car as body #24) and it left Longbridge on 25 August 1953. I know almost nothing about the history of the car other than it was sold on eBay to the person from whom […]
The original exhaust systems on Healeys were very different from those currently available. This deviation from “originality” is particularly evident on the BJ8 and is not mentioned in any of the “authoritative” books I have read. This is my attempt to ensure that this detail of originality will not become lost as the years pass. […]
One of the problems I had with my MkIII (BJ8) was that the choke control kept coming loose in the dash. BJ8’s came through the shop on a fairly regular basis and at least half of those would arrive with the same problem. This fault did nothing to enhance the driver’s ability to adjust the […]
For many years now aftermarket vendors have been extolling the virtues of polyurethane suspension bushes. I have yet to be convinced. Several years back, at the request of a Healey owner we installed a set of these which he supplied. They came from a reputable supplier and were touted to be the best thing since […]