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Sorry, I should have been more specific, There were only about 248 BN6's made in 1959. They stopped making the 100-6 in March of that year. Retooled and then started up in May with the 3000.
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david passed on the healey but i had asked for the info if he did not buy the car...closed the deal to buy the healey yesterday....now to get it from new jersey to south carolina. thanks david for the information...lots of work to do especially to the footboxes and firewall area.
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Larry, no problem. I'm glad to see that it's going to a good home. Have fun with it.
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Are you sure that isn't one of those Classic Motor Carriages Sebring MX kit cars they used to make in Miami? The flairs look similar.
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no it is a real 100-6 with way over done flares. i had a sebring kit car and even their flares looked much better. im hoping that the fenders can be reclaimed by removing the flares which are fiberglass.. i dont know if the regular healey fenders were cut before adding. im afraid that they were. might get lucky though!
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What Larry said. I test drove it, crawled around under it, and it was the real deal. No replica crude, but original British crude.
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the healey was delivered yesterday afternoon. and, i was surprised that it was in much better condition than i thought. the frame looks good....the v8 conversion seems done very well, etc......but, as i knew from david the footboxes are a mess and will require considerable time and effort to correct. and, the flares! though well done they are going to have to be modified or removed.....that will be a much later part of bring the car back to more of an original healey look! a couple of pictures. the old school wooden dash and gauges will also have to be replaced!
   
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Those flares are an eye sore!!
FI ls swap in the future, or going to stay carb'ed?
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Neat car, thanks for the update.
I'm far from a wine and cheese guy but like you said, those flares...  Good luck making it what you want. |
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Cool you got the A H. Lin. Will be fun watching it come together.
Yep the flairs are a bit much. Does add a bit of muscularity tho. And there is a need for the larger tires with the V8. Perhaps they can be reduced in size and faired better into the body. Check out the progression of the Cobra into the big block beast it became. Or our own 930s. Cheers Richard |
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How much do you need to worry about the car twisting from more torque than it was ever designed for?
On a different note, I had a '65 MK III. It was so nose heavy that it had relatively sudden, strong oversteer in slippery corners--even with its modestly powered 6-cyl truck engine. I assume that this one will do the same. Worth watching out for as you ease into driving it someday.
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I parted out two 59' 100-6's and have a bunch of parts, including a dash! let me know if you need anything.
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Boy I really like the dash that is in the car. Nice piece of wood, clean installation . Guess it should be more burly.
Are you going for originality ? Seems a stretch for this car. More resto mod is what I see. Have fun with it, please keep us posted on progress. Cheers Richard |
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lots were done like that back in the day but i plan to replace with a stock healey dash with speedhut gauges. i did that to my other healey and i really like the look and especially the gps speedometer. most like will remove the flares and return to a more stock healey appearance....
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here is my reinterpretation of the car....more healey like in appearance. not quite done but i am driving...daily! surprisingly the steering and suspension are very tight. the previous owner had owned the car since early seventies and seldom drove the car and kept it garaged. i do wish that the aluminum fenders fit better...guess i will leave that up to the body shop......when i decde to have it painted! thanks to david for the leads on the car!
  
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If you're looking for another one:
No Reserve: 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 V8 Project | Bring a Trailer Just a little work left to make it perfect!
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