1956 Austin Healey 100 on 2040-cars
Toledo, Ohio, United States
In 2013 I undertook a frame off restoration where the condition was documented and rust repair completed. The
sills, floors, rockers were replaced. The outriggers and rear crossmember were repaired. There was little body
rust to repair. The paint is single stage acrylic enamel and there is a definite feel of the paint between the two
colors, as it should be. The interior is correct leather and carvel carpet from Heritage in Vancouver. The
Heritage Certificate that goes with the car documents that it was originally white over black. The unique thing on
this car is that it originally had a black engine compartment and boot. This is documented by photos from the
paint stripping process showing that there is no evidence of any white paint in those areas. It is well known that
the factory experimented with painting the engine compartments of white cars black near the end of the 100
production run. Body number here is 14099 so it is very near the end.
The engine and transmission behave fine so they were not rebuilt when the car was apart. Cold oil pressure is
around 60 and drops to about 40 when hot. Chrome wire wheels are new Dunlops. Also included is a complete tool
kit.
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