1956 Austin-Healey 100/6 RHD

Highlights

• Extensive restoration completed by the current owner
• Car has only covered 36 miles since completion in 2021
• Factory correct Ivory White with black interior
• Over £16,000 spent on parts alone
• Engine and gearbox fully rebuilt with only
• Large history file of receipts, invoices and photos of restoration
• MOT & Tax exempt but had a voluntary MOT in May 2024 with no advisories
• Desirable factory overdrive model

The Appeal

How great it would have been to be in the market for a sports car in the 50s. Buyers were spoilt for choice, but for those with deeper pockets and a need for speed there was really only one choice - Donald Healey’s evocative Big Healey. Dropping the torquey C Series straight six beneath the bonnet of the existing 100/4 delivered the performance and soundtrack this beautiful car really needed.

For serious Healey fans, the 100/6 is the purest iteration of this long-lived design. These early cars have detail features, particularly in the cabin, that make them particularly desirable. This 1957 car was factory supplied with optional overdrive. Like most 100/6, it began its life in the USA before returning home in 2013. A restoration began the same year but sadly stalled when the then-keeper became ill. It was picked up again in 2018 and completed by the current keeper who acquired the car in 2021.

The work has been done to a high standard and the Ivory White paintwork and black interior are pleasingly factory correct. We’re told that the cosmetic work included rechroming and refurbishing exterior parts, fitting new tyres and retrimming the interior. The engine and gearbox were rebuilt. £16,000 was expended on parts alone, excluding the engine and gearbox. A large history file documents the work in photos and invoices.

The car has only covered 36 miles since completion, so consequently remains in very good order. A May 2024 voluntary MOT shows no advisories, since when the car has covered just 2 miles.

Here is a chance to acquire a restored car that has been barely used since, meaning the buyer gets the full benefit of all that investment.

The vendor says:

“This early 100 6 is in lovely condition and basically has no rust on it. The car drives as an early 100 6 should. Only a few miles are shown on the speedo, which was re-set when it was overhauled.”

Key Information

• Mileage: 36 miles shown on replaced odometer; the speedo was re-set when overhauled, and the estimated actual mileage is approximately 50,000 miles
• Country of registration: USA (now registered on UK plates)
• Technical inspection status: exempt, last MOT to May 2025 with no advisories
• Technical specs: 2,639cc inline-six petrol, four-speed manual with overdrive
• Paperwork: all receipts and invoices from the restoration are available, V5C, BMIHT certificate, handwritten notes

The Detail

• Engine and gearbox have been fully rebuilt with only 36 miles covered since
• Vendor states the car starts on the button with no known faults
• Over £16,000 spent on parts during the restoration excluding engine/gearbox
• Ivory White with black interior is factory correct according to BMIHT certificate
• Paintwork presents very well in photos with few indications of the limited use
• All brightwork has been polished or re-chromed we are told
• Black 2+2 interior with white piping
• Interior is said to be all new, including trim, carpets, and tonneau cover
• Fitted with new tyres and painted wire wheels with matching spare
• Vendor reports very little rust present
• Only a few shakedown miles completed since the restoration

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