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Austin Healey was a British sports car maker whose classic sports cars are currently held as prized possessions. These rare exotic cars have been part of popular culture and memorialized in many movies and TV shows. If you own an Austin Healy, we congratulate you!
- Why are Austin Healeys so expensive?
- How much is an Austin Healey worth?
- Who made the Bugeye Sprite?
- How much is an Austin Healey 100M worth?
- Are Austin-Healey good cars?
- What is the most expensive Austin-Healey?
- Is Austin-Healey a British car?
- What was the fastest Austin-Healey?
- What is an Austin-Healey BJ8?
- What is a bug eye car?
- How much is a Bug Eye Sprite worth?
- What is the value of a 1969 Austin Healey Sprite?
- Is an Austin-Healey a good investment?
- How much does an Austin-Healey 3000 cost?
- What is a big Healey?
- Why did Austin-Healey stop making cars?
Why are Austin Healeys so expensive?
As a result sales of the BN7 amounted to just 355 cars which makes them some of the rarest (and therefore most valuable) of all the Austin-Healeys. The decision was taken to replace the triple SU HS4 carburettors with slightly larger twin SU HS6 carburettors in June 1962; this model is referred to as the Mk.
How much is an Austin Healey worth?
The average price of a Austin-Healey is $49,601.
Who made the Bugeye Sprite?
Healey's Gerry Coker — and later, Les Ireland — would work with chassis engineer Barry Bilbie to develop the lightweight roadster. It featured a unitized construction from the A-pillar back, with two front chassis legs forward and its trunklid deleted to better aid rigidity.
How much is an Austin Healey 100M worth?
A: The average price of a Austin-Healey 100M is $164,135.
Are Austin-Healey good cars?
The Big Healey has a reputation as something of a 'hairy-chested' sports car, thanks to its firm ride, heavy steering and grunty engine. Nonetheless it remains highly popular in the classic market today, thanks to its relative simplicity and muscular good looks.
What is the most expensive Austin-Healey?
Bonhams : The World's most valuable Austin-Healey restored to its former glory unveiled at Bonhams. NOJ 393 – the ex-Works 1953-55 Austin-Healey Special Test Car/100S – realised a world record £843,000 when sold by Bonhams in December 2011, despite being untouched since the 1960s and presenting in 'barn find' state.
Is Austin-Healey a British car?
Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company (Healey), a renowned automotive engineering and design firm. ... Donald Healey left BMH in 1968 when it merged into British Leyland.
What was the fastest Austin-Healey?
Holder of 19 National & International speed records and officially the fastest naturally aspirated Austin-Healey in the world. In August 1954 Donald Healey took his 100 sports car to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The aim: to smash as many speed records as possible.
What is an Austin-Healey BJ8?
The Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 series or the Mark III was considered to be the most powerful and luxurious of all the Austin-Healey roadster series cars. Launched in 1963, the BJ8 remained in production until 1967. ... The luxury of the BJ8 series is what set the car apart from its Triumphs and Jaguar convertible counterparts.
What is a bug eye car?
The Bugeye was one of the first mass-produced cars with a semi-monocoque design, its abbreviated framework lying under stressed body panels. “Our very cute Nevada Beige Austin Healy has a 'purrs like a kitten' newly rebuilt 4-cylinder engine,” the dealer says. “
How much is a Bug Eye Sprite worth?
The Collector Car Price Tracker values a good Sprite Mk1 at $11,719 and an excellent example at $18,423. Hagerty's Price Guide is near the same level, placing value of a 1959 Austin Healey “Bug Eye” Sprite, in condition #2, at an average value of $18,200.
What is the value of a 1969 Austin Healey Sprite?
**Figure based on a stock 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk IV valued at $6,900 with OH rates with $100/300K liability/UM/UIM limits. Actual costs vary depending on the coverage selected, vehicle condition, state and other factors.
Is an Austin-Healey a good investment?
A decent big Healey makes for brilliant driving, and it's a great investment, too. Yet solid specimens are rarer than you might think; here's how to find a good one.
How much does an Austin-Healey 3000 cost?
A: The average price of a Austin-Healey 3000 - Mk III is $61,780.
What is a big Healey?
The Austin-Healey 3000 Big Healey is a British sports car built from 1959 to 1967, and is the best known of the "big" Healey models. The car's bodywork was made by Jensen Motors, and the vehicles were assembled at the BMC Abingdon works.
Why did Austin-Healey stop making cars?
After new US car safety regulations were announced in 1967, the BMC manufacturers decided that there was no way the ageing Austin-Healey 3000 could comply, and so it was discontinued.
