2023-08-01 18:21:26 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 8/23

www.mecum.com/lots/1092411/1954-austin-healey-100-4-roadster/

Lot S159 // Monterey 2023

Estimate: $75,000 - $100,000

Odometer reads 12,519 miles

VIN / Serial 49655164

Built September 10, 1954

Chassis No. BN1-L/219223

Body No. 5164

2660cc inline 4-cylinder engine

Dual carburetors

3-speed manual gearbox with overdrive

British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate

Factory-correct Carmine Red paint

Black upholstery with Red piping

Black carpets

As a first-of-line BN1 example, this 1954 left-hand-drive 100-4 features a 3-speed manual transmission with overdrive on all three ratios behind its inline-4. Another 100-4 signature is the unusual fold-back adjustable one-piece windshield, which slid down and forward to dramatically streamline its lines and add another dimension to true wind-in-the-hair motoring. This elemental and hedonistic experience is to be enjoyed all the more by fitment of the optional factory heater.

The factory-correct Carmine Red paintwork on the steel body is complemented by the red piping on the black upholstery and contrasting beige fabric convertible soft-top. The whole is finished off with 15-inch wire wheels with twin-eared knock-off hubs. A British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate completes the inventory. From 1953 to 1968, over 90% of the 70,000 “Big Healeys” produced went to the U.S. This is where the fairy tale romance began.