2020-05-22 00:28:28 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 5/20

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Auction description:

1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Le Mans'

$120,000 - $150,000

RM | Online Only - DRIVING INTO SUMMER 21 - 29 MAY 2020 - Auction Closes on 29 May 2020

Chassis No. BN2-L/233248

Engine No.

1B/233248-M

Body No. 14354

A documented, factory-produced 100 M; verified by the 100 M Registry

One of just 640 factory built 100 M ‘Le Mans’ versions

Matching numbers engine and original numbered louvered hood

Eligible for numerous rallies, including the Mille Miglia

Please note that this lot will need to be collected from Santa Paula, CA

This example, like many, was destined for the US market. It is documented by its British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate as a factory-built 100 M ‘Le Mans,’ delivered new with the louvered bonnet and the full accoutrement of 100 M performance enhancements. Originally ordered in two-tone white and black over a black upholstery, the exterior color has since been changed to red, a livery this car has worn since at least the early 1980s. The car is known to the 100 M “Le Mans” Registry and has been recognized as a genuine factory-built example, as indicated by a Membership Certificate issued to previous owner Ralph Deuschle in 2005.

This delightful Austin-Healey is offered with said documentation in addition to a tool roll, spare tire, knockoff hammer, side curtains, and a reproduction owner’s handbook. The engine and body tags are original to the car, attesting to its matching numbers engine status, and the car importantly retains its original louvered bonnet bearing the body number.

A genuine, factory-built 100 M is one of the most sought-after British sports cars of the 1950s. Eligible for a wide variety of rallies and touring events, including the Mille Miglia, this Austin-Healey is sure to provide many more decades of top-down, raked-back windshield British motoring excitement.