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BN438340

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Record Creation: Entered on 25 June 2022.

 

Heritage Notes

Wire Wheels, Overdrive, Laminated Windscreen, Less Heater

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2022-04-23 07:55:46 | Classic Chrome Ltd writes:

This car was restored in the mid 1990's in the UK and the colour was changed at this time to Colorado Red over Black.

2022-06-25 15:01:34 | pauls writes:

Car listed as sold, no date perhaps 2018 or so?

luzzago.com/Home/Article&lang=eng

Seller's description:

Austin Healey 100/6 BN4

Year 1957

Mileage 2797 (strumento)

Exterior Color Red/Black

Interior Color Black

Gearbox Type Manuale

Gear 4+R+Overdrive

Displacement 2639

Cylinders 6

Registration Italian

KW/CV 102 CV

Chassis number 38340

Engine Number 1C - 42847

Availability Sold

ASI Certificate

Painted wire wheels

Disc Brakes

Beautiful Austin-Healey 100/6 BN 4 RHD with particular red and black color.

Car in very good general condition, fully functional and ready to be used.

Asi and Montecarlo documents, eligible for MilleMiglia.

2023-07-22 14:36:42 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.classic-chrome.net/used/cars/austin-healey/100-6/bn4-192

Seller's description:

According to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate, this original RHD Austin Healey 100/6 (BN4) Four Seater - Chassis No: BN4-0/38340 and Engine No: 1C/H38340 was built in Longbridge, Birmingham on 10th April 1957 and was finished in Ivory White over Black with a Black vinyl interior piped in White, Black carpets, a Black Vinyl Soft Top and Side Screens, stove enamelled Wire Wheels, Overdrive, Laminated Windscreen and less Heater (although it has now had a Heater fitted) and it was delivered to BMC Distributor The Bromley Motor Works in Kent. It was then sold by BMC dealer Johnson and Brown in Bromley to its first owners - Goodhale Engineers Ltd in London, SE23 and first registered on 17th May 1957 with the number plate 6 AKM.

History:

The car remained in Goodhale Engineers ownership until February 1976 when it was bought by a Mr N Mallinson from Tadcaster in Yorkshire. He only drove the car for a couple of years before storing it in a garage where it remained untouched for 10 years before being purchased by the third owner a Mr Charles Pettingell from Collingham in Yorkshire on 5th October 1988 and there are hand written notes in the file regarding this. Mr Pettingell subsequently embarked on a total restoration of the car in 1989 which included many new body panels and associated parts - all supplied by Austin Healey Spares. We do not know why, but it seems that a replacement Engine - No: 29DRU202 was obtained and rebuilt along with its gearbox by the Northern TR Centre in Cleveland in February 1989. There is a large photo album of this restoration along with a huge number of invoices for all parts replaced and for works carried out in the history file.

Mr Pettingell, who was an Austin Healey Owners Club member enjoyed the car for the next 10 years before selling it to a Mr David Fox from Otley in Yorkshire on 2nd August 1999. He did however retain the original number plate 6 AKM and it was issued with its current plate MFO 196 by the DVLA in December 1995. Mr Fox kept the car for 8 years and there are lots of invoices in the file for servicing and a few repairs during his ownership and also a correct an original 2639cc Engine - 1C-H/42842 from 1957 was installed including a Denis Welch Motorsport Fast Road Aluminium Cylinder Head. He sold the car to an Italian - Mr Giacomo Spallasso in September 2007 and it was subsequently registered in Cabella Ligure, Italy on 21st September 2007 and was also registered with the Automotoclub Storico Italiano in 2007 with a Certificate in the file.

Mr Spallasso carried out lots of additional restoration works on the car including a complete rebuilt of the engine with a new set of SU Carburettors and a full repaint of the car - now in Colorado Red over Black - and there are lots of invoices for parts and photographs in the file. After 6 years of ownership, It was sold to a Monaco resident - Mr Franco Dapino on 15th October 2013 and he registered the car in Monaco. He barely used the car during his ownership and it spent most of its time in his garage in Monaco or in storage at a friends garage near Milan. Because it is was a Right Hand Drive car and still registered with the DVLA, he thought it would be much easier to sell the car in the UK, so he came to visit us earlier last year to ask if we would be interested in buying the car from him which we did, and we shipped it back to England and re-registered the car in our name with its number plate MFO 196.

During our re-commissioning and preparation of the car last summer, we unfortunately discovered that the head gasket had blown and the oil pressure was reading very low, so although it had a complete engine rebuild in Italy with only 3,000 miles driven since then, it was obvious that something was wrong with the engine and an investigation by specialist Crown Classic Cars in St Margarets confirmed the worst. After removing the Dennis Welch aluminium cylinder head it was clear that the gasket was not fitted correctly and the engine had been assembled incorrectly with the pistons fitted the wrong way around in the cylinders!

They have now just finished a total rebuild of the engine, fitted a new Clutch and clutch hydraulics, given the car a full brake overhaul and fitted many new ancillaries as can be seen on their invoice and list of parts shown in the documents below. The total cost to us for the rebuild and associated works came to £13,640.05 with £6,664.21 spent on parts alone! The engine is now really smooth, but it will need to be run in for 500 miles and have the cylinder head re-torqued down before it can be driven in haste, but we will organise for this to be carried out with the new owner.

This really is a lovely example which looks and drives beautifully. It unfortunately owes us a lot more than we were expecting, but whoever does buy the car can be assured that they will not have to worry about the mechanics of the car!

Upon sale, the car will come with a new MOT and our own standard 6 months Mechanical Breakdown Parts & Labour Warranty.

This car is of course Road Tax Free, MOT exempt, ULEZ compliant and it is also eligible for the Mille Miglia!

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