2023-03-10 21:09:27 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 3/23
www.goodingco.com/lot/1957-austin-healey-100-6-bn4-1/

Auction description:
Lot 6
2023, Estate of Mark Smith Auction
1957 Austin-Healey 100/6 BN4
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000| Without Reserve
Chassis BN4L-0-33446
Austin-Healey’s First Six-Cylinder Offering
Sportingly Finished in Black with Red Coves and Accented by Oxblood Interior
Among the Most Beautiful and Revered British Sports Cars of Its Day

This 100/6, built in 1957, benefits from the redesigned 12-port cylinder head, which raised its horsepower an additional 10% over the initial examples for a total of 117 hp. Attractively finished in the popular factory-offered combination of black with red coves, the Austin-Healey sits nicely on its painted wire wheels and is smartly accented by a gently patinated oxblood interior with competition-style lap belts. A louvered panel has been added to the center of the hood, presumably to increase engine-bay ventilation. Apparently hailing from Pennsylvania, the grille sports badges of the Appalachian and Susquehanna Sports Car Clubs. This 100/6 will undoubtedly continue providing exhilarating service following its return to the road.

*Please note that this Lot, like all vehicles in this Auction, has been in long-term static storage and may not be currently operational. It will require mechanical attention prior to any road use.

Gooding & Company presents and conducts the Estate of Mark Smith Auction under the authority of John J. Rendemonti, Executor of the Estate of Mark J. Smith, duly appointed by the Circuit Court of the State of New Hampshire