2025-04-14 18:39:03 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1959-austin-healey-1006/

Seller's description:

1959 Austin-Healey 100/6

Ultra rare 'home market' 100/6 two-seater, 1 of just 133 produced

Estimate £30,000 - £35,000

Registration No: WLU 990

Chassis No: BN6/4489

MOT: Exempt

Ultra rare ‘home market’ 100/6 BN6, one of just 133 cars in BN6 two-seat format

Comprehensively restored in the United Kingdom during the 1990s

Thereafter displayed in a German showroom for 10 years

In current ownership since 2016 and significantly improved during this time

Manufactured on the 30th of January 1959, chassis ‘BN6/4489’ was dispatched new to Car Mart Limited of London, NW1 being registered as ‘WLU 990’. One of just 133 home market two-seater 100/6 (BN6) examples produced, it is believed to be one of just 15 built during 1959. Finished from the factory in the desirable Pacific Green paintwork with a Grey interior upholstery, the BN6 was specified with the factory equipment of wire wheels shod with Roadspeed tyres, a laminated windscreen, and the all important overdrive gearbox. Comprehensively restored during the 1990s, the Austin-Healey remained in Britain until 2007 when it was thereafter exported to Germany. Residing throughout its whole time while on the continent in a showroom as a static exhibit, the Healey was repatriated to the United Kingdom by the vendor in 2016, but not before benefiting from a John Skinner interior panel kit.

Extensively improved and regularly used during the vendor's ownership, the Healey has received aluminium fuel tank in 2016; a full ignition system with sports coil and 123 electronic distributor, new stainless steel callipers, and Triplex windscreen in 2017; an electronic fuel pump in 2018; and radiator refresh in 2019, with some £4,000 spent on parts alone and fitted by the engineer vendor, and additionally new wire wheels fitted with the more convenient Firestone tubeless tyres. Achieving 2nd in Class in the 2019 Austin-Healey Club GB (Midlands & Overseas Centre) Concours d'Elegance at Elford Hall, the Austin-Healey started readily, and both ran and drove very well during our recent photography session. Further benefitting from Girling disc front brakes, heater, straight-cut gearbox, a stainless-steel exhaust, and Mike Lempert steering wheel, the Healey also boasts a history file including a Heritage Certificate, a large collection of invoices with many from AH Spares, and a V5C document showing five former keepers.

Also accompanied by a spares package including a brand new brake servo and the original steering wheel and distributor, as well as its hood assembly and a new Mohair fitted tonneau cover. One of the ultra-rare home market BN6 two-seater Healey 100/6s, and benefitting from the desirable overdrive gearbox, the Healey will also be driven to the sale!