2025-04-21 17:46:52 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 5/25

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1954-austin-healey-1004-m-spec/

Auction description:

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire, 21st May, 2025

1954 Austin-Healey 100/4 'M'-spec

Entered from the Loch Lomond Collection

Estimate £40,000 - £50,000

Registration No: 632 YUP

Chassis No: BN1L158357

MOT: Exempt

Comprehensively restored and uprated to 'M' specification

Purchased into the collection in 2018 for some £63,000

Offered with a large history file including over 200 photographs of the restoration

Entered from the Loch Lomond Collection, a collection made up of excellent examples of predominantly 1950s, 60s, and 70s classics

Chassis BN1-L/158357 was built on the 29th of June 1954 and was made to export specification in left-hand drive, being distributed new to the Austin Motor Company of North America for supply to the United States of America. Finished from the factory in Spruce Green paintwork, the 100/4 was specified with the factory fitted equipment of wire wheels, twelve-volt electrics, SU H4 carburettors, and 590 x 15 tyres. Residing in America until 2012, the Healey was thereafter repatriated to the United Kingdom from the State of California by the first British keeper, seemingly complete but requiring restoration. Lavished with an extensive restoration subsequently by that owner, the Austin-Healey was provided with a total expenditure throughout the restoration of approximately £77,000, with significant numbers of invoices on file for the works completed.

Stripped down to a bare shell with panels replaced as necessary and a complete repaint provided by specialists Bexon Auto Classics. The engine was fully overhauled by marque expert Richard Parker of Denis Welch fame with very close tolerances and all the components were balanced, the flywheel lightened, the crank enhanced for a rear oil seal, and utilising of an alloy cylinder head, alloy sum, Le Mans pistons, a Vernier cam sprocket, and flexy oil pick-up pipe. The engine also received 123 electronic ignition, alternator, re-cored radiator, retro-fitted Kenlow fan, and new high power starter motor, with the gearbox also re-conditioned and a new overdrive also fitted.

Disc brakes are fitted on the front, and a brand new Healey 3000 steering box is supplied to improve handling. The remainder of the mechanical restoration was completed by Healey aficionado Gerald Stevenson, with the car completed and returned to the road in 2017. Very shortly afterward (in 2018) purchased into the Loch Lomond Collection for some £63,000; the Loch Lomond Collection is one made up of excellent examples of predominantly 1950s, 60s, and 70s classics. Completing the Scottish Malts Rally while in the vendor's collection, the Healey has seen minimal other mileage while in the collection and still displays just 1,500 post-restoration miles on the odometer, and therefore, a degree of recommissioning might be required before pressing into road use therefore.

Offered with a large history file which includes the BMIHT Heritage Certificate, the aforementioned extensive invoices, previous MOTs, shipping documents, a current V5C document, and over 200 photographs documenting the exhaustive restoration. Further accompanied by a Black hood, side screens, tonneau cover, spare wheel, and toolkit. Healey 100s to 'M' specification are highly desirable examples of the iconic ‘Big Healey’ and with this example having covered minimal mileage since the complete restoration, it is surely one to consider for anyone in the market for a Healey!