1953–1967
Austin-Healey 100/3000: A Handshake at Earls Court
The Austin-Healey line began as a gamble by a small independent firm that did not, on its own, have the manufacturing capacity to build the car it wanted to sell. Donald Healey's company had spent the early 1950s building low-volume specials around Austin and Nash running gear, but the car unveiled at the October 1952…
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1958–1971
Austin-Healey Sprite: The Sports Car Built to a Price
The brief behind the Austin-Healey Sprite was unusually blunt for a sports car: build the cheapest genuine sports car BMC could sell. Donald Healey's earlier partnership with the corporation had already produced the 100/3000 'Big Healey' line, a car aimed at buyers who wanted performance and some comfort. The Sprite…
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