Private and free Web-site for Healey hundred enthusiasts -Thank you for your messages and your encouragements - Didier Mongin |
Photos submitted by Patrick Quinn |
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Owner Patrick Quinn from Australia Healey 1954 100 BN3 /1 Patrick: This is the Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1 built as is in 1954 on a pre-production chassis. Didier : Austin healey 100 BN3 / 1 With the Sidney Opera in the background. |
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Patrick: It is a prototype car used by the Donald Healey Motor Company to test the new C-series 6-cylinder engine. It was given the experimental number of X207 by Geoff Healey.
Didier : Incredible !!!!! |
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Patrick: At one stage it was fitted with triple dual throat SU carburettors and was also the experimental car used by Jensen to test the two additional jump seats.
Didier : It's the BN3 number one !!!! |
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Patrick: Geoff also called the car the Chummy as the closeness of the passengers he likened to an Austin 7 Chummy.
Didier : Thank you Patrick for all this explanations concerning the car |
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Patrick : It has been owned by Patrick & Caroline Quinn of Sydney, Australia since 1974. Patrick & Caroline also own a Healey Duncan saloon. Great site Didier Didier : Bonjour Caroline, I am happy to receive this contribution Your Healey is really very rare, Caroline I would wish to see Healey Ducan saloon. Thanks |
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