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<p>24.22.16.211: </p> <hr /> <div>{{List of Austin-Healey Models}}'''Austin-Healey''' was a brand of sports car.<br /> <br /> The marque was established through a joint venture arrangement set up in 1952 between [[Leonard Lord]] of the [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] division of the [[British Motor Corporation]] (BMC) and [[Donald Healey]], a renowned automotive engineer and designer.<br /> <br /> Austin-Healey produced cars until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between [[Healey|Healey]] and Austin came to an end. Donald Healey left the company in 1968 when [[British Motor Holdings]] (BMC had merged with [[Jaguar Cars]] in 1966 to form BMH) was merged into [[British Leyland]]. <br /> <br /> Incidentally, the name ''Austin'' is now owned by [[Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation|Nanjing]] who bought the assets of [[MG Rover Group]] (British Leyland's successor company) out of bankruptcy in 2005. After Donald Healey sold his original business, [[Donald Healey Motor Company]], the Healey brand was registered to a new firm, [[Healey Automobile Consultants]], which the Healey family sold to [[HFI Automotive]] in 2005. <br /> <br /> == Models built ==<br /> <br /> There were many production models of 'Big' Healeys<br /> * [[Austin-Healey 100]]<br /> **1953 - 1955 BN1 Austin-Healey 100<br /> **1955 Austin-Healey 100S (Extremely limited production of aluminium bodied race-prepared cars)<br /> **1955 - 1956 BN2 Austin-Healey 100M (Limited production high performance)<br /> **1956 - 1957 BN2 Austin-Healey 100-4<br /> **1956 - 1957 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 (2+2 seats)<br /> **1957 - 1959 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 Change to 1 3/4&quot; SU Carbs (2+2 seats)<br /> **1958 - 1959 BN6 Austin-Healey 100-6 6 Cylinder motor (2 seat)<br /> <br /> * [[Austin-Healey 3000]]<br /> **1959 - 1961 BN7 Mark I (2 seat), BT7 Mark I (2+2 seats) <br /> **1961 - 1962 BN7 Mark II (2 seat), BT7 Mark II (2+2 seats), BJ7 Mark II (2 seat)<br /> **1962 - 1964 BJ7 Mark II (roll-up windows)<br /> **1964 - 1967 BJ8 Mark III<br /> * [[Austin-Healey Sprite]]<br /> **1958 - 1960 AN5 Mark I 'Bugeye - US' 'Frogeye - UK'<br /> **After the Bugeye, the AH Sprite was a badge engineered twin to the MG Midget (hence the term 'Spridget'). The MG was aimed slightly upmarket.<br /> **1961 - 1964 AN6 - AN7 Mark II<br /> **1964 - 1966 AN8 Mark III (roll-up windows)<br /> **1966 - 1969 AN9 Mark IV<br /> **1969 - 1971 AN10 Mark V (UK Only)<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * In 1953 a special streamlined Austin-Healey set several land speed records at the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] in Utah, USA.<br /> * The first car for Mattel's 'Barbie' Doll was an Austin-Healey (pink with teal interior).<br /> * Tears for Fears featured an Austin-Healey in their music video Everybody Wants to Rule the World. In that video, singer Curt Smith is featured driving an Austin-Healey through the California desert.<br /> * One of the Taylor's cars on the TV show, Home Improvement.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Donald Healey Motor Company]] for the models made by the independent Healey company.<br /> * [[Nash-Healey]] for a pre-Austin sports car by Donald Healey.<br /> * [[Jensen-Healey]] for a later Donald Healey designed sports car.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://healeyclub.org/ AH Club of America]<br /> * [http://britishmm.co.uk/history.asp?id=82 British Motor Manufacturers]<br /> * [http://healey.org/ AH Club, USA]<br /> * [http://healey-oregon.org/ AH Club of Oregon, USA]<br /> * [http://www.scparts.co.uk/ AUSTIN HEALEY]<br /> * [http://www.austinhealeyspecialists.com/ Austin Healey Specialists, UK]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]<br /> [[Category:Defunct companies of the United Kingdom]]<br /> [[Category: Makes]]</div>

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