1956 Austin Healey

Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

BN2L230866

Gasoline

Check out my feedback and my other high end builds running on Ebay now! The best Healeys produced were the 1953-56 BN2's. They were the true racing body with the way cool windshield that folds down into racing position. The lines of the car are unsurpassed for beauty. Its going 140 mph standing still! (Those aluminum windshield stanchions and pieces were all hand fitted at the factory to each individual car and numbered). They are the most collectable of all the Healeys. The front and rear surrounds are aluminum. True roadster bodies with no windows, just curtains. This is one interesting investment. In 1966/67 Dan Gurney joint ventured with the famous Weslake engineering company in England to design the ultimate flowing performance cylinder heads for a small block 302 Ford. An interesting side note is the production run of the 50 factory 100 S all aluminum Healey racers had a racing Weslake head on the original Austin 4 cylinder engine in 1956! The ten 100 S's that have survived are in the $250K range for value. The Gurney Weslake heads are featured on the front cover of Feb.1966 issue Hot Rod magazine with a great article. An engine with the heads with Webers are shown on the front page with the text "520 hp from a 305 Ford on gas with bolt on Gurney Weslake Heads". See the following link that has the Healey engine featured on the Weslake Enginering web site. Click on "GT40 and Gurney Weslake" link: http://www.weslake.co.uk/ See the following link that features my Healey at: http://www.modifiedhealeys.org/Photos/34Delzer/Delzer1.htm There were approx. 200 sets of heads produced. Very few have survived. They are not only beautiful but unreal performance from the flow lines, big valves and design. They made intake manifolds for Weber carbs and a tamer version with a 4 Barrel intake. Mine has the 4 barrel intake. There are approx. 140 photos of the entire concours build from the ground up. on this link. http://b3hammond.com/sale/sale_detail.asp?ID=35 No expenense was spared. There are over 2,000 manhours in this professional build. The engine was proffesionaly gone through and the Paxton supercharger was bought new in 1995 to replace the original missing Paxton when I found the car. I also found a new old stock Smiths 100 '"S" 140 MPH speedometer for it. Very, Very rare. The Healey has an interesting past. In 1967 Ford was experimenting with the possibilty manufacturing a limited production run of a muscle car. They installed Gurney Weslake heads on a Couger for testing. They never followed through with the production to the public. In 1967 a Ford engineer at the Ford plant owned this Healey. He wanted to build the ulitmate sports car. He took a new 302 Ford block off the assembly line along with a set of the new Gurnery Weslake heads with the 4 barrel intake, C-4 Ford automatic transmission, 8" Ford positraction rear end, and built the car. The car owned the streets of Detroit until it was stored in 1972. In 1992, I unearthed the Healey. It needed total restoration including updated engineering. The original Paxton supercharger had been sold so I purchased a new one from Paxton when they were still in business. The engine is built right by pros. We updated the transmission to a Ford AOD for that big 4th gear overdrive but with great deep gears, first through third.The Healey is very streetable and if you want to put your foot in her, hang on! Many hours of planning to get the right size wheels for the right look and with some meat for traction. We had to tub the rear body fender well area 2" to accommodate the meaty rear Goodyear Eagle GT-4 P215 65R15 tires on new special ordered heavy spoke wire rims. Not an easy task but the results are perfect! The fronts are P195/7 R15's. ALL suspension front an rear is done right. Either new or rebuilt pieces. Just the right look and handles O so well! The hand built exhaust headers and performance mufflers with dual side exits are a work of art. All high temperature coated. VERY throaty sounding! When you fire it up, all eyes are on the car. Healeys have bumper guards and I love a smooth look so we eliminated the bumper guards and filled in the bumper guard holes before show rechroming. Much nicer lines now. I also "decked" the rear trunk. It looks so much better without the trunk handle. The grill was restored to concours including having the grill teeth a satin finish just as the original was. The hood was louvered per 100 S specs so she look oh so mean. There are two 6" fresh air vent tubes that go to the front grill on Healeys. These help cold air to the cockpit. I intalled two Marine air fans in line for plenty of fresh air to your feet area. The steering wheel is restored to concours and is a work of art by itself as are all the guages. So British and so beautiful. I located a new old stock Smiths 140 MPH speedometer that was made for the factory racing 100 S Healeys. Oh so rare! Also have a Paxton supercharger boost guage in the dash. The leather seats and side panels are stichted tight and perfect. The original side curtains are restored to councours. The black top is fitted by a pro, nice and tight! There is a slick transmission cooler installed just under the front end grill area. Custom made Griffin aluminum radiator. All my builds are painted Black. This will show off how perfect the body work is just as the door borders must be perfect. The Healey speaks for it self. I feel the Healey 100's are have the most beautuful lines ever, a timeless classic that will never depreciate in value. Clear North Dakota title in my name. Payment by bank wire, cashiers check. Please check out my other high end builds running on Ebay now. I will arrange shipping anywhere in the world. I have shipped to 35 countries in the last ten years without any damage or problems. I would need your complete address to secure shipping quotes. Feel free to contact me at: Dennis: 701-400-2933 email: oldspeed@bis.midco.net On Dec-03-10 at 07:41:47 PST, seller added the following information: PLEASE RE VISITED THE B3 HAMMOND LINK FOR 13 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS I JUST POSTED OF THE HEALEY WITH THE TOP UP, WITH THE TONNAU COVER ON AND SHOTS OF THE SIDE CURTAINS. The machine is so detailed. Even the back side of the bumpers have been painted black! All concours workmanship. Thanks, Dennis