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BN1L227550

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 BN1L227550 
 1B227550M 
 10023 
  
 12 August 1955 
 
 1955 Spruce Green
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 Rest: Concours Black
  Scottsdale
  
ArizonaArizona
  
United StatesUnited States
 
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Record Creation: Entered on 11 May 2022.

 

Heritage Notes

Original color Carmine Red

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2022-01-06 11:35:38 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 1/22
www.goodingco.com/lot/1955-austin-healey-100-4-bn2-le-mans/

Auction description:
2022 | Geared Online Scottsdale Edition
1955 Austin-Healey 100/4 BN2 "Le Mans"

Chassis BN1L227550

2022-05-11 07:06:21 | pauls writes:

Car now on BAT

bringatrailer.com/listing/1955-austin-healey-100m-bn2-roadster-4/_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-05-11

Auction description:

Seller: 1911nineeleven

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

Chassis: BN1L227550

70k Miles Shown, TMU

Numbers-Matching 2.7-Liter Inline-Four

4-Speed Manual Transmission w/Overdrive

Le Mans Equipment

Spruce Green Paint

Black Leather Upholstery

15" Wire Wheels w/Knock-Offs

Twin SU Carburetors

Cold Air Intake Box

Folding Windscreen

Black Soft Top & Tonneau Cover

Driving Lamps

BMIHT Certificate

Private Party or Dealer: Dealer

Lot #73012

This 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 is a left-hand-drive roadster completed on August 12, 1955, for the North American export market and is powered by a numbers-matching 2.7L inline-four mated to a retrofitted four-speed manual transmission with overdrive. The car is said to be fitted with Le Mans equipment consisting of larger twin SU carburetors, a cold air box, and a louvered bonnet with a leather strap, and it was refinished in green over black leather under previous ownership. Additional equipment includes a folding windshield, driving lamps, a badge bar, chrome front and rear bumpers, and 15″ wire wheels with chrome knock-offs. This BN1 roadster was acquired by the current owner in 2022 and is now offered on dealer consignment in Arizona with a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate and a clean Washington State title.

The car was factory finished in Carmine Red and was repainted in Spruce Green under previous ownership. Equipment includes a black soft top, a full tonneau cover, a folding windscreen, a louvered hood with a brown leather retaining strap, a badge bar, driving lamps, and chrome-finished headlamp stone guards.

Silver-painted 15″ wire wheels are mounted with 165 series Dunlop SP20 A/S tires and are secured to the car with chrome two-eared knock-offs. A full-size spare is stowed in the trunk. Stopping power is provided by four-wheel drum brakes.

The refurbished interior features bucket seats trimmed in black leather with white piping accompanied by a matching pad on the driveshaft tunnel. Austin-Healey-branded rubber floor mats protect black carpeting, and safety equipment includes lap belts and a chrome grab handle affixed to the passenger side of the dash.

A 100M “Le Mans” registry plaque is secured to the body-color dash, stating that the car is equipped with the performance modifications used on the Austin-Healeys that competed in the 1953 Le Mans 24-hour race.

A wrapped wood-rimmed steering wheel fronts Smiths instrumentation including a 120-mph speedometer, a tachometer, and gauges for coolant temperature, oil pressure, and fuel level. The five-digit mechanical odometer shows 70k miles, approximately 50 of which have been added under current ownership. Total mileage is unknown.

The numbers-matching 2.7-liter inline-four was reportedly overhauled during the refurbishment and is said to be equipped with Le Mans equipment consisting of larger SU carburetors than the stock BN1 along with a cold air intake box.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a retrofitted four-speed manual transmission with overdrive.

The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate lists serial numbers as well as the original color combination and factory equipment.

The VIN 227550 listed on the Washington State title excludes the BN1L prefix on the identification tag.

2023-01-15 09:36:40 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 1/23

www.bonhams.com/auction/28009/lot/107/1955-austin-healey-100m-le-mans-conversion ...

Auction description:

The Scottsdale Auction / 1955 Austin-Healey 100M Le Mans Conversion Roadster Chassis no. BN1L/227550

2,660cc overhead valve inline four-cylinder engine

Dual 1¾" SU carburetors

100hp @4,300 rpm

4-speed gearbox with electric overdrive

Independent coil spring front suspension, live rear axle with quarter-elliptic leaf springs

Four-wheel drum brakes

*Beautifully presented 1950s classic

*Astoundingly smooth bodywork – flat and precise fit

*Le-Mans conversion

*Austin-Healey Concours Registry 'Gold Award' example

Built on 12 August 1955, this is a very late BN1 Austin-Healey 100 built in the same month as the changeover to the BN2. Something like 10,000 BN1s had been built in the two years since the 100's introduction, and there was a great deal of experience by the factory, parts suppliers and thousands of enthusiastic owners, this late BN1 benefits from a series of upgrades and improvements over the model's life.

It was restored in the mid-1990s by Edrick Adams and earned an Austin-Healey Concours Registry Gold award in August of 1997. Additionally, it is accompanied by a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate.

Originally Carmine Red, it is now finished in Spruce Green, one of the most rare of A-H 100 colors and also one of the most attractive. The black leather upholstery with composite material on non-wearing surfaces is piped in white and is matched by a black composite folding top. A twine-wrapped woodrim steering wheel is a highlight of the interior.

Its Le Mans Kit was added by an owner during its lifetime – as were all BN1 A-H 100s with the Le Mans Kit. The gearbox has been upgraded to the later BN2-spec 4-speed with overdrive. Also fitted with a badge bar, a pair of large driving lights, headlight stoneguards and silver painted wire wheels (including the spare), its bodywork is astoundingly smooth, flat and precisely fit.

Despite being restored a quarter century ago it is as crisp and sharp as a freshly restored Austin-Healey 100, showing appreciative and caring ownership and maintenance since it was restored.

Lay back the windshield, fire up the lusty Austin four and drive, show and enjoy one of the finest Austin-Healey 100 Le Mans conversions available, a prime example of the British (car) invasion, long before the Beatles hooked up in 1960 for the next British invasion (music.)

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