2021-12-05 10:20:08 | pauls writes:

Car on BAT

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Auction description:

Lot #61309

Seller: broth

Location: Placitas, New Mexico 87043

Chassis: 151714

390 Miles Shown, TMU

327ci V8

Muncie M20 Four-Speed Manual Transmission

3.23:1 Limited-Slip Differential

Red Paint

Black Upholstery

Upgraded Rotating Assembly

Comp Cams XR276HR Camshaft

Edelbrock Intake Manifold & Carburetor

PerTronix Electronic Ignition System

Aluminum Radiator w/ Electric Fan

Four-Wheel Disc Brakes

15" Cragar Wheels

Factory Five Bucket Seats

Hurst Shifter

Painless Wiring Harness

Autometer Instrumentation

LeCarra Steering Wheel

Private Party Or Dealer: Private Party

This 1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 is a left-hand drive roadster finished in red over black and powered by a 327ci V8 paired with a Muncie M20 four-speed manual transmission and a 10-bolt rear axle with a 3.23:1 limited-slip differential. The car was acquired by the seller in 2019 and subsequently refurbished with work including a repaint and installation of an upgraded engine rotating assembly, a Comp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft, PerTronix electronic ignition, an Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor, and refurbished 2.02 camel-hump cylinder heads. Additional equipment consists of a Hurst shifter, Autometer instrumentation, four-wheel disc brakes, 15″ Cragar S/S wheels, Factory Five bucket seats, LED turn signals, a Painless Wiring harness, Hella horns, and modified rear suspension. This BN1 roadster is offered with build receipts and a clean New Mexico title in the seller’s name.

The car is said to have been repainted in red under current ownership and features smoothed bumper holes and defroster vents, a side outlet exhaust system, chrome fender welting, polished trim, and LED turn signals. Rust was removed on the floor pans during the refurbishment and coated with Eastwood rust encapsulator.

The chrome 15″ Cragar S/S wheels are mounted with Ironman GR906 tires measuring 195/65 up front and 205/70 out back. The rear suspension has been replaced with a fabricated conventional shock arrangement with leaf springs and spring pads, Chevrolet S-10 U bolts and plates, and a pinion snubber. Braking is handled by Girling front calipers, Chevrolet rear calipers, four-wheel discs, and a Wilwood two-brake master cylinder.

The interior features black upholstered fixed-back Factory Five bucket seats with Jeg’s 5-point harnesses and matching carpet and door trim panels. Features include a Painless Wiring harness and fuse block, battery cut-off switch, Wilwood brake and clutch pedal assemblies, DEI heat wrap installed on the floor, firewall, and footwells, a USB port with voltage reading, a 4-way flasher switch, a dash-mounted rearview mirror, and a floor-mounted Hurst shifter assembly with cue ball knob.

The three-spoke LeCarra steering wheel frames Autometer instrumentation consisting of a 120-mph speedometer, 7k-rpm tachometer, and three auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 490 miles, which are said to represent mileage since completion of the refurbishment. Total mileage is unknown. The fuel sending unit does not work and the fuel level gauge does not display accurately.

The Chevrolet-based 327ci V8 was installed under current ownership and is said to feature a forged crankshaft, upgraded bearings and rings, a Jeg’s oil pump, timing chain, lifters, oil pan, and rocker arms, reconditioned rods, flat top pistons, refurbished 2.02 camel-hump cylinder heads, a Comp Cams XR276HR camshaft, an Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor, and a Pertronix Ignitor III electronic ignition with a Flame-Thrower coil. An aluminum radiator has been fitted with a Flex-a-Lite electric fan.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed Muncie M20 manual transmission and a Chevrolet 10-bolt rear axle with a 3.23:1 limited-slip differential and custom Moser Engineering axles. The transmission is said to have been refurbished during current ownership.