SOLD
Austin-Healeys have really come into their own over the past few years. While Big Healeys aren’t fetching quite as much money as the Jaguar XKs they competed with, they are closing the gap. Reader Mike M has decided it’s time to part ways with his 100-6 BN6. It looks like a solid car, but it’s going to need some work to be a driver. It would be a fun one to take on though, so if you’d love to have it, take a look at his ad via the link below!
Asking Price: $16,000
Location: Bogart, Georgia
Mileage: 64,000
Title Status: Clean
VIN: BN6 L 4453
Seller’s Description: Very rare 1959 BN6L, this is 1 of 285 exported to the USA. 1 of 329 produced for 1959. This car is also one of the last produced prior to the release of the 3000 models. The last 100/6 was number 4650.
Body Condition: Body is solid with the normal bumps and bruises, the paint is shiny but seems to have been dry sprayed. There are some rust spots in the normal area around the rear wheel opening at the front lower rocker. The passenger floor has some small rust holes, the drivers side and trunk have been repaired. The frame is solid and rust free.
Mechanical Condition: The motor has been rebuilt and will be ready to start with a few minor items that will need to be sourced. Transmission is free and clean but will require a new clutch and pressure plate.
Auction Listing: Here on eBay
These Austin Healey’s truly are beautiful machines and when you think about the time period in which they are built, their performance is impressive. This one looks like a great place to start if you’ve been wanting to get into a Healey. Our thanks to Mike for listing it with us. If you have a project that needs a new home, please consider advertising it here on Barn Finds!
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Sorry-I have to be the first in with this—- “Don’t Bogart that BN6, my friend, pass it along to another driver, again.. I’m so sorry, I’ll see myself out..
AH sprite owner here…. I love that…song too !! Peace
Holy cow someone buy this before I can sell enough stuff to do so…that’s the first reasonably priced driver quality big Healey I’ve seen in a long time!
Anyone want to buy a 1956 Standard Vanguard Sportsman? 1998 Mustang GT? 1969 Spitfire? 1972 TR6? C’mon, folks, step right up, I need $16,000 total…
Two comments? Only two comments? The paint scheme is the antithesis (for Scotty) of the orca paint scheme, my favorite on the Healeys.
The visuals of one of these in the attack mode on the entrance ramp, avoiding the yield or merge signs, reinforces the seriousness of the car’s design intent. The primal howl from it’s exhaust receding with the doppler effect as the Healey became just a mere dot on the horizon. I had to check to see if I left the emergency brake engaged on the 311. We were going 70 when the Healey hit overdrive.
YEAH… WHAT I SED.
“Big Healeys aren’t fetching quite as much money as the Jaguar XKs they competed with”
These two may have shared race and rally events (in different classes), but in no way were they competitors in the market place. The XK was 3.4-3.8 litre, 1948-1959 a luxury car, and the Healey 2.6-3 litre (4 cylinder at first), always a sports car.
In like for like condition, they´ve never been close on price, though a good Healey has been worth more than a bad XK for the last 60 years.
This car looks like very good value!