1955 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Roadster

BN2-L/228308roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 2.7L inline-four with Le Mans tuning kit, high-compression pistons, twin 1.75" SU HD6 carburettors, high-lift camshaft, ~110 bhp
Colour: Black

A genuine factory-built Austin-Healey 100M roadster, chassis BN2-L/228308, completed in September 1955 and exported new to North America. Its authenticity as a factory 100M is confirmed by a BMIHT certificate documenting the louvred bonnet and Le Mans specification equipment. Originally finished in black over red, this left-hand-drive BN2 later returned to Europe and underwent a comprehensive two-stage restoration by Warwick specialists JME Healeys in 2002–2003, with documented expenditure approaching £48,000.

Ownership

2019-06-30Auction sale
Estimate €110,000 – €150,000
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1955-09-01 →Factory delivery
Original North American customer
partial documentation
Car was completed in September 1955 and exported to North America as a left-hand drive model. Duration of this ownership is unspecified.
Date unknown
European owner or owners
none documentation
At some unspecified point the car returned to Europe; no details of the intervening custodian or custodians are given.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Private vendor
partial documentation
Current consignor holds Swiss registration papers along with restoration invoices and a BMIHT certificate; the car was registered in Switzerland during this ownership and a new hood was fitted by a Swiss specialist in January 2010.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2002Restoration
JME Healeys
First stage of a comprehensive two-part rebuild carried out to a high standard, documented in detail across multi-page invoices.
Combined cost of both restoration stages totalled nearly £48,000; invoices run to 19 pages in total.
2003Restoration
JME Healeys
Second stage of the thorough rebuild by the same Warwick-based specialist, completing the full restoration programme.
Part of the same no-expense-spared restoration project initiated in 2002; full invoices on file.
2010Repair
Swiss specialist
Convertible hood replaced by a specialist based in Switzerland.
Invoice retained on file.

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