1956 Austin-Healey 100 M Le Mans
- Engine
- 2.7L inline-four, numbers-matching, ~110 bhp
- Colour
- Florida Green over Ivory White coves
A factory-built 1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Le Mans', one of only 640 produced, completed on 12 April 1956 and shipped new to the United States. Acquired in the late 1960s, the car spent five decades in single-family ownership, during which it received a comprehensive rotisserie restoration in the 1990s including a full engine rebuild. Finished in original Florida Green over Ivory White coves with black interior, it has since earned Best in Class honours at the Amelia Island Concours.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$184,800
- Date unknownPrivate saleSingle-family owner group (US-based)full documentation
Family acquired the car in the late 1960s and retained it for roughly five decades. During the 1990s they undertook an extensive multi-year rotisserie restoration, with hundreds of photographs and invoices documenting the work.
Competition
- —Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Car exhibited at this concours following its restoration; no class result recorded in the prose.
- —Concours d'Elegance of America
Car displayed at this event post-restoration; no specific result mentioned.
- —Amelia Island Concours d'EleganceBest in Class
Car took a class victory at Amelia Island following its rotisserie restoration.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Multi-year rotisserie restoration carried out during the 1990s, returning the car to its original Florida Green over Ivory White livery with black interior. Work was fully documented with photographs and invoices.
Restoration took place over several years during the 1990s while the car was in single-family ownership.
- —Engine rebuild
Complete rebuild of the original numbers-matching 2.7-litre inline four-cylinder engine, carried out as part of the broader rotisserie restoration.
Engine rebuild was documented with invoices included in the sale.
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