Austin-Healey - Definition and Overview

For the rugby player, see Austin Healey.

1958 Austin-Healey 100/6 Sports

Austin-Healey was a brand of sports car that started in the 1950s.

The marque was established through a joint venture arrangement set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation and Donald Healey, a renowned automotive engineer and designer.

Austin-Healey went on to produce cars right up until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end. Donald Healey left the company in 1968 when the British Motor Corporation (Austin had merged with Morris in 1952 to form BMC) was taken over by British Leyland.

Models built

• Austin-Healey Sprite - "Bugeye" (or "Frogeye"), Mark II (or "Midget"), Mark III, Mark IV, Mark V
• Austin-Healey 100-4
• Austin-Healey 100m
• Austin-Healey 100-6
• Austin-Healey 3000 - Mark I, Mark II, Mark III

External link

• http://britishmm.co.uk/history.asp?id=82