What is a 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite worth?
This striking vintage sportscar is available for $14,995, and that’s an excellent value.
Where is the engine number on an Austin Healey?
In some cases, we had to use the engine numbers (e) or body numbers (b). The Engine Number is stamped on a plate secured to the front left-hand side of the cylinder block. (100-6 and 3000 only.) The 100-4 is numbered on the right-hand side of the block.
What kind of car is an Austin Healey?
Austin Healey Vehicle Identification Year Model Starting Numbers: Car: Engine: Finishing Numbers: Car: 1958-59 100-6 BN6 501 60949 4650 1959-61 3000 BN7 MkI 101 29D-H-101 13750 1959-61 3000 BT7 MkI 101 29D-H-101 13750 1961-62 3000 BN7 MkII 13751 29E-H-101 18888
How does the ignition work on an Austin Healey?
This is an electrical resistor which is switched in and out of the supply voltage to the ignition coil. It makes the engine much easier to start by effectively doubling** the voltage provided to the ignition coil when the engine is being cranked, compensating for the reduced battery voltage.
Is the engine number the correct model number?
Since many part changes were made during model years, the car number, engine number and body number provide the only positive identification. Quite often a car’s title will not show the correct model year. Before ordering parts, please use the space provided below to copy the applicable numbers from your car.
In some cases, we had to use the engine numbers (e) or body numbers (b). The Engine Number is stamped on a plate secured to the front left-hand side of the cylinder block. (100-6 and 3000 only.) The 100-4 is numbered on the right-hand side of the block.
When did Healey start making Austin Healey cars?
Healey would designs the cars and Longbridge would build and market them under the name of Austin-Healey. The actual body/chassis were made for BMC by Thompson of Wolverhampton. It would take some time to get the sports car into production, at the earliest by the middle of 1953.
What kind of car was the Healey 100?
Donald Healey built cars at Warwick using one basic chassis design in 1946 Donald Healey showed at the 1952 Earls Court Show a new sports car using Austin A90 Atlantic running gear and called it the Healey 100.
What causes an ignition error on an Austin Healey?
The standard points type distributor can produce ignition timing errors in three ways: 1) wear of the rubbing block, 2) variations in the cam profile, 3) shaft eccentricity. 4 distributor shaft cam lobes, 1 per engine cylinder. These are the business end of the ignition system.