Original Austin-Healey: The Restorer's Guide 100, 100-Six, 3000
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Austin-Healey’s “Big Healeys” are among the most coveted British sports cars ever built, and this 1995 hardcover, Original Austin-Healey: The Restorer’s Guide 100, 100-Six, 3000, is the bible owners reach for when numbers-matching authenticity matters. In just 96 tightly focused pages, marque authority Anders Ditlev Clausager distills factory records, parts lists, and period photographs into a quick-reference manual that decodes every chassis plate, engine prefix, body color, upholstery stitch, and even the correct plating on hardware. Whether you’re verifying a six-figure auction candidate or reviving a barn-find BN2, the book’s large, comparison-style photos show exactly how the cars left Longbridge and Abingdon—no second-guessing, no expensive re-work.
Unlike general coffee-table tributes, this Restorer’s Guide is built for greasy-handed use: a rugged Bay View Books binding lays flat on a workbench, while the laminated dust jacket shrugs off brake-fluid drips. Clear, close-up shots of firewall stampings, carburetor tags, and sill trim join concise captions so you can spot a repro “speed” grill or a swapped 3000 Mk III dash in seconds. For hobbyists entering the classic-car hobby or students of mechanical engineering, the side-by-side year-to-year changes double as a mini-textbook on post-war British manufacturing evolution.
Collectors love this vintage 1995 first edition because it predates later reprints and captures the most accurate data before parts catalogs diverged. Clean, unmarked pages mean no previous owner notes to muddy your research, and the light jacket scuffing keeps the price sensible while the information stays priceless. Secure this copy now and you’ll hold the quickest route to turning a “looks right” Healey into a concours-correct icon that judges—and the next generation of enthusiasts—will applaud.
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