tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892188006472173180.post4972366776134312262..comments2023-06-20T07:20:46.619-07:00Comments on shinya kimura @ chabott engineering: schraders 10th anniversary...menacing ayuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06791873089589703530noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892188006472173180.post-37333317092471510242013-06-15T13:01:49.180-07:002013-06-15T13:01:49.180-07:00"The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car built ..."The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car built from 1953 until 1956.<br /><br />It was developed by Donald Healey to be produced in-house by Healey's small car company in Warwick and based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals. Healey built a single Healey Hundred for the 1952 London Motor Show, and the design impressed Leonard Lord, Managing Director of Austin so much, he was looking for a replacement to the unsuccessful A90, that a deal was struck with Healey to build it in quantity at Austin's Longbridge factory. The car was renamed the Austin-Healey 100.<br /><br />The "100" name comes from Donald Healey, who selected the name from the car's ability to reach 100 mph (160 km/h), as opposed to the Austin-Healey 3000, which is named for its 3000 cc engine.<br /><br />Production Austin-Healey 100s were finished at Austin's Longbridge plant alongside the A90 and based on fully trimmed and painted body/chassis units produced by Jensen in West Bromwich—in an arrangement the two companies previously had explored with the Austin A40 Sports.<br /><br />The 100 was the first of three models later called the Big Healeys to distinguish them from the much smaller Austin-Healey Sprite. The Big Healeys are often referred to by their three-character model designators rather than by their models, as the model names do not reflect the mechanical differences and similarities well."<br /><br />from Wikipedia 2013<br /><br />Matthiasmatthiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576647154492354384noreply@blogger.com