1954 Austin Healey 100-4

my dad's Austin Hearly 100-4 made in 1954 came back from the paint shop in nice shinny deep red. In the video clip it looks a little oringe, it's just the lighting. Some parts are still dusty and the inside of the boot needs some work on but I'm sure I'll help my dad on those parts.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 1954
• Austin
• Healey
• 100-4

[craigjkb]

I'm pleased you liked my car. I've changed the clutch system for a hydraulic system together with a 5 speed gearbox. It still has the 4 banger, but with a little more bang to it.

[FLSHBK1]

@ThoxSpuddy You bring back a lot of memories. I owned four BN1 and BN2s in succession as a high school teenager in the '60s. My first BN1 driver cost $200 in '65. Today you couldn't replace a tire for that amount. I snapped three crankshafts EXACTLY btwn 2d and 3d main bearings. No cure for the cabin heat, drums faded, gear lever pin sheared so the long lever swung around the cabin in wild arcs, etc, but you couldn't keep me out of these wonderful/horrible cars! ALL should be restored !

[74LesPaul]

My favorite year for the big Healey. Love the grill design and the simplicity of this year. Thanks for the video.

[wA7racer]

Glad to see that the doors fit- always difficult to get right. good panel fit too.

[voxsaldir]

Beautiful!! You have a great start on that restoration! Hope it's finished by next year so you can start enjoying it!

I have a '56 that is going to need quite a bit of work to get to where you are!!

[ThoxSpuddy]

This was nice to see, I owned 2 100-4's in the late 60's.There was a cloth/vinyl strip separating the fender from the cowl as one was made of aluminum and the other steel and would react and corrode if contact occurred. This clip doesn't show the fold down racing windshield. The four-banger had dual carbs that I spent hours trying to adjust. The clutch linkage hung lower than the body frame and on several occasions I lost it on a minor pavement irregularity.