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The Austin Healey is born Donald Healey started his working life as an engineering apprentice with Sopworth, the aircraft manufacturer. The Sopworth Aviation Company was based in Kingston-Upon-Thames, at Brooklands . In 1907 Brooklands was the world’s first purpose built banked racing circuit as well as one of Britain’s first airfields. By 1918 it had become Britain’s largest aircraft …
Coffee Morning Dates for your Diary In 2012 we had an idea to start a monthly classic car coffee morning centred at our workshop. The workshop is situated behind our house. We have quite a large garden and all the home to home facilities at hand to cater for all our visitors. Being …
Restoration of NUE 854 -Paintwork, Engine and Completion By Chris Dixon I was asked by Bill Rawles Classic Cars if I could put a few words together about my car. I purchased the first right hand drive Austin Healey 100 BN1, NUE 854, built Feb-Mar 1953 at the Healey Warwick Works. In 2014, the car was …
Part 2 – NUE 854 Restoration at Bill Rawles Classic Cars By Chris Dixon This is part 2 of the story of the restoration of my Healey NUE 854. Part 1 – A Story of Restoration can be found under MORE in the Blog section on this website. The restoration at Bill Rawles Classic Cars took from …
Part 1 – A Story of Restoration at Bill Rawles Classic Cars The First Right Hand Drive Austin Healey 100 BN1 NUE 854 by Chris Dixon NUE 854 and its first Owner I guess we all must know that in 1952 Donald Healey conceived a new sports-car: the revolutionary Healey 100. History records so famously his …