[Healeys] Original Unrestored 100M

[Curt/Nancy Arndt]

Mike,

I know.  Both the bend in the "X" brace and the notched upright were
mentioned, I just didn't address the later.  So regarding the notch, it's
just hard to see from the photo.  However, somehow those original H6 carbs
and cold air box managed to fit.  So like I said, having found a whole lot
of M's over the years, ALL verified authentic by Bill Wood (I'm batting a
1000), my money is that this is the real deal.

Now, let's see what this ends up selling for.

Cheers,

Curt

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>wrote:

> Curt--
>
> I was not talking about the notch in the X brace but rather the
> left-hand shroud support.  I thought all M's (and some Le Man's such
> as mine) had this.  Not that it is binding but the ebay listing says
> no accidents so why would the shroud support be straight as shown in
> one of the pictures?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > Not all 100Ms had the bend in the "X" brace.  I have examined no less
> than a
> > dozen unrestored original factory 100Ms over the past 25 years and I have
> > even seen where body shops attempted to straighten this bend after front
> end
> > damage.  As the story goes, the mechanics at Warwick were supposed to
> undo
> > the front engine mounts, jack up the engine just enough so that the
> camshaft
> > cleared the brace to install it.  Obviously it was easier to just bend
> the
> > brace, and as I heard the story, it was when Geoff Healey was out of the
> > shop.
> >
> > At first blush, this appears to be the real deal.  Bottom line... the
> > louvered bonnet matches the body number and the rest of the numbers all
> > match!
> >
> > This car does not look much (a bit more rust in the doglegs) worse that
> Sara
> > Frost's Factory M that Lynn Martin at Forever Healeys restored some years
> > ago and it was a Concours winner at last Conclave in San Diego.
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-Austin-Healey-100M-Original-Unrestored-/150640724451?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2312e309e3#v4-38
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Curt
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Randy Hicks <Healey100M at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hard to see, but I don't see the bend in the LH shroud support to allow
> for
> >> the cold air box either. But it is (maybe) an early one so things may
> not
> >> have
> >> been completely worked out yet. They were hand built!
> >>
> >> But it does have a BMIHT Cert. and the numbers do match it.
> >>
> >> Randy
> >>
> >> Randy Hicks
> >> www.austinhealey100m.com
> >> '56 100 M  White/Black
> >> '56 100 M  Florida Green/OEW
> >> '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans  (for sale)
> >> '62 BN7 MkII with factory hardtop
> >> '65 BJ8
> >> '53 MGTD
> >> Healey100M at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 31, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Peter & Veronica wrote:
> >>
> >> > Since when were cold air boxes made of steel (or when did aluminium
> start
> >> to
> >> rust?)
> >> >
> >> > Also no sign of "X" in front of radiator being bent for camshaft
> >> insertion
> >> >
> >> > Peter Linn
> >> > Brisbane Oz
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message----- From: HealeyRick
> >> > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 6:57 AM
> >> > To: healeys at autox.team.net
> >> > Subject: [Healeys] Original Unrestored 100M
> >> >
> >> > This looks legit to me:  http://tinyurl.com/3k6r4pg  What do the
> experts
> >> > think?
> >> >
> >> > Rick
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Follow My Nasty Boy Build:  http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
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