[Healeys] Austin Sports cars

Tue Feb 20 18:36:35 MST 2018

Hello

If it wasn’t for cars like the Austin A40 Sports there wouldn’t be an Austin-Healey in the numbers that were eventually made.

The A40 Sports were made by Jensen Motors with an all alloy body under contract to Austin in the pre-BMC period. Released in late 1950 the A40 Sports was not marketed as a sports car, but as a touring car.

Without the contacts made through the A40 Sports, Jenson Motors would not have been given the contract to build the new Austin-Healey 100.

The A40 Sports was and is quite a spirited performer and I would be very pleased to have one in my garage as they formed a very important part of the late 1940s and 1950s British automotive history.

Don’t bag what you don’t know.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of i erbs
Sent: Wednesday, 21 February 2018 6:24 AM
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Subject: [Healeys] Austin Sports cars

In case you ever wonder why Leonard Lord wanted the Healey 100. Take a look at Austin's 52 sports car 

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Ira Erbs

Portland,OR

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