Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company (Healey), a renowned automotive engineering and design firm. Leonard Lord represented BMC and Donald Healey his firm.
1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2
1958 Austin-Healey 100-6 BN4
1959 Austin-Healey 3000 MkI BN7
1965 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III BJ8
The Austin Motor Company Limited was an English manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge. In 1952 it was merged with Morris Motors Limited in the new holding company British Motor Corporation (BMC) Limited, keeping its separate identity. The marque Austin was used until 1987 by BMC's successors British Leyland and Rover Group. The trademark is currently owned by the Chinese firm SAIC Motor, after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Automotive which had acquired it with MG Rover Group in July 2005.
Herbert Austin 1905 "Mr Austin is starting new works, where he will manufacture Austin Cars at Longbridge, near Birmingham"
1908 100hp Grand Prix Race Car
Austin Motors showroom, Long Acre, London, c. 1910
1920 Twenty 3.6-litre allweather coupé
