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Buick V8–Powered 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 5-Speed

United States • 19 Dec 2022

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This is a modified 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1, refurbished with a Buick 215ci V8 engine, Borg-Warner five-speed transmission, and custom bodywork. It features several enhancements including front disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, and Alfa Romeo bucket seats, with approximately 6,400 miles shown. The car is being offered at no reserve with records and build photos, but it's important to note it's sold on a Maine registration without a title and the true mileage is unknown.

Condition

7 / 10

Manual

Transmission:

BN1L220535

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Odometer:

6,400 miles

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TMU Buick 215ci V8 Twin Bendix Carburetors 5-Speed Manual Transmission Modified Bodywork Refinished in Black Black Upholstery Alfa Romeo Bucket Seats Later Dashboard Lay-Down Windscreen Black Tonneau Cover 15" Wire Wheels Front Disc Brakes Rack-and-Pinion Steering Side Pipes Records & Build Photos
This 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 was acquired in California as a project in 1990 by Ken Deringer, an engineer and fabricator who was an early employee of Dan Gurney’s racing team All American Racers.

Deringer refurbished the car over the next dozen years with work that saw the body removed from the frame and modified before being refinished in black, the black interior redone, the chassis reinforced, and a Buick 215ci V8 installed along with a Borg-Warner five-speed manual transmission.

Other features include a lay-down windscreen, a tonneau cover, Alfa Romeo bucket seats, a later dashboard, Smiths gauges, a Moto-Lita steering wheel, rack-and-pinion steering, front disc brakes, 15″ wire whee...