For Sale: 1953 Austin-Healey. Needs Work. £1m

[Nicholas Carey]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068015/Austin-Healey-racing-car-involved-1955-Le-Mans-disaster-sell-1m.html

The 1953 Austin-Healey that precipitated the worst crash in motor sports history at the 1955 Le Mans 24-hour race (84 dead, more than 120 injured) is coming up for auction. The current owner bought it for £155 in 1969. The auction estimate is £800,000 :eek:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CFoaFRG1rqo

The car has been in storage for some 42 years. Here it is right before the start of the 1955 race:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/30/article-2068015-0EFED00E00000578-612_634x331.jpg

Here it is now.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/30/article-2068015-0EFECDEA00000578-438_634x251.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/30/article-2068015-0EFECE6E00000578-48_636x442.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/30/article-2068015-0EFECE7200000578-255_634x423.jpg

[purri]

aka a rat rod with reputation.

[ron ll]

Wow. Fun to see. (Even had the same custom steering wheel I had on my '56.)

http://www.ronlloyd.com/oddstuff/healy3.jpg