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Thursday, February 09, 2012

The record breaking endurance Healey

This car is the 1954 Austin Healey "100" (Endurance car) which averaged 148.32 mph for 1000km and was officially timed by the F.I.A at a speed of 153.22 mph during the attempt at Millbrook, Bedford, England 15th November 2009.

P3122300-Edit Car 92 - Martyn Corfield - Green 1954 Austin Healey 100/4 ONX392

1 comment:

Timmy Radloff said...

My, this is fast! You can’t tell that just by looking at it though. Who would’ve thought this seemingly cute car is a roadster that could last a 24-hour race. Talk about endurance! Donald Healey was never mistaken for envisioning this kind of car. A fast but more refined cheap sports car.