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Austin-Healey 100/4  

1953-1956, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
53-56: i4/8V 7.5:1 2660cc.(162ci)

90-bhp

@4000rpm

33.8 hp/l 2x1bbl 144lb-ft. (195Nm)

@2500rpm

53-56: i4/8V 8.1:1 2660cc.(162ci)

110-bhp

@5000rpm

41.4 hp/l 2x1bbl 144lb-ft. (195Nm)

@2000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.7l90hp: 166kph/103mph 7.6s 10.3s 37.2s ?s

17.5s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg
2.7l110hp: 175kph/109mph ?s 9.6s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.50-16
transmission/drive wheel: 3/4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3848 x 1537 x 1245 mm (151.5 x 60.5 x 49.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2286 mm - 1245/1288 mm (90.0 in - 49.0/50.7 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.91 m² (63.7 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.58 m² (~17.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 7.36 m³ (259.9 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 953 - 975 kg (2101 - 2150 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 8.9 - 10.6 kg/hp (19.5 - 23.3 lb/hp) 94 - 113 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 1,064 £ (1953) 
production: 14,634

The Austi-Healey 100/4 was the first Austin-Healey, first shown in 1951.
The 100/4 was replaced by the 100/6 in 1956, with a new 6-cylinder engine and a revised body.
The car on the pictures is a Austin-Healey 100M with the "M-Spec" engine (110hp) and was built in 1955.

Pictures taken at the "Techoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany.
 
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