Description

AUSTIN HEALEY 100 n.34

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HISTORY

The Austin Healey 100 is a car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans of 1953. The car was deigned by Donald Healey with the British Motor Corporation.

The British Donald Healey Motor Co team with Maurice Gatsonides and Johnny Lockett at the wheel of the Austin Healey 100 n.34 finished twelfth in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1953, with a gap of forty-seven laps to winner.
The race was won by Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt with the Jaguar C-Type n.18, in second place finished Stirling Moss and Peter Walker with the Jaguar C-Type n.17 with a gap of four laps, while in third place the Cunningham C5-R n.2 of Walters and Fitch with a gap of five laps . The Ferrari 375 MM n.12 of Ascari and Villoresi was the only one to keep up with the winners until the clutch broke at the twentieth hour.

CHASSIS

Austin Healey 100
Deisgned: Donald Healey
Pressed steel tub welded to pressed steel
Length: 3998 mm
Width: 1674 mm
Height: 1,249 mm
Suspension front: Independent coil and wishbones, lever arm dampers
Suspension front: Live axle, half-elleptic springs
Brakes: Hydraulic Girling
Tyres: Dunlop

ENGINE

Austin OHV 2660 cc, 4 cylinder in line
Power: 82 kW
DriveType: Front wheel drive
Transmission: Manual four speed.
Fuel brand: ?
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: ? lt

RESULT

Twelfth in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1953 with drivers Maurice Gatsonides, Johnny Lockett