The short answer to your production question on the Healeys last night:

About 72,00 "big Healeys" were built between '53 and '68. Many more Sprites were built and they ran until about '71.

I'll post more detail tonight.

Hmmm, I'm thinking that number above is '7200' and not '72000', because these have always been rare.

Don't knock yourself out- the question was more a passing curiosity than a growing interest...

Hmmm, I'm thinking that number above is '7200' and not '72000', because these have always been rare.

Don't knock yourself out- the question was more a passing curiosity than a growing interest...

Nope, three zeroes is correct.

Worldwide total over the period from 1953-1968.

Not exactly a raging success.

More after I eat.

72,000 ?? "Not a success" ?? For a crude 2-seat roadster, that's pretty damned decent, IMO.

Only ones I'm remotely familiar with (and that's to say- not at all), are the Nash-Healeys: 254 built from '52-53.

Edited March 19, 200917 yr by balthazar

OK:

Further breakdown:

1953-1956 A/H 100-4 about 14,662 built. This includes several iterations and one very special model (the 100-S).

About 50 were built and today each is worth around 500k.

1956-1959 A/H 100-6 about 14,436 built. Based on the 100-4, this car intro'd the 6-cylinder engine and a longer wheelbase among other changes.

1959-1968 A/H 3000 Marks I,II, and III 42,916 built.

This one is probably best known among non-Healey folks. Exactly one car was built in '68.

That's it for the "Big" Healeys, a total of around 72,014 built. The overwhelming majority came here to the US. The cars have major racing history.

Then there is the A/H Sprite. That car was built iin a number of iterations as well from 1958-1971, when it morphed into the MG Midget.

The two cars were identical and about 125,000 of them wore A/H badges.

In mid 1971, the A/H badge was retired but the Midget continued on.

There were also Pre-Austin cars from Healey with names like Silverstone, and Alvis, and Nash-Healey as well as the post-Austin Jensen - Healey.

Tons more to know on these if anyone is into that sort of car.