healey . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message the austin healey inscribed badge placed on early models 1965 austin healey 3000 mk iii austin healey was a british sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the austin division of the british motor corporation bmc and the donald healey motor company healey a renowned automotive engineering and design firm . leonard lord represented bmc and donald healey his firm . bmc merged with jaguar cars in 1966 to form british motor holdings bmh . donald healey left bmh in 1968 when it merged into british leyland . healey then joined jensen motors which had been making bodies for the big healeys since their inception in 1952 and became their chairman in 1972 . austin healey cars were produced until 1972 when the 20 year agreement between healey and austin came to an end . contents 1 models built 1.1 austin healey 100 1.2 austin healey 100 6 1.3 austin healey 3000 1.4 austin healey sprite 2 gallery 2.1 concept cars 3 racing 4 successors 5 in popular culture 6 see also 7 references models built edit 1955 56 austin healey 100 austin healey 100 edit main article austin healey 100 1953 55 bn1 austin healey 100 1955 austin healey 100s limited production 50 race prepared cars 1955 56 bn2 austin healey 100 and 100m austin healey 100 6 edit main article austin healey 100 6 1956 57 bn4 austin healey 100 6 2 2 roadster 1957 59 bn4 austin healey 100 6 change to 1 3 4 inch su carbs 2 2 roadster 1958 59 bn6 austin healey 100 6 6 cylinder 2 seater roadster austin healey 3000 edit main article austin healey 3000 1959 61 bn7 mark i 2 seater roadster bt7 mark i 2 2 roadster 1961 62 bn7 mark ii 2 seater roadster bt7 mark ii 2 2 1962 63 bj7 mark ii 2 2 convertible 1963 67 bj8 mark iii 2 2 convertible austin healey sprite edit main article austin healey sprite 1958 61 an5 mark i uk frogeye ; us bugeye 1961 64 an6 an7 mark ii 1964 66 an8 mark iii roll up windows 1966 69 an9 mark iv 1969 71 an10 mark v uk only gallery edit 1955 austin healey 100m 1958 austin healey 100 6 1959 austin healey 3000 1959 austin healey 3000 mark i 1960 austin healey sprite 1966 austin healey 3000 mark iii concept cars edit austin healey project tempest 2005 racing edit the austin healey was extensively raced by the donald healey motor company in europe at le mans and in sebring in the u.s. in classic rallies by the bmc competitions department and was recognized from the very beginning by the sports car club of america scca . healey models raced in club racing in d e and f production classes winning national championships in both d and e production . the last big healey to win an scca national championship was the class e production austin healey 100 6 driven by alan barker at the daytona arrc in 1965 . in 1953 a special streamlined austin healey set several land speed records at the bonneville salt flats in utah usa . successors edit the name austin is now owned by nanjing which bought the assets of mg rover group british leyland s successor company out of bankruptcy in 2005 . after donald healey sold his original business donald healey motor company the healey brand was registered to a new firm healey automobile consultants which the healey family sold to hfi automotive in 2005 . citation needed in june 2007 nanjing and healey automobile consultants hfi automotive signed a collaborative agreement that aims to recreate the austin healey and healey marques alongside nac s mg . no timeline has been given as to when the healey and austin healey brands will return although mg will be back on the market in china and the uk by the year s end . citation needed in popular culture edit in mad men s7 e1 time zones april 13 2014 megan picks up don at lax in a green 1969 austin healey convertible . 1 the video for everybody wants to rule the world by tears for fears had curt smith driving a british racing green austin healey 3000 around southern californian landmarks including cabazon california and salton sea in the father of the bride and the father of the bride ii george banks steve martin drives a mkiii in home improvement tim the toolman taylor gets into trouble when he drives jill taylor s austin healey without her permission . see also edit donald healey motor company for the models made by the independent healey company . nash healey for a nash engined pre austin sports car by donald healey . jensen healey for a later donald healey designed sports car . list of car manufacturers of the united kingdom references edit rorke robert april 14 2014 . 10 things that made us cheer on the mad men season 7 premiere . new york post . wikimedia commons has media related to austin healey vehicles . v t e british car industry companies and marques marque 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 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