The following photosets are tagged 1955 - click on the thumbnails for more images and descriptions of each vehicle
Austin Healey 100 (2660cc) registered June 1955. Number 450. Ready to race at the Silverstone Classic 2022. Shown here besides this tasty 1960 Austin-Healy 3000 (#43).
1955 Austin-Healey 100. 2660 cc. Registered May 1955. Austin-Healey 100 bodies were made by Jensen Motors in West Bromwich, then completed at Austin's Longbridge factory (Birmingham). 14,634 Austin-Healey 100s were produced between 1953 and 1956. Fantastic cars!
1955 Austin-Healey 100 (2660 cc). The Austin-Healey 100 was produced between 1953 and 1956 - at which point it was superseded by the Austin-Healey 100-6. This led to the original 4-cylinder Austin-Healeys sometimes being referred to as the 100-4 (or 100/4). Actually, these early 100s can be split into two phases: BN1 (1953-55) and BN2 (1955-56). These were visually rather similar, but the BN2 was the first to offer (optionally) the two-tone paint job as seen here.
Cool old series I Land Rover first registered in September 1955.
Lovely mid-fifties two-door Austin A30 panel van, based on the Countryman estate. Only produced for two years (1954-56, though the gov.uk website suggests this is a '58!) - this one was built at Birmingham's Longbridge Plant. At home in the South of England. What a cool little van!
This is a superbly restored, and somewhat customised 1950s Volkswagen type 1 (Beetle) - amazing inside and out! Plenty of extra details, chrome work etc, but all-there. A truly gorgeous Beetle! Two door, solid roof, first registered in January 1955.
