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This is the story of the four-cylinder Austin-Healey sports cars of the early 1950s. Some 15,000 cars were made in this series. The story began at the 1952 Earls Court Motor Show, where a neat two-seater prototype was displayed on Donald Healey's stand. It quickly came to the attention of Austin boss Leonard Lord, who made an agreement with Healey for Austin to manufacture the car. It was a brilliant success at home and in the USA, and was one of the great sports cars of the 1950s. Here is the story of the first Austin-Healeys: their design, development, production and production changes, road tests and reception by the press and public. The cars' characteristics are examined in depth, and illustrations include specially commissioned colour photographs of 5 wonderful examples, including the 1953 Le Mans car in its unrestored and battle-scarred state.

The bestselling Triumph TR sports cars were simple, inexpensive, fast and fun to drive, if sometimes wayward on the limit. This work describes the 1950s first-generation models - TR2, 3 and 3A, including development, production, specification changes, competition history and the practical aspects of owning.

The four-cylinder Austin-Healey 100 sports car had already made a big name for itself by the time the 2.6-litre six-cylinder 100/6 arrived in 1956. This came as a 2+2 seater, joined in 1958 by a two-seat version, and both were replaced by the more powerful 3000 model in 1959, again offered as a two-seater or 2+2, and available with disc brakes. The Mk II 3000, launched in 1961, could be had either as the limited-production 132bhp two-seater with triple carburettors and side screens, or as the less spartan 2+2 convertible with wind-up windows, and the final version was the 2+2-only1964 Mk III, now with 150bhp, a wooden dash and better appointments. All these "Big Healeys" are as much admired today as when they were new, and here marque expert Bill Piggott gives full details of correct specification and equipment for all these cars, backed up by in-depth colour photography of outstanding examples of all models and variants. Body panels, external trim and badging, paint colours, interior trim, dashboard, instruments and controls, under-bonnet components, engine and transmission, lamps, and other features right down to the tool kit, are all covered.

For years, Bill Piggott's books Original Triumph TR2/3/3A and Original Triumph TR4/4A/5/6 have been the ultimate source of information for all things TR. Here they are combined in one volume incorporating revisions and amendments throughout.The book provides a comprehensive guide to original factory specifications, equipment, colour schemes and options for all models from TR2 to TR6, also revealing how the various models changed through the course of production. It shows exactly how a car would have looked on the day it left the factory, so that owners, restorers, potential buyers and enthusiasts can identify true original condition and specification. In addition to the standard TRs, the TR2 Francorchamps Coupe and Italia, and the hatchback GTR4 Dove, are featured.Combining a unique and unrivalled mass of information from the world's leading TR authority with a gallery of over 450 colour photographs showing outstanding examples of the cars in detail, this book is indispensible for TR fans.