14/08/2026
I am curious about the comments on this Healey. A few people must recognize it.
UPDATE.
Aug 18th. Following various comments pointing in the right direction, the clarification is below.
It is a 4000 RR build by a few friends in the 80's
Keith Clapham wrote down the facts about this car.
I Keith Clapham certainly recognise it, as I was instrumental in its concept and construction.
In the early 1980s, Keith Boyer and I began an ambitious project to build a fourth Austin-Healey 4000R. From the outset, we sought and received advice and encouragement from Geoffrey and Donald Healey.
After several months, I acquired Keith Boyer’s interest in the project and continued the build. The partly completed 4000R was later displayed on the Healey stand at the NEC Classic Car Show. ( your photo on Facebook, I'm seated wearing the Leather Jacket )
Due to the pressure of other projects, it was acquired by Richard Vaughan of Classic Consultancy, who brought the project to completion by adding the Hood and changing the Drivers and Passenger seats from Jaguar to Healey. I believe Richard later traded it to a Dealer in Holland for another Healey. (the dealer was Robelcocar)
The car is based on an original Austin-Healey 100-6 chassis dating from March 1958. Following the method used for the original 4000Rs, the chassis was divided and widened by six inches. The front and rear shrouds, front valance, bonnet and boot lid were then modified or remade to suit the wider profile.
The front wings, rear wings and doors were fitted in the style of the Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III. Numerous other components were adapted from big Healey parts. Some had a six-inch section inserted, while others were divided and widened by three inches on each side. A number of parts were made individually by hand.
The completed car has triple carburettors and a manual Jaguar gearbox with overdrive. It represents a further development of the three earlier 4000Rs and incorporates ideas and solutions suggested by Geoffrey and Donald Healey.
These days the car lives in Belgium and according to the latest reports, for sale.