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 .
Herridge & Sons Factory-original austin-healey 100/6 & 3000: the originality guide to six-cylinder austin-healeys, 1956-1968, hardcover/bill piggott
