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Healey Hundred Limited Edition Prints

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David Townsend

David Townsend

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Most Healey enthusiasts are well-versed in the story of Gerry Coker's timeless designs for the Austin-Healey 100 and the Sprite. But, before the first production 100-4 ever rolled off the line in Warwick, there were numerous sketches of various ideas and several design mules. I had the pleasure of working with John Nikas and Gerry to recreate what one of the last of the mules looked like. We worked with a very few period photos of the original car (including one of the mock-up frame with the axle was sitting on wood blocks) and Gerry's still keen memory of the car. What a blast to draw!

If you're interesting in owning this bit of Healey history, I'm printing 50 limited edition fine art prints. For more information or to order: https://www.sportscarart.com/product/healey-hundred/


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The rendering is of one of the Tickford mock-ups that never saw the light of day. The heavily scalloped rear wheel opening appeared in early sketches and was apparently carried over to this early version. Fascinating seeing the evolution of the design from stylized sketch to design mule to the final product. In each rendition, one can see elements that ultimately found their way into the car that was shown in 1952.
 
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