Spruce Green Healey 100

[Lin]

So, just a curiosity - nothing more.
Does anyone on the Forum have a Spruce Green 100? I was looking at my “Original Austin-Healey” book this afternoon and it has a number of photos of a Spruce Green car. I have been to a lot of Healey and British Car shows and I cannot recall ever seeing a Spruce Green car in person. If anyone has one I would love to see some more photos.
Anyone?

Lin

 

[Editor_Reid]

From the May 2015 edition of Healey Marque magazine:

This is, of course, the Jackie Cooper 100S, the only 100S painted Spruce Green.

 

[pdplot]

I remember seeing Jackie Cooper race his Healey at Thompson Raceway back in the late 1950s.

 

[Lin]

Nice! I knew you would come through Reid.
Lin

 

[blueskies]

My 1956 BN2.

 

[TFR1]

My '54 BN1

 

[Deleted member 21878]

not a 100 but mine was painted G13 Spruce Green by PO.

 

[dougie]

My 1956 BN2.

Hmmm, looks a lot like BRG. Maybe the lighting, but I think your painter pulled a fast one....and you got the classic BRG color.

 

[Jake]

My '54 was originally spruce green, will get that color again when it's ready. I found original paint on the dash flanges in other covered spots like under the rear shocks on the frame. The color looks just like TFR1's pictures.
There was a super low mileage, original spruce green that sold last year on BringATrailer, lots of gorgeous shots of that car are still available.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1954-austin-healey-100-bn1-roadster-10/

 

[HealeyRick]

I've seen both the Jackie Cooper 100S and another original paint 100 in spruce green and I can say that color appears quite different dependent on lighting. It appears quite dark in low light and becomes a lot lighter in full sun. I think it's a beautiful color on a 100.

 

[nevets]

Looks terrific on an early Healey...has a vintage look.

 

[Lin]

Thanks for sharing everyone!
Lin

 

[CharlesBN1]

ok, one more.. Dad fitting the soft top on his freshly restored (spruce) BN1

 

[Guido36]

Here’s another one...

https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=25340&country=uk

 

[Editor_Reid]

And now one in a Bring-a-Trailer auction:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1954-austin-healey-100-bn1-roadster-14/

The green of the interior is a major clash with the Spruce Green paint. The interior almost looks like Olive Drab (aka Army green). Hard to accept that that color is accurate.

 

[HealeyRick]

And now one in a Bring-a-Trailer auction:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1954-austin-healey-100-bn1-roadster-14/

The green of the interior is a major clash with the Spruce Green paint. The interior almost looks like Olive Drab (aka Army green). Hard to accept that that color is accurate.

You're right about the interior, Reid. The original-paint car I saw was a low-mileage survivor and the interior color was more "green" than "olive", It didn't exactly match the exterior color, having less blue and more of a yellowish tint.

 

[pan]

This Spruce Green 100 belongs to a member of the Austin-Healey Owners' Club of Queensland.

 

[healey106]

Where is the Jackie Cooper "S" today???? thanks for the update