Brief history of the car
Austin Healey BN1L 223867 was completed at Longbridge on July 15th, 1955, and was shipped to a dealer (Arthur Bruggemann & Co.) in Dusseldorf, Germany where it was purchased by a US serviceman. About a year later, after returning to the USA, he sold the car to its second owner to raise money for college. As the third owner Roger purchased the car in 1974 with 48,500 miles on the odometer.
The first restoration Roger commenced was between 1975 and 1982 which was mainly cosmetic. The second was a complete strip down between 1990 and 1991. The third and final restoration occurred during 2000 to 2001 which encompassed a great deal of additional research, the locating of many NOS (New Old Stock) parts and the manufacture of many parts which are either not currently available or are incorrect in appearance. Roger did 95% of the work himself.
This level of involvement and dedication has resulted in Roger gaining an extensive knowledge not only about the individual components, but also the design, engineering, and manufacturing at British Motor Company (BMC), Jensen and other English component suppliers of the 1950’s.