May be you guys have already seen this but interesting to note the sale price and that the Le mans kit was installed by Donald Healey works on this prototype for sale.
Here we go again. The warning signs:
They have used the recently popularized label loved by auction-hypesters (think carnies), "100 M Le Mans," that serves to confuse the ignorant into thinking that it is a 100M, which, of course, it is not. I guess you could say that any 100 is a "100M prototype" in the sense that they are a previous model. And a Model T is a prototype of the Veyron, too (you know, four rubber tires, etc. - the list of similarities is almost endless).
"THIS AUSTIN HEALEY IS A SPECIAL PRE SERIES TEST CAR WITH LE MANS WORKS KIT." Oh, really? How is it different from any other 100 with a Le Mans Kit installed, by someone, at some time?
And nice job woking the terms "special," "test," and "car" into the same phrase. (If it were really a Special Test Car, it would be worth much, much more. Ever heard of NOJ 393 and NOJ 392?)
"THE CAR WAS PREPARED BY THE DONALD HEALEY MOTOR COMPANY IN 1953 FOR RALLYS." Oh, really? We'll be happy to examine the extensive original documentation you must have to prove such an important claim. Don't have any? Didn't think so.
Also note that the 100 was never a factory "rally" car. Brush up on your Healey history, just a little bit, and you'll see that in those days the Donald Healey Motor Company was making special cars for racing and record-setting. Healeys in rallying came later with the six-cylinder cars, and they were prepared by BMC.
"THE CAR HAS FINISHED THE 2013 MILLE MIGLIA." I'll bet that was fun! Doesn't add anything or prove anything about its history or provenance, but nice job sepia-toning the photo of the car from the modern Mille Miglia
of this year; it helps give the impression of some historical connection.
Next.