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Aug. 08, 1956 - Austin Healey Exceeds 200 M.P.H.: It has just been an announced that the Austin Healey Hundreds car - driven by Mr. Donald Healey -- has broken 28 International and American National Records on the Bonneville Salt Lake Flats. The car has been officially times at 203.06 m.p.h. The machine is basically an Austin Healey Hundred with a modified body nose and tail - and with a cowled cockpit to enclose the driver The engine is supercharged Austin 105 unit developing 300 h.p. at 5, 000 r.p.m. Photo Shows The Austin Healey Hundred undergoes special tests at the Austin Wind at Long bridge, Birmingham in readiness for its m, any record breaking runs

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Announced Basically Bonneville Cockpit Developing Driven Enclose Exceeds Flats Healey Hundreds M.p.h Modified Officially R.p.m Readiness Runs Supercharged Tests Undergoes


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