Healey 100 with BB Olds....and Cobra-like nose

[xb-60]

Some might have seen this on spookypt's Period Transporter (Aus) Suggestions thread.

There is a link there to "the green Goddess" (a fire truck) and in there, there's a link to "Tom Schnerk's Big Block Oldsmobile Powered 1954 Austin Healey 100", a car which some of you CA residents may know.

"Date Completed: Engine installed in 1957. Body mods in 1964. Restored in 2000"....so this thing pre-dates the 260 Cobra by a number of years

Here's the link:

Tom Schnerk's Big Block Oldsmobile Powered 1954 Austin Healey 100

And here's a quickie of what it looks like...



Body mods were done in 1964, with some inspiration in the nose from the Cobra ....although it looks more 427-like in the nose opening than 289

Cheers,
Glen