This manual was prepared in close cooperation with British Leyland Motors in order to provide complete, authentic, and up-to-date maintenance and repair information to owners, dealership service departments, and other professional mechanics. The Workshop Manual is the official factory manual and includes information from the Driver's Handbook, which is the handbook provided with every new Austin-Healey. This manual contains emission control information that applies specifically to Austin-Healeys manufactured for the United Kingdom and North American markets, and a complete, illustrated catalogue of special tools. Because the value of Austin-Healey 100-Six and 3000 sports cars is increasing, it is impossible to overstate the importance of correct maintenance and repair. This manual has been published in order to supply complete, accurate, and comprehensive maintenance and repair data to both car owners and professional mechanics.

For 15 years, from the first four-cylinder 100 of 1953 to the final 3000 MkIII of 1968, these wonderful Austin-Healeys were the British sports cars which thousands of red-blooded enthusiasts aspired to. Today, many have been restored and the restoration of others is being undertaken. But how many of these cars boast the completely original and authentic specification which the most discerning enthusiasts now demand? Here are the answers, with the evidence provided by color photography showing every inch of our ten carefully selected cars.

The Austin Healey - or 'Big' Healey - is one of the iconic British sports cars. The first Austin-Healey 100 model was unveiled at the 1952 Earls Court Motor Show, and when the last car rolled off the production line in 1967, over 73,000 examples had been built.

This manual was prepared in close cooperation with British Leyland Motors in order to provide complete, authentic and up-to-date maintenance and repair information to owners, dealership service departments, and other professional mechanics. The Workshop Manual is the official factory manual and includes information from the Driver's Handbook, which is the handbook provided with every new Austin-Healey. This manual contains emission control information that applies specifically to Austin-Healeys manufactured for the United Kingdom and North American markets, and a complete, illustrated catalogue of special tools. The publisher has incorporated additional factory procedures and specifications that have become available following the publication of the original factory information. This manual is therefore the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive service information available for the Austin-Healey.

Graham Robson is the doyen of writers on rallying. His new book, Works Healeys in Detail, joins his respected Works Triumphs and Works Escorts in our list. Here he tells of the story of Donald Healey’s introduction of the cars of his own make into the world of rallying and racing, from the Healey Elliott and Westland of the late 1940s through to the last racing Austin-Healey Sprite in 1967. In between he produced competition versions of the Austin-Healey 100 and 100S, the 100-6 and the gloriously successful 3000, a brutal and wayward machine that won countless international rallies in the 1960s in the hands of great drivers like Pat Moss, Timo Makinen, Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk, to name but a few. The book covers the career of each of the works cars individually: entries, drivers and results, with nearly all cars illustrated. In addition there is detailed colour photography of important surviving examples.

Inspired by the success of the Ford Mustang “pony car” in the USA, Ford UK launched “The Car You Always Promised Yourself” in 1969 and it was an instant hit, with its long bonnet, sleek 2+2 coupé body, and low stance. For 1974, Ford launched the Capri II, with a new smooth body style, engines ranging from 1300 to 3000cc, and a plush Ghia version of the 3-litre model. In 1978 came the Capri Mk3 with yet more refinement and a four-headlamp nose. These classic Fords now have an almost fanatical following, supported by some very active owner’s clubs. Good examples are eagerly sought, and with prices rising restoration has become a very viable proposition. An astonishing number of variants of the Capri Mk2 and Mk3 were offered, so they really need to be identified. Factory-Original Ford Capri Mk II & Mk III, companion to our 2017 title Factory-Original Ford Capri Mk I, does the job, taking the reader right through the production period and pinning down the correct factory specifications, equipment and finishes across the range. This information is backed up by 300 specially commissioned colour photographs of outstanding examples of the cars.