The engine numbers don't match the body number, but you can get a certificate
from the BMC Heritage Trust showing the proper engine number for the car. As
long as it is a Healey 100 motor it should not make too big a difference
except at the higher end level.
Finding an engine is not going to be nearly as easy as finding a motor for a TR
or an MGB, but they are out there, probably not in your back yard though.
I had one for several years and loved it, the cars and parts are in high
demand, I would buy it, if you change your mind they are easy to sell.
Also there is an equivalent Healey List with similar activity, good bunch,
although like this list activity has slowed down a bit.
Greg Lemon
TR250
---- Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:
> As Triumphs owners, we aren't too concerned about "matching numbers" since
> our engines never match body numbers anyway. But I recently came across a
> big Austin-Healey (100-4) sans engine and had a couple of questions:
>
> - Is it easy enough to source an engine for these cars?
>
> - Will the car be worth less with a non-matching engine?
>
>
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
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