This 1955 Austin-Healey 100-4 is a work in progress, but is a nice platform for an early Healey event car. Some mechanical sorting will be required, including some potential transmission work, but this looks to be a straightforward project. We like the white wheels and deleted bumpers that remind of the Sebring models, but with red instead of blue paint it charts its own path and is no clone. Find it here on eBay in Princeton, Minnesota, with a $32,900 Buy it Now price.

Built from 1953 through ’55, the BN1 was built with Austin A90 mechanicals, and a 3-speed gearbox with overdrive on the top two gears. The 3-speed was unique due to an odd, reversed shift pattern. Later cars were treated to a more traditional 4-speed box. The seller notes some issues with the transmission, including a gear lever that pops out in reverse, and some concerns with the overdrive unit.

The car looks terrific in red over white, with matching white spoked wheels. The paint needs some work to get to concours condition, but seems to be serviceable for a driver. The original grill apparently needs a good bit of work, and the custom diamond mesh unit currently fitted does look a bit out of place. We’d source a factory piece second hand.

Big SU’s flank a nondescript-looking four with a freshly painted valve cover. Thankfully, the restorer has resisted the urge to throw chrome at everything under the bonnet like so many show cars. This 2.6 liter four would have put around 90 horsepower to the ground, unless the LeMans kit were installed, which added another 10. We’d focus on the transmission sorting before any cosmetics under the bonnet.

This car certainly has needs, but it looks like a lovely way to get behind the wheel of a 100-4 for modest cash. We’d leave the paint as-is, keep the front bumper and ragtop off the car, get a good pair of goggles, and just drive.