The company secured the cooperation with Austin Healey, so the sleek roadster was produced in 1953 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) under the name Austin-Healey 100th In 1956, the 100 replaced the 100 Six with six-cylinder, 1959, the displacement increased from 2.6 to 2.9 liters and from now on as the Roadster was sold 3000.
From 1958 Austin Healey Sprite, the model program successfully extended downward. Because of its placed on the hood of headlight he is also Frogeye (frog eye) to his fans. The end of the British sports car was approaching, when the British Motor Corporation was acquired by British Leyland in 1968. Series production of the 3000 ended in the same year that the sprite was in 1971.
