A 1954 ad for the Austin Healey 100 showed a price of ‘only $2985′.
In 2008 dollars, if that ad ran the price would approximately be?

Using the inflation calculator at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
the $2985 price in 2008 dollars would be $24,032.36.

What is the correct name (according to Smiths) for the color of the gauges on an Austin Healey?
The color was Magnolia.  Source: The web site used as a reference is no longer up, but you can see a Smiths Gauge with Magnolia as its color at this site

How many carburetors did the BN5 have?
One. I can’t find a truely definitive source for this. The original question and answer was from
a web site that is no longer in existance. The reference is still available as a response in google
however.  Googling inurl:jwerner healey bn5 shows:

How many carburetors were fitted to the BN5? One. The BN5 was designed as a low price, entry level Big Healey without overdrive, wire wheels etc. …
hometown.aol.com/jwerner/tcanswers1.html – 22k – Cached – Similar pages

Another reference to the existance of the BN5 is at and says:

There was one BN5, a 4 seater used as a mule by the Donald Healey Motor Company (DHMC) for the 1957 Mille Miglia. with disc wheels and detuned engine and was eventually converted to BN4 specifications and then sold.

On a left hand drive Healey the wipers always rest on the Drivers side.
Which side do they rest on for a right hand drive car?
They rest on the same side (Drivers) no matter whether the car is left or right hand drive.

Which of the following actors drove an Austin Healey 3000 in the movie?
Steve Martin in Father of the Bride. source: interet movie car database
Note that a 3000 was also seen in “The Thomas Crown Affair” but it wasn’t driven by Steve McQueen.

What model Austin Healey had a removable rear window fastened with clips rather than a zipper?
BT7.  Source: Austin Healey Workshop Manual. Section PPP.1 HOOD (Series BT7)

Rear window

The rear window may be folded down when extra
ventilation is required with the hood in the raised position.
Undo the two clips at the top of the window and release
the window frame from the three metal clips on the
hood frame. Fold the window panel down, avoiding
creasing or buckling the transparent window material.
A zip fastener holds the rear window in place on
later models.

Which of the following paint colors was not an Austin Healey color?
ISLAND GREEN. Source: Austin Healey Restoration Guide, ISBN 0-76613-0673-7 and http://www.coloramic.com/articles/hlyclrs.htm

What was the number of Lance Macklin’s Austin Healey 100 at the 1955 Le Mans race?
26.  Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
And what is the significance? In the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans Macklin was caught up in the accident which killed Pierre Levegh and 80 spectators when he made a defensive move to avoid hitting Mike Hawthorn, and Levegh’s car clipped his. Although Macklin’s car crashed, he was uninjured.

How many Austin Healey 100S models (including test cars) were made?
There were 50 “Production” cars made and 5 test cars.

What was the first production car to have disc brakes on all four corners?
The Austin Healey 100S.

Most of the 100S modes were painted what color?
White over Lobelia Blue. However, a handful of cars where ordered in Spruce Green, Reno Red and one single black 100S.  Source: http://www.classiccar.co.nz/articles/lord-of-sebring-1955-austin-healey-100s-164?page=3 and http://wapedia.mobi/en/Austin-Healey_100

Austin’s big six-cylinder engine and Donald Healey’s sports car made a great match. But it wasn’t the first time Healey had tied up with another manufacturer to make a ‘hybrid’ sports car. Which company did Healey work with the first time?
Nash.  Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Healey and http://www.amxfiles.com/amc/healey.html

What did Donald Healey do prior to racing and building automobiles?
He was a pilot. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Healey

An original coil on an Austin Healey was marked CB and SW What does CB stand for?
Contact Breaker. Source: Tom Monaco, Tom’s Import Toys – Austin Healey Restorer

What Healey had a fuse to control the light circuit and where is it located?
Late Production AH 3000 BJ8 in the boot. Source: Austin Healey Restoration Guide, ISBN 0-76613-0673-7. “The fuse is located in a nylon tube situated in the boot wiring loom to the right of the boot floor catch.” – from the workshop manual Section NNN.8

Which model of Austin Healey had 72 spoke wheels as standard equipment?
None, these were first used on the MGC. Source: Tom Monaco, Tom’s Import Toys – Austin Healey Restorer

How many Austin Healey 3000 MKIIIs where produced in 1968?
One. Source: Austin Healey Restoration Guide, ISBN 0-76613-0673-7

The father of jokes about warm beer and smoke escaping from wires is Joseph Lucas. Lucas died … “
Joseph Lucas was born in 1834 and died in 1902 of typhoid after drinking contaminated water in Naples.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Industries_plc#Joseph_Lucas