Donald Mitchell Healey CBE, born on 3 July 1898 and died on 13 January 1988, was a noted English car designer, rally driver and speed record holder. Born in Perranporth, Cornwall, he served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War, then opened a garage in Perranporth in 1920 and used it to prepare cars for competition. He won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1931 driving an Invicta, and went on to become technical director of the Triumph Motor Company, responsible for the design of all Triumph cars, including the Triumph Dolomite 8 straight-eight sports car. After the Second World War he set out to begin making his own cars.
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How did Donald Healey's own car company end up producing the Austin-Healey?
Austin saw the Healey 100 at the 1952 Earl's Court show and built the production version at Longbridge.
Healey's company produced the Healey 100, which was the envy of the Earl's Court International Motor Show of 1952. According to the Austin-Healey Club of America, Austin liked the idea immediately and began turning out the production version at Longbridge.
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Donald Mitchell Healey CBE (3 July 1898-13 January 1988) was a noted English car designer, rally driver and speed record holder.
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