Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker. The marque was established through a joint-venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord

Leonard Lord

Leonard Percy Lord, 1st Baron Lambury KBE was a captain of the British motor industry.-Background and education:...

 of the Austin

Austin Motor Company

The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles. The company was founded in 1905 and merged in 1952 into the British Motor Corporation Ltd. The marque Austin was used until 1987...

 division of the British Motor Corporation

British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation, or commonly known as BMC was a vehicle manufacturer from United Kingdom, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952...

 (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company

Donald Healey Motor Company

-History:It was formed in 1945 by Donald Healey, a renowned auto engineer and successful racing driver. It was formed after Healey discussed sports car design with Achille Sampietro, a chassis specialist for high performance cars and Ben Bowden, a body engineer, when all three worked at Humber...

, a renowned automotive engineering and design firm.

Austin-Healey cars were produced until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey

Donald Healey Motor Company

-History:It was formed in 1945 by Donald Healey, a renowned auto engineer and successful racing driver. It was formed after Healey discussed sports car design with Achille Sampietro, a chassis specialist for high performance cars and Ben Bowden, a body engineer, when all three worked at Humber...

 and Austin came to an end. Donald Healey left the company in 1968 when British Motor Holdings

British Motor Holdings

British Motor Holdings Limited was a British motor company known until 14 December 1966 as British Motor Corporation Limited .-History:...

 (BMC had merged with Jaguar Cars in 1966 to form BMH) was merged into British Leyland.