1948 Healey Westland Roadster: The British Bullet That Crossed America in a Suit

1948 Healey Roadster 🏁: 104HP That Crossed America — and nearly outran Ferraris while doing it. What kind of postwar British roadster weighs just 2,075 pounds, hits 93 mph, and is built from aluminium over wood? Meet the 1948 Healey Westland — the hand-crafted, two-seater beauty that drove 3,000 miles across the U.S. and raced in the Mille Miglia… all before landing in royal garages. 🇬🇧🚗 Donald Healey didn’t just build a car — he built a legend. In this episode, we dig into how this 104HP Riley-powered machine helped put British sports cars on the map, and why collectors now pay over $200K for one. If you love rare classics, wild road trips, and elegant engineering from another era — this story’s for you. 👍 Like the ride? Hit Subscribe 🔔 and tell us: what’s the farthest you’ve driven in a classic? ──────────────────────────────── 4️⃣ LINKS ──────────────────────────────── • RM Sotheby’s auction 1948 Healey Westland Roadster ─ https://rmsothebys.com/search/#/?SearchTerm=Healey%20Westland%20Roadster&SortBy=Availability&page=1&pageSize=40 • Wikimedia Commons 1948 Healey Westland Roadster ─ https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Healey-Westland+Roadster&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&type=image • Flickr Advanced Search 1948 Healey Westland Roadster ─ https://www.flickr.com/search/?license=4%2C5%2C9%2C10%2C11%2C12&advanced=1&text=Healey-Westland+Roadster ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Timmy Tiny Wheels YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigMyst-p8r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #ClassicCars, #VintageCar, #SportsCarHistory, #CarCollectors, #BritishEngineering, #HealeyWestland, #1948Healey, #PostwarSportsCar, #AluminiumRoadster, #HealeyRoadTrip

Added 1 Apr 2026