Hult Healey was a make of kit cars in Sweden started when Mats Svanberg from Hult saw an Austin-Healey (100 or 3000) and fell in love with it.
In the 1970s he bought one and in 1981 it was due for a renovation and he wanted to make a replica of the competition Austin-Healey, but without ruining his original car, so he decided to build a copy.
The chassis was based on the original, but used engine, gearbox, front end and rear axle from a 1972 Volvo 142.
To make this possible the car had to be made 14 cm wider than the original.
[citation needed] In 1987 they made an update Mk2 model with a more racing design using a Volvo B23 engine giving 250 hp (190 kW).