HL 3000 the ex Bill Dunster car - owned since 1973 by BMCBOY
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Roger Dowding
Not quite Roger - mine are splined "knock-ons".
I have taken the luggage rack off for the first time since the car was restored in 1978. Just for a change - looks a bit less cluttered and i've never really used it much as a BN7 has a reasonable boot.
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Ross, Knew yours were splined Knock on's, look great, and yes it does look better without the luggage rack, missed getting there again, Dammit[/QUOTE]
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AH 100 BN3 - Yes BN3 known as BN3/1
This car was a protoype for a six cylinder Austin Powered Healey and is currently being restored by Patrick and Caroline Quinn in Sydney Australia.
It is a 100 chassis which at this stage I don 't think had been lengthened - will clarify that and edit later. checked it had not BN3/4 was however a longer chassis -see comments below.
The photos were posted by TRS on the Website today but I thought they belong here - I had already asked permission from Patrick Quinn to use them.
There is also an article on the car which Patrick sent to me some time ago.I will try to attach the link.
" For the first time in almost seven years the BN3 has moved under its own power. Not far mind you. Just enough to move it out of the garage so the radiator and engine could be flushed through. Then I drove it back in again. "
quote - Patrick Quinn
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http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/PQBN3.html
and a comment from the link ;
" Avid readers of the Austin-Healey publications that abound these days would have realised that there were also a BN3 and BN5. "
further comment by Patrick
" There were also at least two BN3s built by the DHMC as experimental prototype vehicles to test the new six cylinder in the Austin-Healey chassis. One of these, BN3/4 which still exists in terrible condition was a very different car being nine inches longer then standard, special chassis that sweeps up into the engine bay and quarter elliptics at the rear. The other vehicle is the BN3/1 and is the car I bought over a quarter of a century ago. "
They were however not production cars, unlike BN1 BN2, 100's BN4 and BN6 100/6 and BN7 3000
a couple of photos from the article ;
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BMC products in Australia - Bribie Island May 2016
A Freeway and Sprite, at the park, Pumicestone Passage a small car show
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and another BMC product hiding amongst others
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and a Rover BMC / BL products ..should have put the P5B, P6B, motor in a Healey !!
That is a P5 with the 6 cylinder 3 litre Rover motor
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AHOCQ and RACQ a Healey 100 Six BN4
When I lived on Bribie Island QLD, I worked at QT Mutual Bank, which recently became RACQ Bank
This is what is in the foyer of the Head Office - posted by a work colleague from that time Steve Barnett.
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Think I had seen the car before at an AHOCQ event .. here in 2016, but may have been a "Champagne coloured 3000 not a 100SIX
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The colour is unusual a " Champagne " - there is at least one 3000 in the colour in NZ, Nigel Watts posted a couple of photos recently
Steve tells me they feature a different car each week !! what a good Corporate process.
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Austin Healey Club of Oregon - RIP John Wilson
John Wilson, a Longtime member of the Austin Healey Club of Oregon, passed away a few days ago in Oregon, a friend and great Guy with a long association through the " World of the Austin Healey's " with the Austin Healey Car Club of New Zealand.
John and his late wife Shirley visited New Zealand in 1984 and 1988, with AH people from various West Coast USA Clubs, in return there were several many visits by AHCCNZ people to Oregon.
I first met John and Shirley at the " 30th Anniversary of the Austin Healey " at Snowmass [ at Aspen ], Colorado in July 1982, when the intrepid " Four Kiwi's in a Kombi " BMC BOY, and myself, with Bryan and Brenda Harris, travelled from Los Angeles, to San Diego, into Mexico - Ensenada and the Coast, we then headed North up the Coast Road, all the way to Vancouver Canada.
We saw John and Shirley again, in Eugene Oregon, at their home and at the Oregon Club's Rally at Medford Oregon.
John and Shirley visited us in Auckland and on the AHCCNZ Rally at Napier in 1984 and stayed with us in 1988, when they came with other Oregon Club members to attend Wings over Wanaka and the South Island Healey meeting.
Later in 1988 visited the West Coast of the USA again,California, Oregon and Washington State, staying with the Wilson's in Eugene Oregon, going to the Historic races at Portland, and borrowing from John one of his Austin Healey's a barn find [ Arizona Car ] 3000 which we used for 10 days or so covering over 2000 miles.
Had been back in touch with John in recent years, and was sad to receive news from Jerry Luidahl, a mutual friend and fellow Healey and Car enthusiast.
A couple photos that relate to John ; RIP the Big Guy
At the Puketapu Hotel, with BMC BOY on the left and John Wilson on the right, next to John the other 2 of the " Four Kiwi's " and next to them Shirley Wilson,
The line up, Ross, my wife Pauline, Wayne Brown from Oregon, Rene from California, Sylvia from Oregon, Shirley Wilson, Bryan, Brenda and Big John, the Healey 100 was mine.
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John and his son Robert - their business in Marcola, Oregon " Healey Lane Restorations "
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John Wilson's Healey that we borrowed with Wayne Brown's car in front - Note the NZ number plate, had an Oregon Plate on the back and NO we never got stopped !!
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John Wilson's A - H 3000 and Healey trailer at Medford in August 1982, the car and trailer went to Snowmass in the July
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My Healey at Herne Bay with the Wyoming AH 56 plate
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The Number Plate given to me by Big John Wilson, still have it thanks again Mate !!
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My Introduction to " The Roaring Season " 2013 - now 5 years later !!
Just re-read my intro on TRS back in 2013??
" This boy recently, as in nearly 4 years ago, moved across the ditch from NZ to Sydney and now Bellara [ where the ** is that ] on an Island North of Brisbane, near the Sunshine Coast, came from a family of car nuts, my Uncle who at 93 is still around and in good health was a founding member of Northern Sports Car Club and it's first Club Captain, my father was the Auditor for many years in the 1950's. I joined NSCC in 1967 and started off in trials then moved into grass sprints, sealed sprint [ mainly at Pukekohe ] and Hillclimbs from 1970 to about 1980, have done the [ TACCOC ] correction was Jaguar Drivers Club Petit Le Mans in 1983 for the Austin Healey Car Club NZ and was organiser for their Hillclimb at Otaua, near Pukekohe for several years 1987 - 1990 , competed in 1983, hung up the Max Cheshire Helmet [ which I still have MANZ spec 1971 ] in 1984, but prior to that in 1979/80 did the entire Bardahl Hillclimb series in a 1967 Triumph TR4A, since then mainly a spectator but did do a Track Day at Pukekohe in a Mazda MX5 in 2004, which my son still drives [ 1991 model BRG with the Limited Edition bits ]. now living in Bellara I am 40 minutes from Lakeside Raceway, what a predicament, when to go or when to go to the beach, no contest, the cars win. "
Well a bit has happened since then,
Now back in NZ since April 2017, so no Lakeside anymore, to compensate have been to Caffeine and Classics several times at Smales Farm, Greerton Vintage Fayre [Car Show part ], Chelsea Walsh HillClimb at the Sugarworks in Chelsea Auckland and to Hampton Downs as a guest of John B .. Thanks again John Bennoch.
Now relocated to Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty although in Auckland for this week, then back to the Bay.
Still have the MX5, it is staying in Auckland for the moment, needs some TLC.
No substitute for this car though ;
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The one in the middle sitting sedately at " Caffeine and Classics "
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AH 3000 : A Road car a Race car or a Tow Car - this was all three
The Jim Reece : " Mongrel " which Jim ran with the Sports Car Group in the middle North Island, Palmerston North area, the car was multi-use as seen here - and often towed his smaller race Cars a Sprite or others
The huge trailer makes the car seem small.
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" My Race winning Sprite"
50 mph in 1st.
79 - 80 mph in 2nd
Suspension totally changed but for the rear springs, which were changed for new ones.
Over 39 wins documented in New Zealand. This car has a comprehensive race history over its two owners.
Jim's Sprite - one of them, would have been on a trailer behind the Mongrel many times.
Must get Jim to write a bit of a story to go on the thread with some photos
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Books Magazines Photo's and other Motoring Stuff - my Archives
Very WET weekend in the Bay of Plenty, and much of New Zealand, the downside,
The upside have unpacked boxes of stuff that has been in storage since last March in Australia for 3 months and then in Te Puna found my books photos, model cars, and other stuff.
Also have a few photos to download, so could be new stuff to post.
In the meantime ; an old photo ;
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My 100 and I at Napier in 1984 - The AHCCNZ National Rally.
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Austin - Healey 3000 BT7 Mk1 a 1959 model
ERC posted a picture of an Austin Healey 3000 at the recent Caffeine and Classics. LGE325.
The car is a recent import to New Zealand - ex Germany and Left Hand Drive.
Year: 1959
Make: AUSTIN
Model: HEALEY
Colour: Black
Second Colour: Red
Body Style: Sports Car
VIN: 7AT00T07X18472154
Plate: LGE325
Engine No: COVERD
Chassis: HBT7L267
Seats: 4
CC rating: 2,912cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Assembly Type: Imported Built-Up
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Car show Mileage of 48000 when imported in March
- , information from Carjam
The Ray Green photo, thanks ERC, haven't seen the car yet
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Absolutely British .. founded by the late Walt Glendenning.
Eric Grunden now runs thing repair and restoration business, I met Eric in 1982 when he worked for Walt Glendenning.
Have been in touch with Ken Hyndman " Ken H " about the connections. so thought would repost the original business cards from Walt's business
Have edited the post, Business Card photos in next post
and speaking of Absolutely British here are some Austin - Healeys hiding behind an Anglo - American, photo ERC [ Ray Green ] Ray do you know when and where it was taken !! from a post on Fb page Classic British Cars
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something wrong first the post vanished and now the top three pictures aren't showing ??
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Donald Healey " My World of Cars" biography/autobiography
The Book, by Donald Healey with Peter Garnier and Donald's son Brian " Bic " Healey was published in 1989 and I bought a copy back about then, to accompany my three Geoffrey Healey books on the marque, and a book written by Donald Healey and Tommy Wisdom in 1959 published in 1960 entitled " The Austin - Healey ".
Have started reading the book, as only ever got it out to ' research ' information from time to time.. I see the book for sale in new condition on Amazon.com for USD99 .. Publication price in 1989 was GBP 14.95 .. so guess it is worth a bit now. second hand copies around USD 50.00.
The book is an interesting read after all these years, and the parts that are Donald's own words or as approved by him are in an old fashioned style.. an editorial comment for the book
" This is the life story of a remarkable man. Creator of many famous sports cars, including the Austin-Healeys and the pre-war Triumph Dolomite, Donald Healey was equally successful as a rally driver, winning the Monte Carlo and competing in the Mille Miglia. He also established a world speed record for production cars, driving a streamlined version of one of his own Austin-Healeys. With the help of Donald's son, Brian, Peter Garnier, for many years a close friend of the Healeys, provides a fascinating account of a long and varied life. "
Sadly Donald Healey passed away, aged 89, in 1988 before the book was finished, that was left to Peter and Brian
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Met the Healey family at Snowmass in Colorado in July 1982 at the "30th Anniversary of the Austin - Healey ".
Here I am with other Kiwi's, don't really dig those shorts these days !!
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To the purist's out there, I have included the hypen - in Austin - Healey
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Austin - Healey 100 a Drag car .. so maybe it is an A- H 1000 [ horse power !!.
Posted on Facebook Page " Traditional Speed Supply " a Hot Rod and Car Parts business in Auckland - Mark Joblin shared the photo, so went to see the Page;
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Also on the " Traditional Speed Supply "page was this item - connection to Bruce McLaren who drove a 100 in the 1950's
The Poster for the Movie completed last year.
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Austin - Healeys - some 3000's at Winton Historics - 2018
The photos were provided by Ron Simmonds
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V8 powered on a BJ8 chassis /body - some dispute as to how original the car is. I like it, and Donald Healey always wanted the cars to be improved and uprated !!
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A more original car, still has some modifications was parked next to the V8 one
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As an aside have finished the Donald Healey Biography and also read the early book by Donald and Tommy Wisdom,now moving on to the Geoff Healey books, all three of them !!.
Can't find a good image of the cover early book only the frontispiece ; my copy I acquired without the loose cover.
Image is small
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Same issue with the Geoff Healey books and haven't photo'd them myself yet
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AHS 3904 a 100S at Sandown in the 1980's and another car in the 1950's
Photo from Alwyn Keepence archives Alwyn is a member of A-H Club of Queensland. Photo has been seen on other forums.
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The 100S - a different car in the UK 1950's ; Pat Wells archives
Car set up for long distance racing with light over the race number on the side
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184084 Views and a photo I have not seen before
My Good Healey Club Mate, Barry Moon in his 100 at a Classic meeting, Pukekohe December 1983 - photo Milan Fistonic
Barry bought his car around the same time as I did in 1982, he progressed to a 3000 though in later years. The 3000 that he took me to Masterton for the 1989 Rally in
Thanks for all the views people;
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The Kennard Healey Corvette
The Car has featured here with photos by others [ John B and Nigel Watts ] - finally got my camera to talk to my Laptop again [ could be operator error]
Here are some shots from Hampton Downs in January.. the story is in the first two shots.
The car was just on display, but according to others, did perform elsewhere over the racing season
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ERC said I could steal these ..
From ERC's " Just a Mix of pics " thread;
Allan Horner and his A - H 3000.
with a pre-war Mate - with a Healey connection as Donald used the 2.4 litre Hi Cam motor in his early cars, Westland, Duncan, Silverstone and others !
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The 5th European Healey meeting thanks to Clas Arleskar
Some photos from the meeting held just recently
The Logo
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A group of cars ready to run fast ..
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a very smart looking 100
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a very famous car ABL6 .. used to reside in the USA with Bill Bolton in the 1980's, now restored
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