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Jim Reece's " The Mongrel " and others at Manfield 1990's ?? and a couple more
Another Jim Reece photo recently posted from late 1980's - early 1990's !!.
There is a comment about the Sprite in the background with an unusual Hardtop.
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There was a yellow Sprite,I remember that had a modified Triumph Herald hardtop, could it be this car ??
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seen here at a Gymkaha in West Auckland in around 1983
another Jim Reece supplied photo,Jim driving Tim Jolley's 3000
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Austin Healey 100S AHS 3802- NZ Classic Driver
Allan Dick has done an article in the #70 Edition of Classic Driver which is now out. This is the Ex Ross Jensen / Seabrook
Fowlds car owned for a time by Graham Pierce of BayPark fame and others, now " restored " retaining its patina and features the Ross and others added in the 1950's .. a good read !
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Austin Healey 100S AH3802- NZ Classic Driver
A picture from the article, by Allan Dick, and a set of old photos of the cars early days in Ross Jensen's hands, also from the Allan Dick article.
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Some interesting cars in these photos, apart from the 100S,
Top photo is Wigram in 1956 100S ahead of Tom Sulman in the Aston Martin,
Middle photo a very mixed grid Dunedin Road Race also 1956
lower left phtos, the 100S in Australia for the TT race at Albert Park, and right the engine with twin Webers
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George Lawton and his Austin Healey ( and Cooper Bobtail )
Graham Woods sent me these photos and programme pages which show George Lawton's cars - photo, and entry list where he raced them both at different times
the Cars
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entered at Teretonga in 1958, in the Healey 100/6
- as mentioned the description 100S is incorrect for the 2639 cc cars as they are 100/6, the G Pierce is a 100S and the J Grieve car may also be
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and at Waimate in the Cooper in 1959, with two Healey's in the race, including A Kennard ; Healey - Corvette
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Modsport Healey's a great read, thanks Ray Green ERC
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Some well known and some lesser known Healey's in this article well worth reading ;
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Bernie Huynen / Phil Mules Austin Healey 3000 BT7
Bernie Huynen, currently owns the BT7, with NZ Reg BT7, was owned by Phil Mules, who now lives on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Phil raced the car for several years including at the Telecom Motorfest in 1994, Bernie has raced it at Hampton Downs and the car has recently been refurbished, and went for a run and to a Car Show last weekend.
here are a few shots of the car.
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Bernie has had a few Healey's over the years, including the " infamous " in AHCCNZ, Valiant Healey, seen here at a Rally at Masterton in 1989
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Bernie is having a tough time Healthwise at the moment, so the trip to the Car Show just recently was a big event, cheers Bernie.
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Caffeine and Classics Smales Farm Auckland..
Off to the event tomorrow in the Old .. 1991 Mazda MX5,[Eunos Roadster actually ] - not a Healey but effectively was what replaced my last one .. - owned since 1996 and has 226,544 km on the clock ] it is a scruffy car but a good driver.. hope a few of you guys are there too !!
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Photo from about 5 years ago ..
Andy and the Mahia Healey
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a further comment;
BCE nice car .. good to see being used on real roads too !!, cheers Roger D
following on from this, Andy had the car at Caffeine and Classics in May , and I met him and the car, have a photo which I will post later, have to download etc..
There is also an article in the latest issue of the Austin Healey Car Club New Zealand's magazine on the car and the ingenious EFI system, contained inside the original SU carbs.. a great piece of engineering.