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Durango Silverton Train - and Healeys at Silverton ..
The train ; photo from in the Lincoln
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Silverton Main Street - Greene St ?
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Those Hills [ Mountains ].
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The Healeys heading up into the Mountains - unsure if before or after Silverton, I think we were heading for Durango, for our night stop, then the following day on to Snowmass - at Aspen, Colorado.
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There were Tunnels on the Route - well at least one. was in the Lincoln - we " The Kiwi Five ", Brenda, Bryan, Craig, [ BMC BOY ] Ross, and Roger [ me ] took turns to ride or drive various Healeys on the trip.
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Must look at the Route Map. below.
As created by the the South Central Coast Club, part of Austin Healey Pacific Centre
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AH 100 Six - later a 3000 .. Works Racer/ Rally car VOK490
VOK490 was built in 1958 as a BN4 100 Six, used in the record breaking attempts at Montlhery in France in 1958, later became a works Rally Car and later again a Modified Racer.
The Circuit " Autodrome de Linas Montlhery " is still there but I believe - now unused.
The car is now in New Zealand, in the hands of Tim Riley [ son of Anne Wisdom/Riley - BMC works Rally Driver and Peter Riley, Racer and BMC works driver].
Peter came to New Zealand in 2015 and saw the car, the story appeared in the issue #60 of NZ Classic Driver
[ May June 2015 issue ] story written by Tony Haycock.
Allan Dick of Autonews, Classic Autonews and Classic Driver fame posted a photo of one of the works cars with Anne Wisdom and Pat Moss - Carlsson and all their trophys.
a montage of photos that relate to the Riley family and VOK490.
Anne Wisdom [ Riley ] and Pat Moss and their trophys around 1960 - with URX727 which was a works Rally car and features later in the thread in August 2023..
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VOK490 as the record breaker - still a 100 Six
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Jack Sears BMC works racer and Le Mans AH entrant in 1960 signed this
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The car even appears on a book cover - driven by a Clergyman .. Rupert Jones.
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Another photo of the record breaker - in Monochrome - for the Cambridge University Automobile Club CUAC who were in the record attempt - from their archives - same photo.
The gentleman are the drivers and include Marcus Chambers - names recently revealed in a recent post on Fb.
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Found one more on the track and left hand drive !!
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More of the VOK490 and Peter Riley story to follow when I get some more scanning done, I am well behind as the damn machine sits in the garage and I don't when on the laptop.
see the views of the AH thread have topped 220,000 long way to go to catch ERC or Nigel though !!
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NOJ391 - The Works racer 100S ..and some other 100S .
From Karsten Stelk archives - unsure of the meeting but the 100S is in the background with WAC247 a 100/6 or early 3000 in two of the photos.
The car was destroyed in 1964 and the engine and some parts were put into several other 100S according to Joe Armour
Karsten has more photos which he will post and has allowed me to " borrow " them.
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and finally a group of 100S, a 100M and a 3000 or as believed by some one of the prototype AH 4000's ;
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from JME Healey archives Goodwood 2009.
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NOJ391 and the track - then VOK490..
Thanks ERC and 928 - will pass that image and notes onto Karsten Stelk.
He has just sent me another picture of the ex works [ ex Peter Riley ] 100/6 endurance and racer which become a works 3000 Rally car now with Peter's son Tim Riley in New Zealand.. VOK490 - the Cambridge University Auto Club car.
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VOK 490 featured in this issue of NZ Classic Driver #60 May-June 2015, as did a story about Peter Riley
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More to come from Karsten Stelk on NOJ391 works 100S VOK490 works 100 SIX / 3000 and others - as he finds them.
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67ARX - another famous Works Car
A book I don't have but wish I did !!
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67ARX on the 1962 Coupe des Alpes ;
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BMC used three 3000's with the Registrations 57ARX 67ARX and 77ARX for the 1962 European Rally Season.
Drivers included the Morley Brothers [ Donald and Earl ] in 57, Paddy Hopkirk and Jack Scott also in 57, Pat Moss and Pauline Mayman in 77.
Rauno Altonen and Timo Makinen were also in the team as were David Seigle-Morris, Rupert Jones -[ the Reverend Rupert Jones ] and others - sometimes in the Big Healeys but also in Mini-Coopers and Morris and MG 1100's and MGA's.
Source " The BMC/BL Competitions Department - 25 years in Motor Sport ~ the cars, the people, the events "
. by Bill Price published in 1989 -
Here is the cover - a download as haven't photgraphed my own copy yet - I know BMC BOY has a copy as he suggested I get it. A must for BMC owners / enthusiasts Healey or not
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I should get it out more often.It has some great photos ..
Bill worked for BMC for a lot of his life having been with Morris Commercial Cars in the late 1950's joining the Competition Department in 1960 until 1970 then returning to Special Tuning Department of Leyland ST in 1974 until 1981 - so should know his stuff.
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Not A-H but A Triumph GT6 - car after the 1st Sprite but before the TR4A
Another example of disturbing the grass while driving.
A photo from 1977 taken by BMC BOY, that I do not recall seeing before. Ross sent it to me today.
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Haven't got many photos of the car - another from Ross Cammick - could be same event
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The third Sprite 1978 - 81 - to ex wife 1981 -sold in 1983 ; Ross Cammick photo
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The First Sprite 1974-76 photo 1975 sold 1976 to buy the GT6 above ; Dennis Green photo NSCC event
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and of course the TR on metal not grass owned 1978 - 1985 That unknown photographers photo.
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and Ken H says I have trouble with Left Hand Drive cars - on grass again ; Mark Donaldson photo - enhanced by Nic Butterworth - recovered the colours !!
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AH 100 - Australian Advert
Thanks to Joe Armour for this Gem.. Austin Australia advert for the AH 100 [ 4 cylinder ].
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That's all Folks ... Terrytoons cartoons ..
or
Its Good Night from me and its Good Night from him ........ The two Ronnies..
recently read Ronnie Corbett's Autobiography ..
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Its Good Night from me and its Good Night from him
" I've recently picked up DVDs of Series Nine and Ten of the Two Ronnies show. They still make me laugh. " Me too, and the book was good too !!
Cheers Milan
and another borrowed AH photo a Hundred Six a works car.
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and a bit of a Whoopsy at Mt Druitt in 1957 AH 100 over MGTF, the AH owner David Finch later owned a 100S and D-type Jaguar.The MG driver was injured, not surprisingly -
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Ohakea 1955 I believe -Jim Bennett archives
One of Jim's brothers photos - Ohakea and looks like the 1955 Trophy Race, Single seaters Specials and Sports cars.
Taken from a different angle to the ones in the Graham Vercoe Book.
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a small photo ;
The field as they lined up - by drivers :
" 6th Ohakea Trophy
Date: 5th March 1955
Venue: Ohakea Airfield
15 laps of 3.218kms (48.27kms)
Starting Grid: (The runways were wide enough to allow the cars to line-up in three rows)
Row 1:
Roycroft, McMillan, Smith, F Shuter, McDonagh, V Shuter, Simpson, Stafford, Frost, Jensen, Stanton, Harrison, Lee, Freeman and Petersen.
Row 2:
Caldwell, Palmer, McCutcheon, Seabrook, Cowie, L McLaren, Powell, McInally, Drew, McDougall, Orr, Aitken, Harris, G Brown and Edwards.
Row 3:
Bern, Clements, Weaver, Buchanan, L Brown, Culver, Buckthought, Jonathon, Long, Bransgrove, Tilsley, Gilroy, Wells and B McLaren. "
the Healeys are - not in order ; above in bold
Peter McInally NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
Graham Cowie NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
John Seabrook NZ Austin-Healey 100M / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
Les McLaren NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl "
Phil Neil also in a Healey 100 did not start.
For more info go to this link for the details
" https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1955.html ".
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Joe Armour and his Sebring Healey
Ray Bell - has Joe still got his 100/6 Sebring .. ??
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
Ray Bell, [ late reply ] must find out - Joe posts on a couple of AH Club pages and also on some Austin Healey pages too !!
Ray - the answer - its is a 1965 BJ series [ BJ8 ] not a BN 100/6 which Joe has owned since 1976.
Here a photo I got from Joe today !!.
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Not a good shot -must see if there are more around, I think so !! on some of AH Clubs Aussie Fb pages !!
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DAC 953 C - AH 3000 Sebring .. some UK photos.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Ray Bell
Okay, I was sure that it was Joe who owned the Sebring 100/6 back in the seventies.
Joe has just posted some photos of the car when it was in the UK - the NSW Rego is the same as the English Rego Plate number.except for the " C " suffix
Joe Armour has owned the car since 1976 ..
Joes note on the photo's " 1965 Works Sebring 3000 being raced in UK by owner at the time Steven States USAF. Date late 1969 - 1970s "
The other car from Jonathon Whitehouse-Bird " That I don't know Joe ... too late for 9253 WD. It's an early sidescreen car on wide rims, but beyond that... "
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Will look for more Photos.
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AHS3802 the Fred Losee car another pic
From Jim Bennett archives - photo show Jim's brothers in their Morgans with Fred in AHS3802
Dunedin around 1960 - Car has low windscreen but AH 100 Bumpers ..
Will put it with Jim's stuff on Dunedin thread too !!.
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Jim said Ivan looked at buying the car after this event. He didn't.
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Austin Healey 100S AH3802- The Ross Jensen Car
Ross Jensen took the car to Melbourne in 1956 for the Australian Grand Prix meeting at Albert Park, Melbourne.
His was one of four 100S and another four 100's were entered in the main Sports Car race as shown in the entry lists.
from Graham Edney on Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia - shared by Wayne Watkins an Australian Healey enthusiast.
Stirling Moss and Jean Behra ran Maserati 250F's in the Grand Prix and Maserati 300S Sports cars in the Trophy race.
Ron Roycroft was there in his Ferrari as well for the GP event.
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The shown in this montage at the refueling Bay at Albert Park [ lower left pic ]. Allan Dick archives as published in NZ Classic Driver.
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The Car today - well when the NZ Classic Driver Magazine issue #70 came out Jan-Feb 2017
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Haven't managed to find any results yet - must take the time to look it up!! :cool: