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Sports Car World an other Magazines
The Austin Healey connection - the SCW magazine on the right - has a Road Test of an early AH 3000 - the test is in 1961 of a car owned by a Cambodian Diplomat - apparently there were no AH 3000's in Australia at the time.
Milan Fistonic posted the Magazine Cover many months ago on this thread.
There are about a dozen 1961 - 64 SCW's .. The writings are very old fashioned and the SCW help pages on tuning and modifying cars is interesting - the 1961 version of Google or other web - surfing .. Write a letter wait a couple of months for a reply in the Magazine,
The New Zealand correspondent for SCW was a Grant Howard who had a column every month - they too are worth a read. - could go on the Dunedin thread - for South Island events, or Pukekohe - for the Northern Races.
The Road test and another by an American Magazine " Sports car Illustrated will follow soon, once ;
1, I get my Camera back
2, Am home to use my scanner.
It is complicated, I am in Auckland very briefly,[ so can't collect those magazines ERC ]
Camera at Te Poi,
and
Scanner at Omokoroa.
The TRS connection the Magazines came from BMC BOY - in the box that they are lying in.
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The " A " .. " B ".. and " C " of BMC engines..
Ray Bell, your comment.
" Didn't we establish that the C-series was a design from the Morris drawing rooms? "
Got my hands smacked [ not on TRS I might add ] for saying that the Austin A40 Devon and Somerset engine was the first version of the "B " series, I still believe the concept was, even if the block is not the same.
so keeping away from that.
However you are probably right.
I understand Austin did and A and B series, Morris the C. Austin had the big four Morris had a Wolseley Six, Riley had stopped the big-ish 4s..
An " A ".
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and A " C " ...
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Sorry haven't got a " B " ..
but do have a Truck engine well 2/3rds of one the AH 100 2660 cc which precedes the A B and C engines..
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AHS3908 - off to the right of Angus Hyslop's D Type Levin 1958
Photo appeared on the Facebook page Austin Healey 100S with the note only " 1958 " no where / or who ?
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Thanks to Milan Fistonic and Kelvin Brown it is this - quote from Milan ..
" Levin meeting on November 29, 1958. #19 is Angus Hyslop's D Type Jaguar and #13 is Graham Pierce in the ex-Ross Jensen Austin-Healey 100S. #28 is Roy Billington's Elfo Special. Pierce won three scratch races that day. "
The "Elfo " Special is a Buckler. Believed by "Oldfart " to be on a " copy Buckler chassis " so is it a replica or a special.
The 100S is of course the Seabrook Fowlds, - Ross Jensen - Graham Pierce Car that was rebuilt several years ago to how Ross Jensen raced it [ apart form the required ' Roll Bar ' ] and featured in a story by Allan Dick in NZ Classic Driver in the Jan - Feb 2017 edition of the magazine - issue #70- some of which has been posted on this thread.
Ross ran the car with Race No #18, Graham Pierce often had Race no #8,but #13 this day.
an Allan Dick photo of the car in 2017..
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AH 100 Six a New Zealand Advert and a real car
Advert from Graham Woods extensive archives ;
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A 100/6 at a Gymkhana in the mid/late 1960's at Western Springs Neville Findlay photo - in his own car, that BMC BOY remembers from the 1960's around St Heliers, Auckland.
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Neville at a Hillclimb, Bald Hill Road, which I know well as nearly lost it there in 1979 in the TR4A.
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Rego Plate BJ326 is not current - wonder where the car is now !!
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AHS3908 The Seabrook Fowlds Ross Jensen - Graham Pierce 100S
The photo of the Graham Pierce car beside the Hyslop D Type - and the Elfo Special / Buckler - with the De Joux body has brought to light more photos of all three cars.
That event was Levin 28th November 1958
Here are 5 more photo's of the 100S - when owned and driven by Graham Pierce in 1958 - 1959 - he owned the car from 1957 to 1959.
In chronological order
January 18th 1958 at Levin - the Summer " Tasman " series of races when the Overseas Boys arrived ' en masse ' for the Formula Libre and NZ Grand Prix races
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November 1958 again at Levin - two photos.
The Le Mans start;
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The pack is racing;
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Roly Levis RAL, Jim Palmer Lotus XI, Bill Harris Buckler - De Joux body - white, and Roy Billington in the Elfo Special - Buckler,also with the De Joux body.
Levin in January 1959 again a Le Mans start with the 100S at an angle as the field takes off.
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Angus Hyslop D Type Jaguar, Roly Levis RAL, and Roy Billington in the Elfo Special - Buckler with the De Joux body.
At one of the meetings Bruce Webster drove the Hyslop D Type in some races Angus in others - not sure who is driving the helmets may help..
[ will edit if I find out more ]
Change of Place and Pace - in the paddock at Ohakea in February 1959 with some other well known cars.
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The Pat Hoare Ferrari 625 and Reg McCutcheon Normac Special
All photos from Jim Barclay - of Gemini FJ racing fame some from the Blair Collection.
The colour in some of the photos is excellent, other not so - have tried toenhance but has made almost no difference
Allan Dick wrote a story on Graham Pierce and the 100S 15 or so years ago,must try to find the magazine- NZ Classic Driver was just starting out with Allan at the desk so maybe in a very early issue- must try to jog his memory and get a back issue.
Thanks to Jim Barclay for the photos, and I hope more come to light.
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Tasman, Healeys, Billington, and !!.
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Originally Posted by
Ray Bell
Great pics there, Roger, m thanks also to Jim Barclay.
In particular it's interesting to see Roy Billington racing as, of course, I only knew him as Jack's mechanic when they made the annual trek here a decade or so later.
By the way, the use of the term, 'Tasman Series', is not correct until 1964. It was actually in 1960 that races were first held in Australia to coincide with the International visitors being just across the ditch at that time of year. Then in 1962 it became a more organised kind of setup and the promoters were all talking to each other. But only in 1964 did the term 'Tasman' become applied to it as the FIA sanctioned the 'Tasman Cup' as a proper series with pointscore and trophy to match.
Cheers, Ray the " Tasman " series details, thanks.
When the first " Ardmore " New Zealand Grand Prix was held in 1954 a few of your compatriots came over, Stan Jones Jack Brabham Tony Gaze L Molina [ in his Holden powered Single Seater and the like ].
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Stan winning the first Ardmore in the Maybach, a couple of English drivers came out to Ken Wharton, and Peter Whitehead.
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Three Austin Healey's finished only, all 100,s including Ross Jensen as the 100" S " he raced didn't arrive in New Zealand until November 1955.
First "Official NZ GP was actually at Ohakea in 1950. won by John McMillan in the Jackson [ Logan, later the Northland Special ]
A sketch of the " Australian Special " Holden powered of L Molina.
Sketch by Winton Bristow, a great Mate of my Uncle Eddie Dowding [ RIP Win and Eddie ].
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Another Jim Barclay archives photo - of the Billington Elfo Special, was referred to as a Buckler, probably because it had the De Joux body that a lot of Bucklers used. I have been told that it had a " Buckler " style chassis .. must go and check that out. The White Buckler in the photos belonged to " Bill Harris ! "
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Roy was a Northland Boy, - seen here competing at Puhipuhi, a Northland Car Club Hillclimb - have posted a photo or two of Healey's at these events.
Photo from Brian Skudder - a stalwart of Northland Car Club - which had a great relationship with Northern Sports car Club in my 1970's - still would have I imagine.
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Brian Skudder, Bucklers and other thoughts !!
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Oldfart
Brian Skudder's archives were very helpful in identifying the Bucklers and others of the northern parts. He also gave me leads to wives of deceased members and such which helped to clarify along with Kelvin Brown a few of which cars had some "mixed histories". I believe he contributed a lot to their history and celebrations of the 50th (?) of the Northland Car Club a few years back.
Rhys, yes that would be right about Brian, there was a web page or link for the Northland Car Club 50th Anniversary, that is where I got a couple of Austin Healey photos.
Thanks for your comments about the Roy Billington Car - If it is considered a Buckler, would like to put them on your Buckler Thread and also send them to David Montgomery for " Buckler Cars and Karts " which we both belong to.. I must be an Associate Member of the Facebook group as don't own a car - not even a model one, sadly.. need to get Bart Jonkers to make me one, or Tony Lucas, who is closer ..
I hadn't connected the photos at Levin with the couple I had of Puhipuhi Hillclimbs - same car at different parts of the Island.. Must check for more..
Here a Healey at Puhipuhi - posted before. from Brian Skudder archives, George Lawton 100 SIX. This photo was on the NCC 50th Anniversary post - some time ago.. 1957
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Another NCC Healey photo - this time a 100S.. posted before - from Brian Skudder's archives. - 1956
Rego # 60.608 - the Ross Jensen - Seabrook Fowlds and later Graham Pierce car
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A very Healey Christmas to all ..
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Austin Healey 100 S - AHS3810
3 recent Photos from Paul Woolmer who looks after the Car in the UK for the owner.
- Paul looks after a few Works Cars for Austin Healey owners too - including ARX92B - the Rally Car built for the 1967 RAC Rally that was cancelled -because of the " Foot and Mouth " outbreak. Car ARX91B was also a Works Rally Car -more to come on these cars, over time.
AHS3810 was sold new in East Cairo, Egypt to Raymond Flower
Engine #1B 222740 Body # 70 despatched 10th June 1955.
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4th Photo from a Rally in Sweden in 2015 by Clas Arleskar
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Must see if any more information on the car is in my archives
The John Crook Austin Healey 100 - a 1954 model BN1
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Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
On the bookshelves and I dithered so need to search harder, may even have to ask Alan Walton or Allan Dick for a copy.
However, visiting friends today who are staying at some other friends house I saw the car that features in the magazine.
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Took a couple of photos which will download later, It sits next a 1970 Alfa Romeo GTV a type 105, for Spgeti.
Was a bit torn as to which I wanted. Healey like I had or the Alfa which I lusted after.
Photos from the magazine - article by Alan Walton Editor
Met John Crook and his wife Lee, who own the featured Austin Healey and told him I had taken photos of the car.
The occasion was a service for a mutual friend who had passed away, just before New Year, my mate Rex Harris, who had shown me the car that day in 2017.
John is building a large garage to house the AH, the GTV, a recently acquired 1967 Mini-Cooper S, and others. The Healey has been inactive for some time.
I did find Issue #73 of Classic Driver, one of four issues in the last few years to feature Austin Healeys
Issue #60, The Peter Riley works car
Issue #63 the Healey Corvette,
Issue #70 The Lost 100S,
and this one issue #73.
There is an early issue with an article on Graham Pierce, who owned " The Lost 100S " after Ross Jensen.
Probably there are other A - H article that I have missed,while across the ditch 2009 - 2017.
More searching to be done..
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Napier Centennial Road Races - Ahuriri
Hawkes Bay Photo News - report on the races which I assumed were 1955/56 [ Napier founded in 1855 ] however Jim Barclay advised this ;
" This was the Hawkes Bay Centennial held on the South Pond circuit at Ahuriri, Napier, on 22nd November 1958 - Len Gilbert had done one prior hillclimb at Horahora recording a FTD (date unknown but sometime in late 1958) in the Cooper Bristol "
Article posted by Kelvin Brown.
It shows a couple of Austin Healey's in the photo's the 100S with Reg # 60-608 which have seen before racing at Puhipuhi in Northland Car Club Hillclimbs
Have included photos of other cars to give the whole article.
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Cars that have been identified so far
#33 Cooper Bristol - Len Gilbert
#36 R.A.L. Special Roly Levis the Elva OHV conversion on a Ford 10 Motor
#40 Brian Tracey in the Alfa Romeo
Others are named on the pages.
The TR3 ' Minstrel ' is a Mistral.
The Austin Healey 100S is the Ross Jensen car complete with the chrome scuttle vents in front of the windscreen / aero screen -
I must do some checking as Allan Dick posted a photo of the car at Puhipuhi and stated to be George Lawton driving.
The car has Rego 60.608 and the scuttle vents so the Ross Jensen - Seabrook Fowlds car - " The Lost 100S "
AHS3908 - the car had plate 60.608 when in Melbourne, in Wigram in 1956 the number plate was 451.100, and in Dunedin also 1956 451.100 ..
George had a 100 Six, am unsure about running a 100S .. more to come on this.
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Napier Road Races - AHS 3908 the Centennial Races 1958
Milan, You Champion - the details I was seeking.
Had worked out that Graham Pierce would be the owner driver by 1958 -from Allan Dick's story on the car. Will edit the story and add some more information - gleaned from You, Allan Dick, Jim Barclay, Graham Kyle, Kelvin Brown, Rhys Nolan and others.
Photo - which appears in the Napier article on the Centennial Races - 1958 .. Rhys Nolan " Oldfart " posted the photo a while ago elsewhere .. as a single photo..
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More to come on this car.
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Works Rally Cars - BMC works not Donald Healey Motor Company
AH 3000 Works rally cars -
The Austin Healey swansong should have been the 1967 RAC Rally in the UK, but the Rally was cancelled because of the outbreak of ' foot and mouth ' disease in cattle.
The production of the car ceased in December 1967 ending after the production of 17,000 cars - notes from Bill Price book ' " The BMC / BL Competitions Department " - 25 years in Motor Sport - the cars, the people, the events '.
A couple of pictures I had not seen before. from Paul Woolmer. photos are recent - not period - event not stated by Paul. one from the George Holt collection.
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For 1967 there were two AH 3000's this one ARX92B, and ARX91B - an ex-works car which had come 9th in the 1967 Targa Florio driven by Ted Worswick - notes from the Bill Price book.
This Book. well used since being published in 1989, and purchased soon after. photo of my own copy.
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Cover photo the Morley Brothers AH 3000 XJB876 - being serviced on the 1961 Alpine Rally [ photo Marcus Chambers ] Sister car beside it - Peter Riley, Tony Ambrose car XJB871
E&OE. RJD.