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Healey pictures - a random selection
Model " Dinky " Austin Healey in 1;1 scale.
Have several " Dinky " Big Healey's but not like this.
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An AH 100 with a Triumph TR4A and a Jaguar E-Type - part of a Dinky trio I have had since the 1980's
- Owned a 100 and a TR4A, but never an E - type
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Mille Miglia 1955 - The first year of the 100S - checking the chassis number AHS3...
OON440 was a works car.. known as a Special Test Car from the 1954 series SPL257BN - it competed in the Mille Miglia in 1954 [ as a normal 100 ] and 1955 as a 100S,and later raced at Sebring in 1956 - according to the Geoff Healey book " Healey - The Specials "
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In New Zealand we have the " Healey Corvette " the car created by Arthur Kennard, the car was bought new by Geoff Mardon of motorcycle and Stanton Corvette fame.
Meanwhile in Australia was the " Healey Oldsmobile ", had heard of the car - this a " Sports Car World " magazine article from the time.
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another photo of the car. Rick Neville archives
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100 and a group of 100 SIX
On the grid ; Nassau Speed Week 1958.
The 100 Six cars would have been fairly new - Introduced in late 1957.
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Sebring 1957 23rd March 1957.
A couple of images - complete with notes - the Start of the " Florida International Grand Prix " known as the
" Sebring 12 Hour " Race.
Three Austin Healey cars in the start line up Cars #23, #25 and #24. Why they are out of numerical order I do not know.
According to the Geoff Healey book " Austin Healey - the story of the big Healey ". 3 cars were prepared based on the 1956 100 Six - Six hour record breaking car that broke National Class D and International Class D records for events from 200 miles to 1000 miles and also 3 hour and 6 hour records on a 10 mile circular course.
They had elongated bodywork [ long nose ].
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The two unusual looking cars in the centre of the second photo in white are Arnolt Bristol cars - Bristol cars with bodywork designed by an American ' Arnolt '.
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Sebring in the 1960's - small Healey and an aerial image..
Think this is 1967 .. a Sprite in front - of the group.
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1968 a view of the track .. or part of it !!
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New Book - recently published ..will mention SPL226B
The Book by Jack Barlow about Lance Macklin - the American who raced for Donald Healey Motor Company works team in the 1955 Le Mans and elswhere.
Should be a good read but unknown when it will be available in New Zealand.
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A series of photos have emerged of the " 1955 Austin Healey Le Mans entry car #26 " [ Chassis # SPL226B ] from when it was auctioned in 2011 prior to be restored to its 1955 state.
It sold at Auction for GBP843,000 USD988,273 at the time and was untouched from 1969 when purchased by Jack Scott for .... This.
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Profit would have easily paid for any storage costs for all those years.
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NOJ393 - One of the " Special Test Cars " built by the Donald Healey Motor Company
NOJ393, one of the AHX 1953 Special Test Cars -
Chassis No SPL226B, Engine No 1B136878,
Later when converted to a 100S, Engine No SPL261BN.
The Car was raced at Le Mans in 1953 as a 100 and in 1955 as a " 100S ". As a 100S it carried body number 25.
- [ details from Geoff Healey books - - " Austin Healey - The Story of the Big Healey " and " Healey -The Specials " ].
Photos of the car as seen in 2011 when for sale by Jack Scott who had paid GBP 155 in 1969 to buy it.
- it had been rebuilt for the first time after the 1955 Le Mans crash and by 1969 was looking tired, as in, had lots of " PATINA ".
It stayed in its 1969 condition from then until the sale in 2011 when a further restore / rebuild took place.
[ photographer is not known - the photos were posted by Rainer Jordan on an Austin Healey facebook page along with the chassis plate posted earlier in the thread ].
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Fully restored to its 1955 Le Mans " works " livery and race number " 26 " which happened between 2011 and 2013, to my knowledge. Steve Pike has photos of the restored as have many others - some of which have appeared on this thread.
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NOJ393 - before, during, Le Mans 1955, after 1969 and now- Mille Miglia 2018.
Various photos of NO393 in 100S form.
At Le Mans in 1955 - in the pits and the crash.
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As seen in 1969 at Auction.
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As it is now fully restored to 1955 Le Mans state.
Photo from Road and Track is undated
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Steve and Helen Pike beside the car - Mille Miglia
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The chassis plate [ again ] as seen in 1969 -presume it too !! , has been tidied up.
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More Random Healey - pictures
Another " Giant " - Dinky Toy.. [ see post #1243 for another one ]
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The Ross Bond Healey 3000 from Australia - the car became more radical over the years.
Here at Oran Park, leading a Turner and a Morgan - before it got the huge " ugly " flares..
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UJB143 at Le Mans in 1960 #23 Jack Sears car ahead of the Special Bodied John Colgate Sprite #46.
UJB143 went with UJB141 and UJB142 to Sebring later in the year where UJB141 had a huge rollover and was wrecked.
The car UJB141, was restored and I saw it in 1982 at Snowmass for the Healey 30th Anniversary and later at Bill Bolton's home in Corvallis Oregon.. Bill also had ABL6 the Modsport Racer, another well known car.
Have a Spark model of UJB143 in scale 1;43 in my collection.
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Targa NZ - VCC Time Trial .. an Adventure
The latest issue of New Zealand Classic Driver has a story about Alan Horner and his " Adventures on the Targa VCC Time Trial :.
Alan had Driver Frank Karl, of Healey 3000 and F5000 fame as the Main Driver, with owner of the Toyota 4GE powered Sprite, Alan Horner, the Navigator / Co- Driver.
The Magazine - Issue #103 September - October 2022 Cover and some of the photos.
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Frank giving the Sprite a bit of sideways ..
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Photos by Alan Horner and " Proshotz "
Alan is a regular competitor in the Regularity Time Trials at Historic Events at Pukekohe,Hampton Downs and Taupo Circuits.
Frank Karl has been competing in his Healey 3000 since the 1970's and more recently in a Formula 5000 that was built in more recent times in New Zealand.
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UJB141, UJB142 UJB143 - the 1960 Sebring Cars UJB143 was at Le Mans
The " Works " Cars at Sebring.
My books by Geoff Healey and the BMC/BL Works Competition Book make no mention of the Le Mans event or Sebring in 1960..
Were they Private Entries or done by the Dealers in the USA not BMC or Donald Healey Motor Company ??
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AH 100 Six and AH 3000 Production figures 1957 - 1968
Came across these which may be of use to some;
Source of the Book they were in is not stated.
AH 100 SIX - models BN4 and BN6,
AH 3000 Models BN7 BT7 BJ8
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AHS3707 and SPL256BN - a pair of 100S cars.
Looking back over the thread and post #1130 from 1st May 2021 - or 05-01-2021 in American V bulletin format .
The post was entitled
" AHS3707 - The ex-Fred Cohen car- 1982 being restored - some more recent photos "
The photos disappeared and now realise I put on post #1134 a bit later, so will not repost.
A Clas Arleskar photo of the car in recent times.
I saw the car at Snowmass Colorado in July 1982.
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Will post about the Carrera Car [ below ] in a few weeks as will be away from Internet [ apart from my phone ].
Will post some recent finds about the 1954 Carrera Panamericana Austin Healey 100S that Carroll Shelby drove and crashed.. there are stories of the car being rebuilt, but believe it will be a replica as the Chassis was junked by Donald Healey Motor Company. The mists of time have elaborated on the story of the car - a 1954 Special Test Car - SPL 256 BN.
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There is almost no mention of the Carrera exploits in any of Geoff Healeys 3 books and Donald Healey's own book " My World of Cars " briefly mention the car in a comment about Carroll Shelby.
More to come ..
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Wigram 1960 - The Sports car and Saloon car Race entries
Was sent this by John Windelburn, who raced from the mid 1950's into the 1990's.
John was in the Sports Car Races at Wigram in 1960 in his Lotus 11 Climax - he placed 2nd behind Angus Hyslop and First in Class.
There were 4 Austin Healey cars in the event.
E D [ Ed ] Candy in the ex Arthur Kennard AH 100 Healey Corvette.
Fred Losee in the Austin Healey 100S AHS3802 that was later owned and raced by Joss Tims [ E Tims ].
E Tims [ Joss Tims ] in an Austin Healey 100 that he owned prior to the 100S.
and a T Johnston also in a Healey, unsure if a 100 or a 100 Six.. as no cc ratings in the listing.
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Ken H, will borrow the Levin - Cabbage Tree Corner [ John Climo ] photos of the Austin Healey's in the thread.
Cheers
Roger
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BMC ... featuring AH and MG plus others Old Adverts.
" Borrowed " these from John Vevers a BMC / BL Guy I know.
BMC Range as advertised in I am guessing 1962 or 1963 - as the AH Sprite is a Mark two, but with side screens not wind up windows that came in 1964/65.
Note the MGB that was released in 1962 too !! ...
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The bigger - in price and generally in size [ The Mini Cooper " S " is the exception ].
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How big do want your Princess .. 3 litre Saloon or " 4 litre Saloon or Limousine ".
" THE BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION LIMITED "
Birmingham and Oxford
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And now for something rather different ... a 100S at an event.
Not a Race but the Timed runs at Daytona Beach, Florida on 22nd February 1956.
Philip Stiles and his 100S [ Chassis Number not known ] in the " staging area " with other cars including a Studebaker Coupe, a Ford Thundebird, but what is just behind the Austin Healey ? .
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Certificate of achievement for the best run of the day for the car.Note it is a two way average, so may have gone -------faster one way >>>>.... or the other <<<< ...
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The Century Club Certificate - 128 miles per hour ..
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See who signed the Certificate William H France .. well known in NASCAR Circles [ pun intended ]
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Random AH related pictures .. A 100 and mates and an Advert for bodies.
A Random Photo form Peter Preston archives - Peter raced a Buckler at the time - early 1960's with a De Joux body.
This from Wigram and show Joss Timms [ E Joss Tims ] in his 100 - before he acquired the Fred Losee 100S,
Ed Candy's Triumph TR3 and Syd Candy with the Arthur Kennard -Healey Corvette.
Photo posted like this -
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Photo - reversed to correct way -numbers and number plate can be read and Joss is on the right of the car.
- corrected by Mark D..
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Think it could be this event - the John Windelburn report on Wigram 1960. reposted.
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Pressed Steel Company Ltd, of Cowley - advert from around 1960. - They mention what they hope to achieve in 1962.
They made bodies for many cars, as noted.
Big Healey bodies, however, were made by Jensen of West Bromwich.
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AHS3802 the Fred Losee car in NZ. Wigram 1960
From Peter Preston archives - Peter was a racer and ran Buckler 90/3 in the early 1960's.
Here from Wigram.
Fred Losee in the AH 100S AHS3802, Ivan Bennett, Morgan, behind the 100S obscured Barry Cottle Buckler and further back Jaguar D Type of Angus Hyslop and the C Type of David Young.
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