AH 3000 Coupes and the AH 4000 Rolls Royce powered cars
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Originally Posted by
Ray Bell
BLMC was formed on January 17, 1968, and that's what led to the demise of the 4000 project. Six chassis were built.
Interesting Ray, Geoff Healey's book " Healey the Specials "mention 3 of the Rolls Royce powered " 4000 ' cars being built [widened 3000 body and chassis ] one of which was saved and restored.
The Coupe in the above photo was the second version with a shortened tail, the original long tail [ similar length to the 3000 Roadster / Convertible ] was made earlier from a Sebring Race car and Registered " DAC 130C " which makes it a 1965 year registration -presumably from the Original Roadster cars build time.
The F Designation of the short tailed car [ pictured ] looking and " ERC's " notes would be 1967.
With no specific dates of the builds in the book, only the chassis numbers would determine original production of the Roadsters that became the two Coupes.
It seems that the work was being done in 1967/68, ahead of the RR powered cars which as Ray Bell says were killed off in 1968 - the last year of 3000 production, and in 1969/70 the Donald Healey contract was terminated - the 1970 Mark 4 Sprites - were " Austin Sprite " models not " A-H Sprite " models.
The two Coupes became transport for Donald - the first car - replacing his 100 Coupe, and Geoff the second short tail car.
Thanks to Ray B and Ray G = ERC for the information [ ERC was about to Google British Registrations when you replied,]
Cheers
PS - must gather more photos and expand on the " Specials " Coupe's and the RR cars.
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AH 100S the Seabrook Fowlds, Ross Jensen Car
An archive photo of " AHS 3908 " at a Seabrook Fowlds display, looks like at an A and P Show type event, can see a Marquee / Tent in the background and a line up of Austin Trucks and Cars.
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AHS 3908 still lives in New Zealand, in Dunedin, as covered on this thread and was the subject of a story by Allan Dick in NZ Classic Driver in January 2017 - issue #70.
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Robbies Automobiles of the World - 1946 - 1961
received these images from Ewart Stronach, a Kiwi - now lives in Melbourne - he has this folder of the " Booklet " -
Have borrowed a couple of pages on Austin's and Austin Healey's - the " Booklet " is worth about AUD 40 .. - would have thought worth more !!!.
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The inside leaf - all in a ring binder -
Front Cover is a Deep RED ..
The Austins and Austin Healey's - there are more Austins on the previous page to this one.
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and the Austin Healey 100M - a close -up ;
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SCW Covers - Thanks to Milan Fistonic
Milan, Thanks as always you have great information and archives. Those Covers are great ..
Probably had a few of those in the day..Enjoyed the Magazine - as it covered a lot of cars we could see in New Zealand..
and to follow here is a piece from a Tintin Book [ in French ] about an Austin Healey 3000 2 + 2 Coupe - which does exist..
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and time for a small Healey, well a Big Healey but in small scale - all these images from Karsten Stelk,a Healey Guy in Europe.
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Early Healey Racers the " X " Cars ..
Posted by Warren Kennedy on " Austin Healey Owners Fb page ;
Warren notes ;" The first photo shows X8 after the body was fitted that was removed from X5. After the Disastrous effort at Le Mans with the French Drivers the body was again removed and re-cycled to a Silverstone E56. X8 was then rebodied and renumbered to match X14.This was the body that gave Gerry Coker the inspiration for the 100/4 "
The pictures ;
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The cars here are in fact the Nash Healey entries by the Donald Healey Motor Company at Le mans in 1952.
The number 10 car finished 3rd in 1952 - the 11 car [ the faster car ] retiring during the race with engine trouble
One car #11 had a Hemi-head modified to fit the Nash 6 cylinder engine
- source - Brooklands Book " Le Mans - The Jaguar Years - 1949 - 1957
The number #11 car X5 was as raced in 1950 where as #14 it came 4th ..
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