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Another Day Another Austin - Healey ..
Seen today by my cousin, who took a series of photos at the Le Mans Relay Race in February 1983, that started this thread..
a 1962 3000, model BT7. The car was at a roadside cafe and apparently on a long drive to a meeting The Spring Southern Tour.
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and from the rear;
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and a pic from those original shots by John Dowding , sitting in my 100 waiting to race.
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Austin Healey 3000 BT7 - the Phil Mules / Bernie Huynen car
The car has featured here, with Phil Mules racing at Hamilton in the Telecom Motorfest in 1994 and in some recent photos when Bernie Huynen took it to an Austin Healey Car Club event
Phil Mules Telecom Motorfest in 1994 - my photos
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With Bernie Huynen in February 2017 - photos courtesy AHCCNZ facebook page
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The Car is now for sale at " AutoClassics " in Paraparaumu for $90,000 and described as
" 1962 Austin Healey BT7
Road going race car, fast
and spectacular, $90,000 "
The Advert appears in the issue # 74 of Classic Driver which also features a couple of Letters to the Editor about the George Lawton [ driver to Europe with Denny Hulme back in the 1960's ] Dick Shanks Austin Healey 100/6
The George Lawton car has featured on this thread with photo by Graham Woods
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AHCCNZ events - 2017 Spring Southern Tour on now
The Tour has been to Invercargill and many other places in Otago and Southland.
The Tourists seen here, well the cars at Transport World. Courtesy AHCCNZ
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and a few appeared at Autospectacular in Dunedin - photos Allan Dick Autonews and Classic Driver writer and publisher.
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Ardmore 1959 the qualifying race for the NZIGP
posted on Austin Healey 100S facebook page Graham Pierce 100S AHS 3908 qualifying for the 1959 NZ Grand Prix.
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What a field, Lycoming, Piccolo Maserati, Ferrari's and others .. Photo attributed to Barry Mckay
Hill Climb Mauriceville, Wairaparapa NZ
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Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
Allan Hyndman, thank you for the offer I will save the photos and thanks for posting them here.
My photo's of Bernie car in 1989 at Masterton were after a repaint to Burgundy, which was a lot better than the gold, presume had some other work done too. I remember when it was Gold unsure if I have any photos back then.
My version of your photo I got from Jerry Luidahl in Oregon USA he used on a Facebook tribute to Bernie as he knew him well too, we were all at Snowmass together in 1982, Bernie used it on a Christmas Card a few years ago,A lot of Healey Guys were doing that, there Healey on a card and sending them to friends, have a few tucked away from some of the USA guys
In recent times the car was purchased by a guy who wanted to fit a V8 but couldn't get compliance so he reverted to a new Valiant six
Allan Hyndman,
I googled Mauriceville, Wairaparapa and yes there is a a windy road with a great hairpin in it that leads to a terraced excavation so probably the quarry you mention.
Have sent a colour copy of your photos to Jerry Luidahl in Oregon - cheers
Roger D
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AH 3000 BT7 .. the Phil Mules - Bernie Huynen car
Photo " borrowed " from ERC's thread A Mix of Pics.
" BT7 " a well known Healey in the hands of both Phil Mules and the late Bernie Huynen.
seen here at Manfeild in 1999 .. Now the " Chris Amon " Circuit.
ERC has advised that it was Phil Mules in the car at Manfeild in 1999,Ray was also racing but did not have a good day.
he wrote
" Definitely Philip Mules. Race 4, he finished 3rd with a lap time of 1:24.77, beaten by Richard McCarthy (Snr) Lotus 7, 1:24.94. Race won by Andrew Whittaker TVR Tuscan 1:19.15.
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Chelsea 'Walsh ' Hill Climb, Chelsea Sugar Works, Birkenhead
The event is on this Sunday - the 35th ** Running of it, I think.
I intend to be there Camera in hand.
Starts at 9;00 a.m.
http://new-zealand-events.com/event/...alsh-hillclimb
and yes it is not a Healey ..
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Here are some notes from the Waitemata Branch of the Vintage Car Club - about the events. First run in October 1976 **
The Chelsea Walsh Hill Climb
Today seen as one of New Zealand’s most elegant and delightful hill climbs.
The Chelsea event was dreamt up 35 years ago by the late Barry Gay, who though contacts at the NZ Sugar Refinery managed to persuade the Company that their private access road would make an excellent motorsport venue. Reluctantly they agreed to trial the idea and it was agreed that Sunday 31st October 1976 was a suitable date.
The name “Chelsea Walsh” was of course a play on words by John Hearne in homage to the famous Shelsley Walsh Hill climb in England. Like its namesake the road rises away from a flat start beside the cooling ponds, cuts right over a small concrete bridge and then climbs steadily up through a heavily wooded thicket to burst out onto the bottom of the left hand Hairpin. This is a non constant curve and its double camber twist has been the bęte noir that exercises the driving skills of all the competitors. Exiting the hairpin the road continues up through the parkland and flicks right to go past the Sugar Works cottages. Over the finish line, a snappy throttle off and a judicious application of retardation before pulling off to the left and into the upper parking reserve.
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A couple of photos I found of " Team Healey "people NZ
Unsure who took them but both from Snowmass in 1982
Julie Huynen and Ross Cammick. and some Healeys [ photo the late Bernie Huynen ]
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Frank Karl [ back to camera ] Ross and Mark Donaldson in AHCCNZ Yellow T-shirts [ maybe a Bernie photo ] I asked BMC BOY about both shots,not his !!
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Austin Healey 100 Registration No BQ538 and other plates..
A member of the Austin Healey car Club, Morris [ appropriate name ] Wright has purchased a 100 that was at one stage owned by Frank Karl with Reg # BQ538.
It has had previous and subsequent Registration Plates as listed here ;
Morris has written the following about the car, which i have a couple of pictures of ;
" The car is BN1 152950
My understanding of its history at this stage is that it was sold new in NZ (shipped via Australia) to Howey Oswald Williams from Putaruru.
I’ve done some sleuthing and found someone in Putaruru that remembers him who told me he was a bit of a reclusive batchelor and partner in a timber haulage company.
Howey Williams owned the car until John Percival purchased it and he and Frank Karl dragged it out of the barn.
Frank looked after the car for John as he had moved to Australia by this stage. (I think most people assume it was Frank’s car)
What is interesting is among the papers that came with the car is the attached newspaper clipping from the Auckland Star 1956.
What is interesting is the car came with all the mentioned items, 100M carbs and camshaft and factory hard top.
There can’t have been many cars here that would fit that description!
I can only assume it didn’t end up selling.
It certainly hasn’t had a hard life as the alloy shrouds are in unusually good condition with original paint on the inside where they were protected from being painted when the car was changed from blue to green.
The next owner was Dawn Telford and Phillip Neil, then the owner I purchased it from.
The Heritage Certificate was issued to a Mr John Milligan although I don’t know how he fits in, maybe he was only involved in obtaining the certificate.
The registration numbers it has been issued over the years are:
1954: 360-405
1957: 120-895
1961: 225-303
1969: BQ538
1985: ML4121
The photos of it with the plate KH3000 are a red herring!
These plates belong to Frank Karl’s car and both Mark and Frank have told me that they were fitted to the 100 as it wasn’t registered and by changing the plates were able to make it look legal for the AH rally! There are also photos of Frank’s car wearing the BQ538!
I’m hoping that either the BQ538 or ML4121 plates are hanging on a Healey enthusiast’s garage wall as I’d love to reunite them with the car! "
On the way to Napier the Annual Rally in 1984 - a puncture on the way sporting the Plates from Frank's 3000
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At Napier the Gymkhana venue 1984
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The Red Herring - Frank's 3000 with the other plates on !!
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Any information and photos for the Car would be appreciated, please post here or PM me if you prefer.
The Car competed in the 1985 Porsche Club Perrier Le mans Races as evidenced by the scrutineering sticker still on the windscreen.
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Morris has used the Roaring Season for information on another car an MG,but not recently.
Cheers
Roger D ..
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Austin Healey EI 1819 - Tim Jolley's car
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Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
Just going back over these photos and EI 1819 the white BJ8 was owned at one time by Tim Jolley there is a photo posted by Jim Reece on the thread
The E series of Regos would be around late 1965 early 1966
A couple of photos of the car - different colours ??
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Photo by Swannie
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Seen at the recent Greerton Village Vintage & Retro Fayre in Tauranga
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Greerton Vintage and Retro Fayre .. Nov 2017
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Roger Dowding
Thanks Nigel I only took one photo of the " Bug-eye "Sprite in a group, there was a Mark 2/3 there as well a Red one,photos still in the camera.
Off to Caffeine and Classics at Smales Farm tomorrow for a hour or so..in the "Scruffy " Neo Green [ read BRG ] Mazda MX5 ..
Nigel's Sprite photos.
This is the other Sprite at the " Greerton Vintage Fayre ", a Car Show and Vintage Retro market with a lot of people dressed in the time of their cars. a few good things for sale; One was the Euan Sargison Book on Vintage Racing in NZ a collection of his photos for $60.00 - didn't get it, maybe next time. If I am lucky !!
The Mark 2 Sprite 1962-64 .still has the sidescreens the wind ups came with the Mark 3 .. 1965 model
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The Bug-eye in a group
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Not a Healey but who knows what it is - didn't note the badge ..
Here beside a GT6 used to own one back in the mid 1970's
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Found another picture of the mystery car, now know it is a Beattie Clubman
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and another picture of the GT6,
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Models Healeys.. from the Healey Museum
A close up of the models of Healeys that have competed at Le Mans - at the " Healey Museum ".
it includes Healey and Austin - Healey cars .. some are handmade.
a close up [ cropped shot ]
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The original photo ;
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I have a couple of models, the 1955 Lance Macklin Car and a 1961 Le Mans entrant race # 23 both by Spark, plus one of the Sprite Coupe's is an Exem model.you have to add the race numbers.