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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
Quote:
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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