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  1. I'm amazed that anyone would put the 4-litre...

    I'm amazed that anyone would put the 4-litre truck engine into a Healey...

    It was heavy enough in 2.6-litre 4-cylinder form, but as a six it must have been awfully bulky as well as impossibly...
  2. Now I have to correct myself... This race,...

    Now I have to correct myself...

    This race, over just four laps, was in August, 1962, and saw David Fletcher finish second to Bill March, Lorraine Hill being third. Both of them were in Lotus 7s,...
  3. I've been holding out on you, Roger! One day I...

    I've been holding out on you, Roger!

    One day I was working at Port Macquarie, on the North side of the river (an area reached by car ferry) and a man I interviewed got involved with me in a...
  4. Thanks for the comment... It still seems...

    Thanks for the comment...

    It still seems strange that they've gone to the trouble of rounding it off at the top the way they have.
  5. 1220cc is also about what you'd get with a 0.020"...

    1220cc is also about what you'd get with a 0.020" overbore of a 1098cc BMC A-series...

    You'd think it unlikely someone would fit an FWA Climax and then revert to A-series later.

    I'm still...
  6. The first Series Two Lotus 7 in Australia is...

    The first Series Two Lotus 7 in Australia is quite close to this car in chassis number...

    It bears the number 1030. But there are substantial obvious differences in the bodywork, it having the...
  7. Looks like this one was well-prepared... ...

    Looks like this one was well-prepared...

    https://i.postimg.cc/t4tsz3K8/0623healeywithscreen.jpg
  8. As I was looking for that, Roger, I found what...

    As I was looking for that, Roger, I found what appears to be a long break in Bond's appearances with this car around 1967, but the Warwick Farm records don't confirm this. He raced it from '64 to '71.
  9. September 18, 1966... The Elan is Jim Quinn,...

    September 18, 1966...

    The Elan is Jim Quinn, he and Ward diced for second with a couple of passes each way during the race. Which explains why Ward's twin-cam Morgan is running so wide in Creek.
  10. As the numberplate is on it in this one and not...

    As the numberplate is on it in this one and not the other, I'd say this is a bit earlier...

    The knock-on hubs hubs are visible, so it's still in the wire wheel era.

    Behind him is the Morgan of...
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    My condolences, Ken... I also lost a brother,...

    My condolences, Ken...

    I also lost a brother, albeit a younger brother, who died at just 59 almost 15 years ago. Cancer again, Glyobastoma Multiform, which prevented him getting on with his racing...
  12. You have a point there... Or broken axles.

    You have a point there...

    Or broken axles.
  13. Understeer personified!

    Understeer personified!
  14. Sam Miller's farm was about 40kms North of...

    Sam Miller's farm was about 40kms North of Gunnedah...

    I visited there one day to have a look at the c1911 Regal Underslung, talking to his nephews who were all that remained of the family at that...
  15. Two pages of the Albert Park programme were...

    Two pages of the Albert Park programme were devoted to a (shallow, I believe) story about the Austin Healeys:

    https://i.postimg.cc/rsGHg7vv/2023-AGP-49.jpg

    Once again, thanks to Stephen Dalton.
  16. And another: ...

    And another:

    https://i.postimg.cc/hPwgfJJq/2023-AGP-28.jpg

    George Russell on board.
  17. Another pic... ...

    Another pic...

    https://i.postimg.cc/m20HGwJ4/2023-AGP-27.jpg

    Fortunately Stephen is happy for me to post these here.
  18. I thought Joe had a Sebring 100/6... Then...

    I thought Joe had a Sebring 100/6...

    Then again, Alan Jones was still alive when I was keeping close contact with Healeys. Through Alan, of course.
  19. Another one from Albert Park: ...

    Another one from Albert Park:

    https://i.postimg.cc/sgwZqrYB/2023-AGP-26.jpg
  20. I'm sure Stephen won't mind me posting this here:...

    I'm sure Stephen won't mind me posting this here:

    https://i.postimg.cc/BvWvT3rQ/2023-AGP-03.jpg
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    Okay, my recollection of it all wasn't as good as...

    Okay, my recollection of it all wasn't as good as I thought...

    However, fourth in a practice session with 20 or more regular F1 entrants on the track, that's not to be sneezed at. Like I said, it...
  22. The Hemi 6 would probably be no higher than the...

    The Hemi 6 would probably be no higher than the slant 6 and certainly less in the way. The slant leans over across the steering and could well interfere with the master cylinders, whereas the Hemi is...
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    But Hasemi was quicker in practice, taking tenth...

    But Hasemi was quicker in practice, taking tenth spot on the grid...

    And I still think he was quickest in one qualifying session. Originally he was credited with fastest lap in the race but this...
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    I would have thought that Masahiro Hasemi was the...

    I would have thought that Masahiro Hasemi was the first...

    He was further up the grid and had been fastest in one practice session.
  25. I wonder when the Valiant Healey got its engine...

    I wonder when the Valiant Healey got its engine transplant...

    Mainly because the Hemi 6 would be so much lighter and more powerful, but if it was done before Hemi 6s were available I'd understand...
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