Austin-Healey’s and the Austin Healey Car Club of NZ and Others

[Roger Dowding]

Found a few more from Napier, and the story of the Puketapu Tavern [ Hotel actually according to the name over the door ]..

Heading out from the Motor Camp at Havelock North,


This car was the third Sprite purchased in 1979 !!, sold by my ex-wife in 1983 to this young couple.


Frank Karls other Healey complete with gunsight on the bonnet, being repaired again, puncture on the way down, and now this


Wayne Brown in ID 9783 It ran 14 inch X 6 inch Hotwire Mags, sat rather low, even with 185 x 14's


Puketapu Hotel
The visit was the second one as on Saturday we had arrived by Bus on the Saturday afternoon as part of a tour, the Americans liked it so much as did the publican, a few consumed and some takeaways for later. this was on the Monday when many headed home, a group of us stayed on to revisit.


Outside the Tavern 50% Americans / 50% Kiwi's counting the camera Guy
BMC BOY on the left, and the two in blue are rest of the four that went to the USA in 1982 and traveled in the VW Kombi for several months



That now is the final pics from 1984 Rally

[Roger Dowding]

Found a few more from Napier, and the story of the Puketapu Tavern [ Hotel actually according to the name over the door ]..

Heading out from the Motor Camp at Havelock North,


This car was the third Sprite purchased in 1979 !!, sold by my ex-wife in 1983 to this young couple.


Frank Karls other Healey complete with gunsight on the bonnet, being repaired again, puncture on the way down, and now this


Wayne Brown in ID 9783 It ran 14 inch X 6 inch Hotwire Mags, sat rather low, even with 185 x 14's


Puketapu Hotel
The visit was the second one as on Saturday we had arrived by Bus on the Saturday afternoon as part of a tour, the Americans liked it so much as did the publican, a few consumed and some takeaways for later. this was on the Monday when many headed home, a group of us stayed on to revisit.


Outside the Tavern 50% Americans / 50% Kiwi's counting the camera Guy
BMC BOY on the left, and the two in blue are rest of the four that went to the USA in 1982 and traveled in the VW Kombi for several months



That now is the final pics from 1984 Rally

The Big Fella on the right in the last photo " Puketapu Hotel " had his 77th Birthday yesterday, Happy Birthday John Wilson ..