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

[Roger Dowding]

I am sure that many years ago (30) there was an Austin Healey bug eye living in a sad state on the corner of Burbank and Rowendale in Manurewa. I tried to buy the car which had a bonnet conversion without headlamps and was running a Ford motor. The guy who owned said he was going to use it for dirt track racing. I have no idea what became o0f it.
Allan

As sad as this






The MG Midget in the background front chassis and complete rear was a donor for parts to assist in the rebuild of EC4802, that was onsold and completed by Max Fisher, then completely rebuilt to original by Ross Hollings.
The white bonnet with lights in the right place was a donor to make a mould of new front ends for Bugeyes.. mentioned before the cost was too expensive at around $500 each when the car was worth only $1000 or so in 1979, should have been done but not enough takers and not enough money to go it alone ..