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

[Roger Dowding]

Have had the first photo here from Ross Cammick for some time and was unsure where it was from Ross has now told me it was the 1981 Rally at Rotorua, at Easter. I borrowed [ swapped cars ] with my Ex and took her Sprite.



another view of the cars, Cameron Mackay and myself looking, I think Brad Chibnall with cigarette in mouth, the lady unsure.
** Car closest is Bryan and Brenda Harris - have recently got back in contact with them - part of the 1982 Healey Group to the USA


The Sprite [ seen at Napier in 1984 with its new owners ] on the Gymkhana course looks fairly mucky, lots of loose grass and so low to the ground.



Must get Ross to find some more photos from the Rally, I don't seem to have any !! .

As an aside there was a small gathering of cars on Bribie Island today in conjunction with the " Old Boats Day " that the local yacht club runs and in the lineup a 1965 Sprite that was a bit scruffy but goes well, took a couple of photos and will post later on.

[Roger Dowding]

A couple of photos of Healey's in the USA, owned by friends of mine.

Jerry Luidahls 100, I met Jerry at Snowmass and we caught up in Salem Oregon , actually rode in his car at the Oregon Clubs meeting at Medford in early September 1982.
Here is the car ar Snowmass next to the Fred Cohen 100S. the car was being worked on at Snowmass the 100S as had been sold.


This is the Facebook picture for John Wilson's business in Oregon, John stayed with us in 1988 when the Healey Club of Oregon visited, he was also at Napier in 1984, and at Snowmass in 1982, we stayed with him in 1982 with Ross Cammick and in 1988 I stayed again with my wife. John loaned us a 3000 in 1988 to go touring around in Orgeon and Washington State.

[Roger Dowding]

The following is a series of photos taken straight from my Album, so three or four to the page plus some business cards and other items Healey related. This is from the trip that " BMC BOY " and I did along with some other NZ Healey enthusiasts, some for the whole time, some for the first part of the journey from early July to late September for me, over 6 months for " BMC BOY ", [ I went on the England and Europe, returning to NZ in late November 1982 ]
These are but a small portion of the hundreds of photo's taken.

In Los Angeles, Craig Swift sitting in our host Bill Barnett's Healey 100 at Santa Ana LA, Walt Glendenning and BMC BOY admiring Walt's 1958 BN6 100 SIX . Walt's Car with a Healey Essential a beer cooler , Eski for the Aussies and a Chilly Bin for us Kiwi's, Healey Motoring essentials Healey with wire wheels and cold beer.
The business card from " Absolutely British ", when Walt owned, he passed away in around 1988 and Han Nohr took it over as A B 2, , It is now A B 3, run by a guy called Eric whom we met and is well known to Ken Hyndman and Moss Motors. the second two photos taken at Ventura / Oxnard LA


Flagstaff Arizona on " Route 66 ", US 66 " the Mother Road " also known as " Will Rogers Highway ", we stayed at this Motel enroute for Los Angeles to Snowmass at Aspen in Colorado, an over 1100 mile journey.
The group at a stop in the desert Hans Nohr by his car - closest, A Healey on the road.
These photos taken between Flagstaff and Durango.


More of travelling in Arizona with Hans Car in a group and on the road [ top pictures ]
Craig Swift driving Walt's car and second sitting with Bill Barnett in the driveway at Santa Ana, two steering wheels.


Getting there , in the Mountains, and at Independence Pass 12095 feet above sea level, atmosphere very thin the cars struggled as did anyone trying to walk fast or run. The pass is about as high as Mt Cook.
lower pics a Sprite at Snowmass ready for Concours'


AT Snowmass Fred Cohen Healey 100S, which was a work in progress on its way to a new owner in the East Coast, later Steve Pike from Australia worked on the car before delivery to New York


At Snowmass a Healey with a Healey trailer John and Shirley Wilson from Oregon, John Colgate a works Healey Driver, who is still around today, lives in the UK, Bill Bolton's Healey Sebring that raced there in 1961 UJB 141, part of the Team Healey. the 100S again

[Roger Dowding]

A Sprite and 100 with a bonnet scoop, 100 with fat tyres ran a V8, Colorado Reg GB 5104, standing beside the car two of the kiwi girls in the contingent.
lower - two views of the Silverstone
7,


Close up of the " Sebring " 100S wheel, damaged 3000 hit on the way to the event, Nash Healey Coupe, Sprite engine and on the Funkhana course it was wet !!
8,


Some people, Walt BMC BOY and Roger, Alfie's 3000, part of our transport, the South Central Coast Healey Club, a checkpoint on the Rally, much better weather, Kiwi's and Oregonians together, stop at a gas station at Roaring Fork
9,


After Snowmass, returned to LA and went to Cold Springs Tavern near Santa Barbara twice in fact, first time in a borrowed VW Kombi and the second time when heading North in our own [ just purchased a 1976 model I think ] - we paid US$2400 for it and had it worked on at Jim Mann's workshop, only paid for parts and had his head mechanic advise on what to do, did most the work ourselves. Here seen up on the hoist, being in LA had to go to Disneyland, here are some the kiwi's, near the gate, last pic and business card at Foreign Parts West, where I purchased a " new " as in lightly damaged bonnet for my TR4A, To be shipped back to NZ along with parts for the Harris's Sprite. TR4 sitting behind a GT6, owned examples of them in NZ a non-Healey photo.
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skipped page 10 as not really Healey related

a mix here, at Ventura, getting ready with the Lincoln and Healey's Mark Donaldson in a Healey at Mt St Helen, Washington State, so way up North, Bill Boltons Sebring 3000 again, UJB 141
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A Ross Cammick photo, of myself and Walt in his 3000 on the way from Flagstaff to Durango..

[Roger Dowding]

Roger at AH Spares UK, unsure why I put it here, the only non US picture !!.
At San Diego, the VW and us on a run with the Healey Club to the Wild Animal Park, having lunch with Terry Cowan, a Healey Racer, and his partner.
Terry's racing 3000, he now runs a Sprite. [ The racer photo - Ross BMC BOY Cammick, Bryan Harris and car owner Terry Cowan - am back in touch with all three - some 37 years later ]
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Medford Oregon for the Oregon Clubs Rally, that 3000 with trailer that was at Snowmass, the late John Wilson's of Healey Lane Restorations fame and his late wife Shirly owned the car.
These days John'sson owns the Restoration business in Oregon .
Jerry Luidahls 100 that was shown at Snowmass with the Fred Cohen 100S.
on the road John Lowsley from Oregon - left, and Mark Donaldson and Nell Holdstock in Nell's Healey
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Salem Oregon and a Sprite " graveyard " Rex Urban of Mini Motors, he still has a few around 34 years later, Bryan Nell and Mark looking for parts.
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Medford and Portland, John Lowsley's 3000, Sprites at Medford the Concours', a brunch at Casa Lupita in Portland, with the Oregon and Washington State guys and girls [ Paul Rogers, Norm Cappeon and Dick Mayor with the balloon, and a young fellow that was with the Healey group - have got back in touch with Rex Urban, his business partner Paul Lawry, Paul Rogers and Norman Cappoen - still in touch with Mark - sadly Nell passed away a few years ago. ]
16, the last of the series.


Back to where we started, again a Ross Cammick photo, getting ready for Snowmass, at Venturas Ca.
Back to camera Bryan and Walt, [ obscured ? ], myself facing camera and taking a picture from the opposite direction, again the Lincoln " Kiwi Healey ", with Walts - Red and Hans - Green Healey's ..

[Roger Dowding]

Jim Mayfields modified 3000, Jim in White T shirt at Bill Barnett's house in Santa Ana Califronia July 1982



Walt Glendennings at a stop on the way to / or from Snowmass July 1982



Nell Holdstock passenger and Bill Barnett in Bill's 100 at the West Coast Meeting of Healey Clubs at Bend Oregon in 1979.

[Roger Dowding]

Alfie, was quite a character, a mate of Hans Nohr and Walt Glendenning and Jim Mann from the South Central Coast Austin - Healey Club, based in Ventura North L.A. The car had a paint job that several others used with the two tone side, which was normal, but the same contrast around the bonnet scoop.

Here is the car leading our group up into the mountains in Colorado in July 1982, " The Road to Snowmass " Colorado.



A Ross Cammick picture of Alfie in the car, probably part of the Snowmass trip seen in post #229



Here it is at Snowmass, Alfie's hat on the door handle as it stuck out - damaged.

[Roger Dowding]

A few pics from the Funkhana / Gymkhana event held in the wet.
A BJ8

same car


Mike Hall from Vancouver B.C. ehh !! near the start, the crowd in the marquee !!


Mike again


Sprint to the finish, with Nell Holdstock on the timing.


The Rally [ Time Speed and Distance ] a Trial in NZ was held the following day in sunshine, this is summer in Colorado for you.

The heading is quoted from my Diary written at the time, 34 years ago, when I was 34 too !!. Great memories, Ken H, enjoy.. some of these people would have been Moss Motors customers,

[BMCBOY]

That is probably Frank Karl in the primer coloured Healey

[khyndart in CA]

Roger & Ross,
Thanks so much for these.
I will be sharing these with Eric etc. They are very much appreciated and thanks for all the effort to present them so well after almost
35 yrs. Well done.

Ken H.

[Roger Dowding]

That is probably Frank Karl in the primer coloured Healey

Yep would say so, Yes would be the same car in my last pic with Nell on the stopwatch and chart, timing, good photo, Mate

[Roger Dowding]

Roger & Ross,
Thanks so much for these.
I will be sharing these with Eric etc. They are very much appreciated and thanks for all the effort to present them so well after almost
35 yrs. Well done.

Ken H.

Ken H, there will be more including others of Hans and Walt and their cars, as well as Jim Mann in and around Ventura / Oxnard as well as the Snowmass stuff. Have heard from the Austin Healey Owners Club of British Columbia, that Mike Hall still has his Healey, but lives away from Vancouver in " Ladner " !! Mark Donaldson is sending him the the pics as they are still in touch, I only met Mike briefly at Snowmass and in Vancouver B C .. small world .. sadly a few in the pictures are no longer with us, as we know.
cheers, Roger D. and thanks for the comments.

[Roger Dowding]

these have been posted in a set, so here they are separately, Walt Glendennings Healey
at Ventura, with BMC BOY July 1982


at Independence Pass, the Continental Divide in Colorado. July 1982.

[Roger Dowding]

the Fred Cohen 100S






other Healey's




View down the Snowmass valley and over the levels of carpark, Healey's everywhere with Bill Bolton's Sebring #19 in the middle next to his wifes black car purchased new in 1962 by Flo Bolton, a tri-carb version, only made for one year

[Roger Dowding]

Some of the little Healey's ..


at the controls


a very bright Sprite.. and short shorts, they are back again,


Silver Sprite with nice but not so wide mags ..


The 100S off the trailer and being moved to work on ..


The 100s beside the truck it came in, a very tight fit and minor damage to the truck, the 100 now has wheels off and is being worked on.. as it was quite a bit of the week.


Most of the at Snowmass shots posted, will be back to the journey's getting there and back and then going to San Diego [ we went to Mexico but no Healey's ] then North to Laguna Seca and on to Oregon and Washington in the VW Kombi.

[Roger Dowding]

Some shots from getting ready for the big road trip of over 1100 miles - each way.
The Kiwi and US guys washing the cars.


loading up, can of " Bud " on the footpath ..


BMC BOY and Walt fitting the hood. roof for Americans as hood is the bonnet.


Hans Nohr arrives in his Healey, Hans had arranged our transport with other Healey guys and travelled with us.
note the 55-56 !! Chevrolet Nomad and '64 Mustang across the street


Cat watching the Healey .. extra security !! because " everybody tries to steal your stuff " ehh!! NZInsurance


Badge bar on Hans car - it had fixed L shaped ends mounted to bumper and the centre with the badges on swiveled so it was out of the way [ the badges were horizontal ] while travelling..

[Roger Dowding]

First overnight stop in Flagstaff on the old Route 66, where we met up with more Healey's and other travellers in a Jaguar and a Datsun [ their Healey was anon-runner ].
Henning Krebs 3000, BMC BOY recently sent a picture of this car at California Healey Week 1983, as he stayed in the USA, after I left for England in late September 1982


Decisions ? which camera do I use ??, Jim Mann from Ventura - he owned the Lincoln we used


The line up Healeys that Lincoln the Jaguar and the Datsun .. the Datsun had trouble keeping up in the run through Colorado [ the 55mph speed limit was advisory only to our group ]
The lead car had a Radar Detector and a CB radio, the last car had a Radar detector pointing out the rear out the rear and a CB radio - to listen to the truckies, and control the convoy.


Healey trio the Lincoln and Jaguar


Sprinting to his Healey Hans Nohr, and a great looking 1961-62 Chev Coupe. having set up camera's for pictures of the groups cars.


Road sign seen from a Healey, at the Junction of Interstate 40 and Highway 89, which we went on to [ part of Historic Route 66 at this stage

[BMCBOY]

I managed to attend the 1985 Australian Austin-Healey Rally in Ballarat on the way to Europe. There were some very rare cars there including quite a number of 100S models and also factory 3000's

[Roger Dowding]

After Snowmass in July and Laguna Seca [ Monterey 9th Historic Car Races ] in August the intrepid VW Kombi crew of four continued North and were in Oregon at the time of the AHCC of Oregon Annual Rally, a low key affair as many had attended Snowmass. There were Five Kiwi's there as Mark Donaldson [ founder and First President of AHCCNZ ] was there with his Canadian - American partner Nell Holdstock, The four Kombi-ites, were myself BMC BOY and a couple of English -Kiwi's, Bryan and Brenda Harris
A few shots from the Concour' Day 04/09/1982.
The lineup.


an interesting Healey with a trailer, John Wilson from Eugene Oregon who was a Healey collector and restorer, still is.


A couple of 100's.. the Late Earl Gingerich 100, his son now owns it.


Jerry Luidahls 100 Bryan Harris in it.


close up of Jerry's 100


The following day they held a Funkhana at the local Go-Kart track


Mark Donaldson from AHCCNZ advised me that he won the Funkhana that day in his ladies 1961 Tri-carb 3000..

[Roger Dowding]

Walt's car has featured on this thread, and the business still survives, after being run by Hans Nohr and now by Eric Grunden [ I checked my spelling .. Ken H ].
Travelled in Walts car to Snowmass, with the AHCCNZ group, and visited his workshop in Goleta, not too far from where Ken Hyndman works at Moss Motors.

This is Walts first card before they came up with the name



Absolutely British..


Walt beside his car in Ventura, with Ross Cammick. July 1982


Here is a letter from Ken H, on Absolutely British - Eric Grunden letterhead, a small world indeed, the Classic Car World.