Allan, thanks I am sure Ross will want an actual magazine, I actually bought two copies and cut one up to scan the article.Originally Posted by Allan
My other copy is now in storage for a few months as just shifted back to NZ from Australia. Here is a page from the magazine
Photo and article Allan Dick - Classic Driver Magazine ..
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I have a complete copy that Ross can have
On the bookshelves and I dithered so need to search harder, may even have to ask Alan Walton or Allan Dick for a copy.
However, visiting friends today who are staying at some other friends house I saw the car that features in the magazine.
Took a couple of photos which will download later, It sits next a 1970 Alfa Romeo GTV a type 105, for Spgeti.
Was a bit torn as to which I wanted. Healey like I had or the Alfa which I lusted after.
Photos from the magazine - article by Alan Walton Editor
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If it makes you feel better my first sports car was going to be a Healey 100/4 but I bought a MGB roadster. I still love the old Healey and I can tell you they are worth more than a 105 GTV2000.
Cheers
Bruce D
Didn't realise that there were two Le Mans Relay Race events in 1983, The Porsche Club ran one later in the year, which I didn't attend, No idea why . A couple of teams lists here posted by David Montgomery on his Buckler Facebook page, borrowed with approval.
It is good that more information keeps coming to light ..
In the Pits at Levin in the late 1960's
Live it, love it, rally it
Swannie, an early BJ8, with single sidelamp,later ones had a side lamp and an indicator lamp, same size and were side by side horizontally, Initially thought it was Peter Nelligans car - [ from Wellington, Peter still owns it.] but his has the twin lamps at the front.
In the Pits at Levin in the late 1960's
*** new note : the car EI1819 was owned by Tim Jolley for some time and there is a photo of the car on this thread with his mate Jim Reece driving at an Autocross / Gymkhana..
Saw the car a few times at AHCCNZ Rallies in the 1970's -1980's
The Nelligan car, here it is leading the cars down Maioro Road at an AHCCNZ Hill Climb,late 1980's
the late models were from 1966 to 1968, the last Healey,apart from Healey Sprites and finally in 1970 Austin Sprite as Healey had lost his contract with BMC / BL ..
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Bruce, the value yes crazy, John [ I believe ] paid $60,000 for the one in article fully restored, I got $18,000 for my scruffy one in need of restoration in 1995, still had only paid $5500 for it in 1982 and only done minor work, minor rust repairs and a cheap repaint, cylinder head hydraulics and some electrics plus basic seat recover.
Not up with 105 values as you comment, but I do love them.
MGB, s had a 1974 BGT for nearly 10 years 1987 to 1996, it was replaced by the Mazda MX5 /Eunos Roadster, which I still have .. currently sitting in the garage with a dead battery .. Oh well ..
Managed to find the magazine today too!! Whitcoulls in Milford had half a dozen copies, for anyone interested.
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My fathers Autin Healey Sprite in 1965
This Sprite is a 1961 MkII with a 948cc engine. His notes say the cylinder head was removed by Hamlin & Charles, received a port and polish and had .090" taken off, lifting the compression to 9.5:1.
Live it, love it, rally it
Photo provided by Kelvin Brown
the race was the C W F Hamilton Trophy Race and the car is on either Hills or Winters Road
Was a nice day for a pic last weekend. Some filters added in https://pixlr.com/o-matic/
Programme for the race ; note 24 entrants selected from this entry to race.
supplied by Graham Woods
the Ross Jensen Healey #16 photo provided by John Manhire on South Island Motor Sports Facebook page
I see the Keith Roper 100 shown at Mairehau is in the entry list too !!
Picture provided by Jim Reece, who appears in the photo, third from right;
Andy's car at Caffeine and Classics in May, Smales Farm, Allan Horner with coffee.
John Crooks car that featured in Classic Driver, the July August issue.
It sits in company with an Alfa GTV
In " The Garage " at Herne Bay, with LX100 the 1953 100 and my 1974 MGB GT,around 1990
Sold the car in 1995, still have the Wyoming Number Plate,given to me me by John Wilson,from Eugene, Oregon, back in 1988, when a group of Oregon Healey Club people visited NZ as part of a trip to Wanaka for " Wings Over Wanaka " and the South Island Austin Healey Club meeting.
Later in the year went to California and Oregon to see the great people again, even got to Portland Raceway for a Classic meeting
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Only one Healey there on Sunday and I do not know whose it is ;
there were however a couple of other British Sports Cars, well one an Anglo - American.
I owned one of these Triumph's , after this, my first Austin Healey Sprite
Mark 3, Triumph GT6
Well known local Cobra with an all alloy body
was in this ; hiding between the FJ40 Toyota and the Holden Commodore
Roger= what is the vintage car to the right.?
John, I am unsure but appears in this photo too !! Hope this helps as shows more of the car, a large American !!
and the MX5 looks much better in pictures than in real life. A project for me.
And a very nice sequential tail light Cougar in front as well.
BTW- we were off walking the dogs a couple of Sundays ago, and we counted forty seven MX5s going onto the Southern motorway at Sylvia Park........modern day equivalent of a early seventies British Sports Car run.
Great parade of the same model MX5- you are in good company Roger.
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