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

[Ray Bell]

The Aussies who went were greeted at the Watkins Glen meeting by the late Mike Argetsinger.

Mike addressed them with a nice speech at the International Motor Racing Research Centre, focussing on the sportsmanship and camaraderie involved in this International 'challenge'.

[Roger Dowding]

Shown again - the BN2 at Glendowie 1972 .. not Ti Point as on the photo notes;
Both photos by BMC BOY - as noted


Ross's BN7 at Ti Point in 1973 with the Daimler. The guy in the boat is the owner of houses and the Daimler, the boys used to go fishing.



This is the car that Ross still has and has been seen and photographed at " Caffeine and Classics " recently by " ERC " Ray Green. The luggage rack was removed from the BN7 recently by Ross.

[Roger Dowding]

Thanks to Graham Woods for this - there was a feature on Fb page " South Island Motor Racing " about the " Staride " a rear engined Special.
The Austin Healey's - Arthur Kennard in the then modified 100 - still in 4 cylinder form - prior to the Corvette Motor being fitted in 1957.
Ross Jensen in the 100S [ Car still in NZ ] and another 100S not as well known - R Giller.



See Tony Gaze from Australia in the field too !!

[Roger Dowding]

These two articles from " Motorman " magazine in 1964 and 1965 - were posted on a Facebook page with a story about John Windelburn and his various cars from Austin A30 to the " Offenhauser Special " - Logan, Palmer, Northland car.

They show a couple of Austin Healey's competing including J Kingdon in a 100 Six

1964 from Milan Fistonic archives

100 and 100 Six feature in the results.
Austins Road, April 1964.



1965 Ormandy Road from Graham Woods archives
presume was in the 100 Six, just says Austin Healey..



Thanks for the archive posts !!
Sorry about the spelling on the second article " Kingdo'n' " .. need a new proof reader to replace me !!

[Roger Dowding]

From a couple of European Healey Guys ..

Merry Christmas - yep getting in early !!

[BMCBOY]

I have been going through some of my very original AHCCNZ photos from the first couple of years 1973-4.
Quite a few members are still active today

[Roger Dowding]

BMC BOY recognise most of those cars and EG91 - was that Sprite a deep Blue ?? I thought Clive Thompson owned it at one stage -could be confused though.. It was one of mine I know that !! Thanks for the pics - have just been sent one of Phil Neil 100
- in " under restoration " phase from a guy in the UK who knew Phil back in the 70's 80's ..

[Roger Dowding]

Chamberlain Road 13th October 1963.

Milan writes ; from his archives " Clockwise from top left. G24 Glenn Jones, TJ Jim Boyd, Z17 B. Aislabie, Z8 R. Smith, P47 John Bernard, Z44 C. Conway, B2 E. Anderson, G48 or G13. "



C Conway is Charlie Conway - now well and truly retired and living in Selwyn Village
- I remember " Chequered Flag Motors " his yard - along the road from the Fava Brothers " Sports car World " in Greenlane .. Bought and sold my GT6 through Fava's - but used to visit Charlie's yard for a look often..

[Ray Bell]

What would that coupe be in the pic below the Ford?

Apart from a handful, that is...

[Milan Fistonic]

These are the three cars in that class. It's not the Ford so it has to be one of the others.

[Ray Bell]

My first guess would be the De Soto...

But on checking some pictures I've googled it looks like it's the Dodge. A '38 model.

I wonder what V8 it had squeezed in there?

[Oldfart]

We can be sure it's not the Lumsden De Soto as that was a later model. So by process of elimination, it should be T Boyle?

[Kevin Hirst]

We can be sure it's not the Lumsden De Soto as that was a later model. So by process of elimination, it should be T Boyle?

So whose is the A90?

[Oldfart]

So whose is the A90?

is that an A90,or 95, or 105 Kev? Is it you?

[Ray Bell]

Out of curiosity, what model was the De Soto?

And yes, the A90/6 is a bit of a mystery, definitely over 2500cc at 2639, A sedan-bodied 100/6!

[John McKechnie]

Finned sedan, with twin rear wheel seen in early 60s sedan racing in NZ

[Milan Fistonic]

So whose is the A90?

I put the names on the post. It's John Bernard

[Ray Bell]

Are there pics of the De Soto about anywhere?

[Roger Dowding]

I put the names on the post. It's John Bernard

Milan Thanks for the details, Kevin had an A90 hence his interest.
The collection you have is amazing and I often " borrow " your Austin Healey related and other information

[Ray Bell]

I've found some pics of the crazy De Soto in the 'My Early Years' thread. What an amazing device!

Not only in its modified form, it's a very, very rare De Soto Diplomat from Canadian production for 'Colonial' use, merging a De Soto grille with a largely Dodge headlight line and fins from a Plymouth.