Here are some from me ,now on the correct site.
Here are some from me ,now on the correct site.
As mentioned in the Laguna Seca 1982 thread, Monterey Historics, Ross [ BMC BOY ] and I toured the West Coast for three months with Bryan and Brenda Harris in a VW Kombi, included in the trip and the reason for going was the 30th Anniversary of Austin Healey 1982.
Many NZ Healey Club members went, Craig Swift, Frank Karl, Grant and Odelle Cornes, Bernie and Julie Huynen, Mark Donaldson,
- most went back after Snowmass in July, but Ross, B and B, and I did the Kombi trip,covering San Diego,into Mexico, then up the West Coat to Vancouver BC Canada, in company of Mark Donaldson NZ and Nell Holdstock [ Canada ].. during July thru September.
I left for the UK on 23rd September,leaving the trio and the VW, here are some Healey related, photos,[ in groups as scanned from a photo album ] ..
They are not in any particular order.
mainly in LA, Santa Ana or Oxnard Ventura
On the road to Snowmass
getting there and a Sprite at Snowmass ..
an interesting sticker acquired at the Jaguar Owners Club Oregon JOCO, British Field meet. in 1982.
Ken Hyndman will recognise the name " Absolutely British ",as a mutual acqaintance Eric, now runs it,a client of Moss Motors, was Walt Glendenning [ dcd ] then Hans Nohr's business in the 1980's ..
Last edited by Roger Dowding; 03-23-2016 at 03:30 AM.
Ross thanks, the group of cars look like an All British Day at Western Springs..keep them coming ..Originally Posted by Ross Hollings
Here are some from me ,now on the correct site.
Healey 100S, trailered to and from, Snowmass from the East Coast.
Healey and trailer, John Colgate,Healey works driver with flip sign at a cafe / bar in Aspen
Bill Boltons Sebring 3000 UJB 141, a famour car
and the 100S again
At Snowmass, [ clockwise ] - Wire wheel
- not every car arrived safely,
- Nash Healey
- and a competitor in the Gymkhana, think a British Columbia car ..
- Sprite engine
A picture by Ross Hollings .. at a concours,possibly the All British Day at Western Springs.
Ross hope you don't mine resizing and reposting your picture
Sprite at Mangere Town Centre 1974, NSCC Gymkhana . my own camera shot..
1960 Bugeye with the famous Sammy the Dog in Mt Albert around 1980/81
Bill Wild's 100 in St Mary's Bay Road about 1978..
1965 Mark 111 and the TR4A in Mt Albert around 1979
My Healey 100, 1955 model with Hotwire mags, a very poor replica hardtop, taken from a proper one and was very thin fibreglass, with vinyl outer layer, it has Austin A50 saloon front brakes, quite small and real Healey 100 rears, made for interesting stopping, the back used to sit down, in an emergency stop !!.
March 1982 just after being purchased for $5500, which was an OK price at the time, despite being unoriginal.. car was owned until 1995, had two serious competition outings 1983, the Jaguar Clubs Le Mans Relay Race, and the AHCCNZ Otaua Hillclimb plus numerous AHCCNZ Gymkhana'a and a run around Taupo on the way back from Napier the 1984 AHCCNZ National Rally
Last edited by Roger Dowding; 04-25-2019 at 05:21 AM. Reason: 1955 AH 100 not '53 ###47
Phil Mules 3000, on the track
in the pits
another Healey 3000, in a group on track ..
Chris White 3000 ..
Chris suffered a medical incident but was A OK afterwards .. and is still racing .. more recently in a Jensen Healey [ sorry no pics of that but seen at Pukekohe in the early 2000's
Enjoying the Healey pics Roger.
There were a couple of Healey related articles on the Stuff website recently
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/cust...and-picnic-day
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/cust...ide-show-debut
I'm reliably informed that there are some significant errors in the second article.
Do you happen to have any pics of BT768, a white Longbridge BN4 that was owned from 1974 till 95 by a school teacher from Tamahere near Hamilton. Not sure if she was ever a club member though.
Andy.
Andy will go through my stuff as have Healey photos from the mid 70's, bought my first Sprite in 1974, still have hundreds more, am away from home at present, but will check it out ... know Tamahere too !!, my wife is from the Waikato - Frankton ..
cheers
Roger D,
Does anybody know of an earlier Big Healey that could be available for some film work. What is NOT wanted is an immaculate resto. Short notice.
Oldfart, try " Mark H Donaldson " at the AHCCNZ, Facebook page have his phone number but will be in the Auckland phonebook lives in Papakura on the Papakura Clevedon Road,is the historian for Healeys and the oracle too !! am away from home at the moment
Oldfart, try " Mark H Donaldson " at the AHCCNZ, Facebook page have his phone number but will be in the Auckland phonebook lives in Papakura on the Papakura Clevedon Road,is the historian for Healeys and the oracle too !! am away from home at the moment
Oldfart, tried to PM you your inbox is Chocca, mark Donaldson phone number Auckland 298 5732, cheers Roger D ..
Roger,
You mentioned Tamahere. I remember going there for the 1/4 mile sprints on the Bruntwood straight at Tamahere back in the 1960s.
(Ken Hyndman )
I found this wonderful description of the Bruntwood 1/4 mile written about 5 years ago by "Amco72".
" Anyone remember the standing and flying 1/4 mile sprints that the Hamilton Car Club held on the Bruntwood straight.....was on the back road between Hamilton and Cambridge. At that time, 1967, there were only about two farm houses down that stretch of road and most of the land either side was owned by a rough-as-guts farmer....Walter Byrne. I had a farm just a mile further on from the 'straight' in Mills road and used to attend this, what was an annual event. The last time I saw Logan Fow and the Ferrari GTO was there...wish I'd had a camera. Another competitor was Dennis Marwood in the Humber 80. Walter, the rough-as guts' farmer had a Daimler SP250 which he used to literally blow the cobwebs out of. Also a strange early front engined dragster powered by a WW2 Allison aircraft engine.....the type that powered the Mustang...the American fighter/bomber that is. I remember the 'officials' getting all us spectators well back from the road before they would let this thing go. Had a remote starter that plugged into the side. It certainly sounded the part but was disappointing as far as time was concerned, popping and banging it's way down the course. Logan could have given it 100 meters start and still beaten it in the GTO. There was also another very rough, and I mean ROUGH, old HWM sports car..maroon in colour with disc wheels that had been hugely extended. I recall this because not only had they been extended but also had pieces of steel strip spaced round the wheel like spokes to strengthen the widened piece. One of the strips had FALLEN OFF...shonky welding....and the owner was attempting to remove the strip opposite to try and balance the wheel.!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine that flying off when the car was doing a run. Anyway it was just a heap of junk, although probably hugely valuable today. I think Marwood had a better time. But everyone was there having a go with scrutinering in an adjacent paddock. One competitor with a Wolseley 6/99 was having a 'discussion' with the official who had just failed the Wolseley because of a worn tie-rod end. The said competitor was really getting very wound up and giving the tester a tune-up, telling him that the car would be OK because 'he was a mechanic and knew about these things'. Imagine that today.......'on yer bike sonny'. ".
Thank you Angus,
That description certainly brought back memories for me.
(Ken Hyndman )
Hi Roger, do you remember the Lawton Healey from NSCC?
There are more pics on the NSCC website but the links are all messed up now so only postage stamps
http://www.ncc.org.nz/photos%20pre%201980s.htm
Presently belongs to a club member and still has the holes drilled in the brake drums plus a few battle scars to the front bulkhead. I heard a story that McLaren put up some money for Jo to buy it.
Its the third from the left, BT768 on the left and perhaps you'll recognise some of the others
[edit] slightly bigger pic
Andy.
Last edited by bce257; 04-04-2016 at 09:57 AM.
Andy [ bce257 ], the Lawton Healey, I am not sure, but with your permission will send these pics to Mark Donaldson, the founder and now Historian for AHCC New Zealand,
thanks
Roger D..
Andy [ bce257 ], the Lawton Healey, I am not sure, but with your permission will send these pics to Mark Donaldson, the founder and now Historian for AHCC New Zealand,
thanks
Roger D..
The attached image may bring memories to some readers.
Ross Jensen preparing the 100s for racing after driving it down from Auckland to Levin.
Picture was taken in the driveway of my parents home in Levin where Ross & Hazel used to stay during race meetings
I am not exactly sure of the date but probably October
Ross
Ross,
thanks for the pic, an unusual hardtop
These were my Healeys over the period 1974 to 1995, the Sprites 1974 to 1981 and Big Healey 1982 - 1995 [ my own photos,
1974-1976 Mark 111
1980 - 81 Bugeye
1979 ? - 81 Mark 111 with TR4A alongside The Sprite went to my ex and was sold around 1983, I saw again in 1984 in Napier at the AHCCNZ National Rally ..
1978 -79 Bugeye, the left hand drive with different headlight position
The Big Healey as purchased in 1982
Sam the dog managed to feature once in these photos..
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