NE 354 the well raced [ in different forms over the years ] by Chris White, looking very complete with its bumpers on. Nigel thanks for the posts, keep them coming, great shots.Originally Posted by nigel watts
the car with the cold air box intake, when I posted the engine shots in this thread, was if Chris' car at Masterton in 1989, was " sans bumpers " then.
Not chronological but another set of photos, the 1984 National Rally, have already posted 1989 and 1990, so going backwards in time.
in 1984 a group of Americans, from the West Coast, California and Oregon mainly, people I had met in 1982 when in the USA and a few others. We all billeted them and arranged share in cars to get there including some BJ9's [ not Healey's in AHCC parlance, one was a " WolsHeAley " 16/60 - seen in a couple of pictures, was still BMC.
outside my home in Herne Bay, our daily driver the Mini 1275 and my Healey 100 with Wayne and Sylvia Brown, Frank and Margaret Karls 16/60 and on up the road for Spgeti a Riley Elf !!.
on the road Taupo Napier Road I think, Wolseley in the group, it kept up obviously didn't do the 90 mph thing like in 1989
same road on the move, Sprites.
more Sprites
we got there, after many stops, a few repairs, but are outside the Holiday Park at Havelock North.
Saturday morning and the Concour'
The Red Sprite at the front nearest camera, FD 6525 was mine back in 1979 - 80, retained by my ex-wife and then sold in about 1983 .. had an engine rebuild and was rather quick ported polished balanced had a Cooper S Distributor, Cooper exhaust manifold modified by turning the bottom of the pipe through 90 degrees and rewelding, Cooper muffler and at one time ran a 40DCD Weber, before reverting to twin SU's to make it more tractable for the lady concerned, plus my mate wanted his Weber back, came off a Sunbeam Alpine
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I lived at 90 Jervois Road from 1972 to 1975 and really enjoyed living their. I owned a 1964 MGB raodster with wires and O/D. Where were you Roger ?. Nearly bought a 100/4 from Sports Car World in Dominion Road.
Spgeti, rewriting this as didn't read your post correctly, I was living in Mt Albert 1972- 75 up until 1980 in fact, then moved to 88 Sarsfield St, which had been a family home since built in 1929, was sold by a Real Esate agent Stace Bennet to my Great Uncle Frank Bell, and he and his wife, then his sisters, my Great Aunt and Grandma lived there, Grandma died in 1980 and I moved in, then in 1985 I bought the house from my father and stayed for another 10 years, my 100/4 came from Laingholm but spent a lot of time at Cooks Beach, where the hotwire wheels and strange brakes were fitted [ A50 drums on the front, smaller than the back, hairy when slammed on, as the back would lock up first.
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The Concour' d'Elegance and others.
Alec Issigonis would be proud !!.
Morris Minor and the Minis bigger brother the Maxi
Outside the Puketapu Tavern on the Saturday touring run, Wolseley and Healey's to the left, locals to the right
" Clowns to the left of me Jokers to right " ....
More on the Taverrn later as it prove a popular stop !
Had to be in the Hawkes Bay - Leopard Beer on tap
Sunday was competition day, Gymkhana and Grass Sprints type event.
The people and some Healeys,
Competitors at the ready
Coming up the competing, a few familiar cars ..
The famous H, V - H, Bernie HUYNEN's Valiant - Healey
Trying,
Trying a bit harder,
Trying even harder and serious, Top down to increase vision to the side and rear.
Not sure who was driving, as cars were shared amongst others including our American visitors, probably Bernie in the last shot.
The car was sold by Bernie in recent years and the new owner tried to fit a Chev 350 ci V8, but had issues with compliance, so is / has reverting / ed to a Valiant Motor as all complianced and had been that way for much of its life since 1967/68 one of the last series of BJ8's .. I think BMC BOY knows a bit more about it.
Two pictures by Wayne Brown from the Oregon Healey Club,
My 100, getting ready for Concour'
One of several breakdowns on the way to Napier, Bill Bolton from Oregon changing the wheel [ white jacket ] on Frank Karls Healey 100, yes he had one as well as the racing 3000.
Healey Club members Heather and Adrian Rhodens - in the TR5,
[their Healey was under restoration. Their Healey seen at a Hillclimb earlier in the thread, photo by Ray Green of the Healey.]
Back to the Gymkhana,
Sprite in action Sylvia Brown from Oregon driving [ one of many shares of cars ].
another Sprite with a lot of opposite lock, that is how we drive them.
Healey 100 running a bit wide and no slide.
Seeing as Bill features changing the wheel post above, Here he is with two of his Healeys in 1986, both works racers, ABL 6, in BMC colours [ Red White ]and UJB 141 [ Green ] which raced at Sebring in 1960.
Bill was a regular visitor to NZ,worked in the timber industry [ machinery ] and used to visit Rotorua, Tokoroa etc to see the Forestry people .. handy to catch up with his Healey mates in NZ ..
other person is Mark Donaldson, founder of the AHCCNZ in 1972/73 .. wearing his famous shorts
post #174
last photo of healey "running wide" as you put it, is that what the rest of us know as massive understeer?
Yep, if he had put his foot down the tail would come round, and off you go !!, well that is the theory, I was known as Roundabout Roger as often went right round, instead of sliding out then moving forward.
Seen before on the Dunedin Festival thread but belong here ;
*** corrected information from " Spinaway " ..
Des Spillane in his early 100 from Temuka SI ***
Neal Ferguson for Waiau SI in his Blue 100
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A night out by the Dunedin branch of AHCCNZ, two Healey's with matching paint.
Photo by Albert Chang ..
Ross and Shona Osborne 100/6 and Laurie Hart BJ8, identified by Mark Donaldson from the AHCCNZ..
Back to the Grass Gymkhana / Sprint ;
ID 9783 which became LX 100 known as Alex the Red ;
my attempt at the test photos by Wayne Brown and his camera and my camera as well.
The start
The finish
A couple of items from the programme for the first race meeting at Levin on January 14 1956.
any photos of Peter mcfarlane, raced healey in south island,always with the top up. also raced a Borgward isabella,E type,ex pinkney cooper bristol
Kind regards,
Gwyn
A few more of my Healey ID 9783, in various hands, firstly the Browns from Salem Oregon.
Sylvia in action, ready to start Bernie Huynens Valiant Healey beside the 100
on the test
Wayne getting ready a couple of shots one mine, one Sylvia's
ready by a line up of Healey's
That Red Healey again,
That is the end of Napier 1984, will follow with Rotorua a mix of 1985 and 1986 pics, then we will go further back in time to 1980 and few from 1976 at New Plymouth, the first AHCCNZ Rally I attended in a Triumph GT6.
Found a few more from Napier, and the story of the Puketapu Tavern [ Hotel actually according to the name over the door ]..
Heading out from the Motor Camp at Havelock North,
This car was the third Sprite purchased in 1979 !!, sold by my ex-wife in 1983 to this young couple.
Frank Karls other Healey complete with gunsight on the bonnet, being repaired again, puncture on the way down, and now this
Wayne Brown in ID 9783 It ran 14 inch X 6 inch Hotwire Mags, sat rather low, even with 185 x 14's
Puketapu Hotel
The visit was the second one as on Saturday we had arrived by Bus on the Saturday afternoon as part of a tour, the Americans liked it so much as did the publican, a few consumed and some takeaways for later. this was on the Monday when many headed home, a group of us stayed on to revisit.
Outside the Tavern 50% Americans / 50% Kiwi's counting the camera Guy
BMC BOY on the left, and the two in blue are rest of the four that went to the USA in 1982 and traveled in the VW Kombi for several months
That now is the final pics from 1984 Rally
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