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

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:25 am

What is a 100.5 a " Typo " of Healey ..
Look at the names in that entry list thanks Graham Woods - Graham now highlights me when he posts Austin Healey photos - a bit like Ray Green ERC and Nigel Watts, cheers Guys.

The car again;

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:47 am

Thanks to the AHCoA for the photo ;

Creator of cars like this - this one a famous car from the 1960 Sebring Race part of a team of three !!

and a famous car from New Zealand, still here !!

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:55 pm

Nice tribute to a very nice man.

Ray Bell · Post by **Ray Bell** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:07 pm

The 100S is fairly obvious by its grille shape...

There's one among these photos I copied from an old lady's photo album a few years ago:

David Shmith's Austin-Healey 100 at Bathurst in 1954. Before they had to distinguish between the 100/4 and 100/6.

There's a couple or more in this one lining up for a race at Gnoo Blas about 1959.

A 100S which raced here for some time was the Gunnedah-based Sam Miller car. Below it's at the Tamworth hillclimb...

Sam was at that time the custodian of a Lancia Lambda too. This had been driven to their farm new in the twenties and lived in the same shed until Sam's nephews, the last of the line, died in the nineties. They had, by that time, given it a nice new paint job.

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 5:14 am

Ray Bell, thanks for those, I am sure the cars not seen by many others before this..

Ray Bell · Post by **Ray Bell** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:15 am

I should put more of the old lady's photos on this forum, really...

Though only pit area shots, and also sub-standard and black and white, there are hundreds of them and some of cars nobody else bothered to photograph. The earliest are from Bathurst in 1948.

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:18 pm

Yes Ray, you should.

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:29 pm

Oldfart wrote:Yes Ray, you should.

You certainly should Ray Bell - more is better !!

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:04 am

A couple of interesting photos, " borrowed " of course.

First car looks like a 100 but is actually a 6 cylinder car chassis with a 100/4 front.. impressive, I like it .
Was at the 5th European Meeting just recently. would like more photos of it.
Thanks to Clas Arleskar who was at the meeting got an award for most popular.
Has the mirror finish on the bulkhead which can make it seem that it has 6 twin choke Webers..

Chris Dimmocks 3000 that has had triple Webers since 1969 - thanks Chris.

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:34 pm

Photo by Tony Adams - posted by Buckler cars and Karts because of the Buckler driven here by Jim Boyd.

The field as advised by Kelvin Brown - NZ Buckler archivist;

Car #1 Healey Corvette, Kennard. #16 Cooper T39 1100 McKay, 3rd place. #4 Palm Beach Allard, Naisbet. #5 DD1 Buckler Boyd. #11 TF MG ?. to left out of photo D type Jag Gibbons 2nd. and Cooper T39 1500 Brabham, 1st.

About the Buckler

Graham Kyle wrote ; I have gleaned as much information as I could. The Buckler DD1 was driven by Jim Boyd. He also entered the Lady Wigram Trophy race with this car, and finished in 18th place. The information I have received on the car is as follows. Buckler DD1 Le Mans de Dion rear end, powered by an Coventry Climax 83 bhp stage ll alloy block FWA 1098 cc.

Austin - Healey the Ward Special from Australia, apparently is now in Europe

My modern - The Suzuki SX4 parked on the road [ Car now in NZ ] and my brother in law Clive in the picture - yellow hat, my Motoring companion when living there. This was the AHOCQ meeting in Scarborough Brisbane 2016

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:42 am

Just some random stuff on Supercharging a BMC A series motor for a Sprite or other car.

The article with the Title

a Donald Healey Motor Company advert

An installed supercharger - not sure if a Shorrock !!

Tom Colby answered it is a Judson..

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 6:24 am

The latest Formula One t-t-t-tyres are available at bargain prices..Did I say that ? Del Trotter aka David Jason
thanks to Steve Johnson for finding this Gem..

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:31 am

Roger Dowding wrote:The latest Formula One t-t-t-tyres are available at bargain prices..Did I say that ? Del Trotter aka David Jason
thanks to Steve Johnson for finding this Gem..

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Should have added, they come in "Sets of Three " .. very Reliant-able or is it Robinish !! ??

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:45 am

a great drawing from a Healey Fb page.

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:27 am

Details and photo from Kelvin Brown as mentioned on the Bucklers thread.

1960 Scott Wiseman right Buckler 90 ( ex Merv Mayo ) Jarvie body and with added headrest roll bar after Levin roll over.

Any idea on the location would be appreciated and the owner of the Sprite, then !!
answer see below

The Information from TRS member Milan Fistonic who is having issues with his access to TRS at the moment.

In 1961 at Ardmore Scott Wiseman's Buckler was 107 and there was a 948cc Austin Healey in the entry list driven by P. Fafeita so I would guess that is when the photo was taken.

Interesting being 1961 then in the last year of the dark plates with light lettering
[ White on Dark Red with centre star * ] as went black on yellow with a period or dot in the centre for the last of the old style non -permanent plates 1961- 66 which were changed yearly 1st July first year to end June the following year for many years then 5 yearly during the second World War 1941 on into more recent times 1950's - 64 -66.

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:22 am

A note from Milan Fistonic about the above photo which has an answer to my question of where ;

" I haven't been able to post on TRS for some time now despite logging-in several times a day.

About the photo you put up on the Buckler thread.

Ivy Stephenson's Buckler was No 107 at the 1960 NZGP at Ardmore but there were no Sprites entered in that race.

In 1961 at Ardmore Scott Wiseman's Buckler was 107 and there was a 948cc Austin Healey in the entry list driven by P. Fafeita so I would guess that is when the photo was taken. ".

I have seen the name P Fafeita mentioned in connection with other event photos with a Sprite - thanks Milan

Ross Hollings · Post by **Ross Hollings** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:51 pm

Only photo I have with the Shorrock installed,motor was 1100cc,boy, did it fly up Albany Hill !!

Second photo at Chelsea.

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:25 am

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Cropped Ross' pictures
Wonder if that was the same car that once was EC4802 ?? AN5L 7311 and the answer last photo Yes - seen there before being sold to a collector in Japan, Good to see it some real driving Ross !!

Both Jim Boyd and Mike and Kenny Smith had this car on their yards all those years ago.
I owned the car from 1978 to 1980 - sold to Max Fisher and his son, Craig, who did the first rebuild.
Ross Hollings later did a proper restoration