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

[Roger Dowding]

Had two Bug-eye /Frog-eye Cars .. nothing like this though !!

Think - Basically Stock - is a Hot Rod term ..

[Milan Fistonic]

Do you have a set of these on your car Roger?

[Roger Dowding]

Do you have a set of these on your car Roger?

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Sadly No Milan - we didn't have them when I belonged, Had the T-shirts, and Caps, but no plate frames ..

I do have this number plate though !!

Given to me by the late John Wilson from Oregon, when he visited New Zealand for the second in 1988,from the Oregon Healey Club..

Cheers Milan ..

[Roger Dowding]

- Tried to post this earlier but it all went @#$%^ .. Grrrr ..

The Fred Losee [ Loose ] 100s at Balclutha in 1963, Fred was an American working in the South Island late 50's early 1960's- the car returned to the USA with Fred .. am unsure of the chassis number AHS .... ?? .. have been informed AHS3802, both it and AHS3803 were supplied to Royston Distributors in the USA in April 1955 - have located another [ later ] picture of the car - posting separately

the photos from Allan Dick archives ..

Comment by Michael Charles Salter - Mike Salter that I met in the USA in 1982, from Canada ? .. he knew the car and was / is an AH Specialist Repairer and parts Guy [ or was ].

quote " I watched Fred Loose race his 100S at the Dunedin Festival Road Races in 1957 (I believe). Ross Jensen was racing their 100S at the same event. I have since had the honour of driving the ex Loose 100S since it was restored by Fourintune many, many years later. "
Mike uses the " U " in honour so must be a " Canadian Eh " !! [ an American /Canadian note - Ken H ]

Knew of " Fourintune "- have a business card somewhere ..

The mention of the Ross Jensen Car AHS 3908 - the car still in NZ here a montage of photos of Ross with the car..

Photos also from Allan Dick archives,were part of his article on the car in NZ Classic Driver - issue #70
back in Jan - Feb 2017.

A photo of the Jensen Car [ bottom left ] - also fitted with a full windscreen, not an Aero or low screen ..this is after Ross had the car. [ ref 11 ]

another page of the article the next page [ ref 12 ]

and the last page ..[ref 13 ]

..

Will post the whole story if you would like Gentlemen .. as now two years since published and am sure Allan Dick would not be concerned..

2024 - the Article was edited and republished in a Special Edition of NZ Classic Driver in 2022

[Roger Dowding]

Photo of the car from 1992 - not good quality - thanks to Clas Arleskar for the image.

[Roger Dowding]

The Bill Dunster car in 1966 - became BMC Boys in 1973 !!

Levin 1966..

The Healey - Corvette Skope 2019 - Interesting has had a change of Carburetor as in Allan Dick's article on the car [ NZ Classic car issue #63 ] was sporting twin Holley's with small Edelbrock pancake aircleaners in 2015

Nothing specific to A - Healey, but a petrol brand in NZ in the 1930's - 1960's - became Mobil -with Pegasus the Horse logo !!

[Ray Bell]

I remember seeing Plume signs at servos when I was a kid...

So many old brands then. Atlantic (Esso), COR (BP), Texaco (Caltex), often several at the same 'independent' servo.

[Roger Dowding]

I remember seeing Plume signs at servos when I was a kid...

So many old brands then. Atlantic (Esso), COR (BP), Texaco (Caltex), often several at the same 'independent' servo.

We in NZ had Plume, Big Tree, Caltex, Atlantic, Shell, BP and of course that NZ icon " Europa " - owned by the Todd family who imported and later assembled Rootes Group cars - then Mitsubishi and others.

and another Plume sign - more modern.. the metal sign I got from my Father - in - law

and more modern again

[John McKechnie]

....and led the Charger challenge in the B&Hs

[Ray Bell]

The sign of the Flying Red Horse...

The jingle about that accompanied the famous TV show, Highway Patrol, on Australian television.

[Roger Dowding]

Roger & Ross,
Thanks so much for these.
I will be sharing these with Eric etc. They are very much appreciated and thanks for all the effort to present them so well after almost
35 yrs. Well done.

Ken H.

Re-reading Kens comment as have added a bit more to the posts on the 1982 USA trip posted back in 2016 - a few more people identified and car details corrected.

The Trip was because of these cars ; a group of Books by the " Healey Boys " Father and Son.

Have also got out the magazine " Vintage Racer "as going to scan and send pages to the Guy who has built replica of the 1950 Cunningham Cadillacs and see Hans Nohr is one of the photographers who pics are in the magazine at Laguna Seca in August 1981, the year before BMC BOY and others did the AH trip and West Coast tour.
Bringing back great memories - and have got back in touch with quite a few of the people from that time in the USA.

[John McKechnie]

Roger...will you be at Taupo April 27,28 for the last Historic race meeting of the season Dennis Marwood Classic- usual suspects running..HSS,HMC,HSC . and others.

[Roger Dowding]

Roger...will you be at Taupo April 27,28 for the last Historic race meeting of the season Dennis Marwood Classic- usual suspects running..HSS,HMC,HSC . and others.

John McK, would love to but unlikely.
Thanks for asking, Cheers
Roger D.

[Roger Dowding]

Photo from Mike Harris - archives - for obvious reasons:
Here’s another photo with Josh Timms racing the 100/S circa 1960. Bill Harris (my father) racing the P3 Alfa Romeo

Comments on the photo;
David Montgomery " I can see why the alloy body on the Buckler DD1 did not last long with that type of surface on the race tracks."
David is English - they wouldn't race on a paddock or metal ? - would on a Beach though.

Kelvin Brown "The car behind the Healey looks to be Fred McLean in the Buckler Mk.10 the ex Doc Langley car."

Kelvin Brown " Others in the photo Don Stewart ? in Ransley Riley, #13 Wally Darrell ACE 3 and possibly the Arthur Kennard Healey in behind Bill."
possibly Don Ransley in the Ransley - will have to check with Grant Ransley - Grandson of the car builder The Ransley Riley driver is Don Stewart - it is the car that crashed badly at Dunedin in 1953 hitting a pole.

My comment re " Buckler " Jarvie body ?? looks like it and I would say the Kennard AH too - triple louvres

[Roger Dowding]

The Car is for sale by Coys Auctions in Europe
Notes on the car
" Delivered to Sydney, Australia in 1955, this BN1 was fitted with an Ausca race body two years later and campaigned locally by Lindsay Hughes in the 1960’s with some success. In 1967 Hughes commissioned Sid Ward to build a full aluminium coupe body which the car still wears today. Not only a rare piece of Australian motor-racing history but one of the finest coachbuilt Healey specials to have been produced, this exceptionally rare example would be a credit to any collection. "

A photo ;

My own photos of the car appeared here back in 2016.

Link to the Auction House site

" http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1955-austin-healey-ward-special?fbclid=IwAR1pK_5Q4fcnro4Tkt2cGpkyyxb4JpiQXZ_bMmJOqC736TmOal2BYtffAus "

[khyndart in CA]

Roger,
You may not see a A/H 100 S racing in the sand again when you see what they fetch in 2019 US $ and this is just the median asking prices !

KH

[Roger Dowding]

Roger,
You may not see a A/H 100 S racing in the sand again when you see what they fetch in 2019 US $ and this is just the median asking prices !
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KH

Ken H with what I could sell the MX5 for could just afford a Mark 2 Sprite - never owned one,
had two Mark 3, at $8000 almost do-able
and two Mk 1 - way out of my league at $ 18500 when you think that is USD ..
I note no basic 100 Fours there only the " M " ..
Thanks for the list and in the right place - this thread, so no need to copy across ..
Cheers

[khyndart in CA]

OK Roger,
Here's to you.
Cheers.

KH

[Roger Dowding]

OK Roger,
Here's to you.
Cheers.
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KH

Thanks Ken H

The record is now complete, Ch-cheers to you-having a beer as I write this - actually put the glass down to type as use two fingers - one from each hand !!

[Roger Dowding]

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.
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The car again;

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Just clarifying the AHS cars in New Zealand as I confused myself [ don't think it got picked up ]

Imported new AHS3601 by Austin New Zealand. sold through P H Vickery - Vickery Motors Invercargill.
Car was written off and a recreation has been done by Steve Pike " Marsh Classics " after restoration / recreation the car went to Europe with Clas Arleskar but is now with Alister Rayner a Kiwi living in Queensland - was talking to Alister back in March on the " 50th Anniversary Grand Tour " by the AHCCNZ..

Imported new AHS3908 by Austin New Zealand - customer Seabrook Fowlds, the Auckland Austin / Austin Healey distributors - the restored Ross Jensen Car.

In New Zealand in 1960's ; 1960 - 1963 at least AHS3802 brought to NZ by Dr Fred Losee car later the Josh Tims,[ E Tims - in entry lists at the time ] that went back to the USA.
Was restored there in around 1990. Was sold new in the USA

All three cars produced / delivered in 1955.