The Roaring Season

Thanks Nigel I only took one photo of the " Bug-eye "Sprite in a group, there was a Mark 2/3 there as well a Red one,photos still in the camera.
Off to Caffeine and Classics at Smales Farm tomorrow for a hour or so..in the "Scruffy " Neo Green [ read BRG ] Mazda MX5 ..

Clash with the (2) race meetings at Hampton Downs... Grrrr... Will have to skip Smales Farm - again. HRSCC/VCC meet on the short track and a bit of action on the National Track too. Wife is dancing at a comp at Mangere Bridge, so south scores over the North Shore this time.

ERC wrote:Clash with the (2) race meetings at Hampton Downs... Grrrr... Will have to skip Smales Farm - again. HRSCC/VCC meet on the short track and a bit of action on the National Track too. Wife is dancing at a comp at Mangere Bridge, so south scores over the North Shore this time.

ERC, there was a Jaguar Drivers Concour South of the Bridge too !! Jim Reece another Healey guy went.
Didn't see any Healey's at Smales Farm,lots of other interesting cars though, quite a few MX5's.. photos to come, not sure where to post them as Not Healeys..

Roger Dowding wrote:Thanks Nigel I only took one photo of the " Bug-eye "Sprite in a group, there was a Mark 2/3 there as well a Red one,photos still in the camera.
Off to Caffeine and Classics at Smales Farm tomorrow for a hour or so..in the "Scruffy " Neo Green [ read BRG ] Mazda MX5 ..

Nigel's Sprite photos.
This is the other Sprite at the " Greerton Vintage Fayre ", a Car Show and Vintage Retro market with a lot of people dressed in the time of their cars. a few good things for sale; One was the Euan Sargison Book on Vintage Racing in NZ a collection of his photos for $60.00 - didn't get it, maybe next time. If I am lucky !!

The Mark 2 Sprite 1962-64 .still has the sidescreens the wind ups came with the Mark 3 .. 1965 model



The Bug-eye in a group



Not a Healey but who knows what it is - didn't note the badge ..
Here beside a GT6 used to own one back in the mid 1970's



Found another picture of the mystery car, now know it is a Beattie Clubman



and another picture of the GT6,

Beattie

Or in another incarnation, Redline.

And the winner is Ross, with Rhys giving more information. Thanks Guys, .. now must find the other photo.

This is from Carjam ;
Year: 2001
Make: LVVTA
Model: BEATTIE
Colour: GREEN
Submodel: CLUBMAN
Body Style: Sports Car
VIN: 7A88E000701687334
Plate: AGG593
Engine No: 3S-150601
Chassis: BCRDL4
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 2
CC rating: 2,000cc

There is a Redline Roadsport 2011 for sale on TradeMe at present. Looks a nice example and well priced.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/specialist-cars/other/auction-1471174847.htm

A close up of the models of Healeys that have competed at Le Mans - at the " Healey Museum ".
it includes Healey and Austin - Healey cars .. some are handmade.

a close up [ cropped shot ]


The original photo ;


I have a couple of models, the 1955 Lance Macklin Car and a 1961 Le Mans entrant race # 23 both by Spark, plus one of the Sprite Coupe's is an Exem model.you have to add the race numbers.

An advert for the 1986 Otaua Hillclimb.

A scene from the Longbridge Factory the Sprite assembly line.



a 1965 model - as owned in 1974, still a young car then and a youngish Driver too!!.


Ken H, the car is standing still too!!, no sideways slide.

Milan Fistonic wrote:An advert for the 1986 Otaua Hillclimb.

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The Austin - Healey Car Club of New Zealand Inc, ran the Hill Climb from 1983 to 1990. I competed in 1983 and in the following years acted as Flag Marshall '84 - '86 and was Chief Organiser 1987 to 1990, Reg Whittaker was the Go To person as was a local - School Teacher and Resident - lived in Bothwell Park Road, which is the next road over from Maioro Road.
The Tavern owner at that time was very helpful, letting us use the car park for Scrutineering, parking of trailers and tow cars, the Tavern benefited from the Prize Giving being held there after the runs as noted in the above forms.
Entry was preferred to be of " Classic cars " however there was the important note in the eligibility requirements,that stated "Any car that the organising club approved ". This led to a real mix with a few more modern ones and a couple of single seaters, including John Wigstons. The MG Car Club took the event over for 1991, as the A - H club was unable to get enough help within the club. Maybe they should have done as other Clubs did and ask for invited clubs to provide a few Marshalls. The event is still run I understand, must try to get to the 2018 Event, for old times sake and take a few photo's.

Thanks as always to Milan Fistonic for these. I don't remember the poster, hand drawn.

I ran our Lotus Elan Sprint,[i say "our" as it was My wifes [Cushla] daily driver] there one year,cannot remember times,same year as Jon Warring ran his lovely McLaren F2 car.Was a good day.

Ross Hollings wrote:I ran our Lotus Elan Sprint,[i say "our" as it was My wifes [Cushla] daily driver] there one year,cannot remember times,same year as Jon Warring ran his lovely McLaren F2 car.Was a good day.

Ross,Is this you ??




and here is John Wigston ;



Don't think I have the McLaren - what is this ??



We did allow a very eclectic field..

the last 2 cars i think are chevrons

Our Elan was a FHC.

Ross Hollings wrote:Our Elan was a FHC.

Ross, will have another look in my Photo Gallery .. cheers

Photo's from the Cliff Bennett collection - from Jim Bennett, posted on " South Island Motorsport " Facebook page.









More to come and the Entry List ;

A few more photos -Jim was only 11 when the race was held -

The Arthur Kennard Austin - Healey - Corvette - which has been rebuilt in recent times




The entry list from Graham Woods



The entry list for the Open Car Race - with the Healeys in it



The Lawton Healey 100/6 has featured on this thread before, photo by Graham Woods

The Healey likers will know this car!