The Roaring Season

I like the mat under the engine/gearbox for the oil leaks

I'm told I'm an elderly man...

I didn't notice the mat.

Ray Bell wrote:I'm told I'm an elderly man...

I didn't notice the mat.

It wasn't You- Ray

I think this was the only Austin Healey at the Thames Wings and Wheels last Saturday.

received these images from Ewart Stronach, a Kiwi - now lives in Melbourne - he has this folder of the " Booklet " -
Have borrowed a couple of pages on Austin's and Austin Healey's - the " Booklet " is worth about AUD 40 .. - would have thought worth more !!!.


The inside leaf - all in a ring binder -
Front Cover is a Deep RED ..

The Austins and Austin Healey's - there are more Austins on the previous page to this one.



and the Austin Healey 100M - a close -up ;

Did we get to this one yet?

Ray Bell wrote:Did we get to this one yet?

Wow Ray - I used to buy Sports Car World in the mid-late 1960's was a good magazine - thanks for the cover photo ..

Austin Healeys featured on the cover of SCW quite a few times in the fifties and early sixties. These are from April 1957, when SCW first appeared, to the end of 1965.

..and the rest









The yellow Sprite on the cover of the October 1960 magazine was designed and built by Stan Brown and Clive Adams, the same people who did the Prad Healey, pictured on the front of the mag that Ray posted.

Milan, Thanks as always you have great information and archives. Those Covers are great ..

Probably had a few of those in the day..Enjoyed the Magazine - as it covered a lot of cars we could see in New Zealand..

and to follow here is a piece from a Tintin Book [ in French ] about an Austin Healey 3000 2 + 2 Coupe - which does exist..





and time for a small Healey, well a Big Healey but in small scale - all these images from Karsten Stelk,a Healey Guy in Europe.

Posted by Warren Kennedy on " Austin Healey Owners Fb page ;

Warren notes ;" The first photo shows X8 after the body was fitted that was removed from X5. After the Disastrous effort at Le Mans with the French Drivers the body was again removed and re-cycled to a Silverstone E56. X8 was then rebodied and renumbered to match X14.This was the body that gave Gerry Coker the inspiration for the 100/4 "

The pictures ;





The cars here are in fact the Nash Healey entries by the Donald Healey Motor Company at Le mans in 1952.
The number 10 car finished 3rd in 1952 - the 11 car [ the faster car ] retiring during the race with engine trouble
One car #11 had a Hemi-head modified to fit the Nash 6 cylinder engine
- source - Brooklands Book " Le Mans - The Jaguar Years - 1949 - 1957

The number #11 car X5 was as raced in 1950 where as #14 it came 4th ..

I wonder what sort of hemi head that was?

The Nash Healeys were pretty handsome cars, and the engines big enough to give them good grunt. One starred in the movie, 'Sabrina'.

Ray Bell wrote:I wonder what sort of hemi head that was?

The Nash Healeys were pretty handsome cars, and the engines big enough to give them good grunt. One starred in the movie, 'Sabrina'.

A C "Sammy " Sampietro designed a new head which Nash agreed to - it had " six large inlet ports on one side and six exhaust ports on the other." " The valves at an angle of 90 degrees ".
The original Nash engine had a cylinder head with a cast inlet gallery - " not unlike the Austin Healey 100 SIX early engines ..
-Geoff Healey's book " Healey -The Specials.
The Nash was a 3.8 litre Six ..

Well remember the movie Sabrina - yes loved the Nash Healey in it !!

bce257 wrote:Thanks for the headsup, might go for a drive

Not a Healey but understand " bce257 " that you know a bit about this - DU SU's 3 pair [ with EFI inside ? ! ]..



Was it a bit like this set up on the 100 SIX

Roger Dowding wrote:Not a Healey but understand " bce257 " that you know a bit about this - DU SU's 3 pair [ with EFI inside ? ! ]..

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Was it a bit like this set up on the 100 SIX

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Had a close look but could not see any wiring going to carb's but may be wrong, lovely Raymond Mays head though.

Kevin Hirst wrote:Had a close look but could not see any wiring going to carb's but may be wrong, lovely Raymond Mays head though.

Kevin - have found a few photos of the Farnham Zephyr Car set up, taken by John Vevers who was there with the Austin 3 Litre - parked just along from us at C and C .. will dig out the photos and post ..

A " BMC BOY " photo of Bryan and Brenda in their 100 at an Austin Healey Club Gymkhana - late 1970's
Bryan and Brenda were the couple who travelled the USA in July - September 1982 in the VW Kombi, that has featured on here.



a Jim Reece photo of the car - late 1970's / early 1980's [ It has the Union Jack badges fitted which we both purchased in 1982 in the USA ] with Brenda in the car and your truly standing !!
The cars Rego Plate is no longer valid but may now have a " personalised "or newer Registration.

Have asked Bryan for more photos of his cars - especially the AH 100.. may have some of my own - in
" The Archives "
**Bryan still has the car [in pieces ] it had an accident in 1983/84 on the way to a AHCC gathering at Piha - I had forgotten the incident until reminded.
More to follow


A Healey connection as Donald Healey used the 2.4 litre Hi-Cam Riley motor in some of his pre - Austin engined Healeys.
This is 1.5 litre Kestrel a 1936 model [ one of two as Bryan had a 1937 one also ] owned by Bryan Harris that preceded the AH 100 under his ownership

An Austin - Healey [ and Jaguar ] Mate in Oregon USA, has a huge Model Collection - makes my 350 odd collection with about 9 Austin Healeys look sad.

Here are some of his 100's and 100S .. in 1;43 " Old Irish Racing " is his hobby business - and a Facebook page too.
Must tell Jerry Liudahl that I have " borrowed " his photo's..

Hundred's - lower case " s "


Hundred S - upper case " S "


See Alfa Romeo and Ferrari signs on the model garage - no Austin Healey one though

Roger, have you seen this publication?

Austin Healey Club at Ellerslie on Sunday