I last saw 57FAC a couple of years ago enjoying the good life in Queensland
Australia
Think it is still here
John Rowe
Qld Australia
BN1
BT7
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:58 PM
Subject: [Healeys] FW: Fwd: MORE Sebring 3000's
> Hi Joe,
>
> It was 56FAC, not 54FAC. (He owned both 56FACand 57FAC)
>
> He did race 56FAC, and it certainly is possible he had composite springs
> on
> it, but you may be confusing it with his red #105 car (Pendergraft raced
> 106). That car, #105, was a rallye car recreation, and was very developed
> and did have composite springs, roller cam, fluid damper, etc.
>
> I think that 56FAC was fairly original other than the approximation of
> Healey Blue (I think it was a Datsun color). It was very light. Last I
> heard, it was owned by Denny Holloway in Iowa.
>
> 57FAC was in much rougher shape. I have the roll bar and fuel cell that
> had
> been installed sometime during its life. You're right about it auctioning
> for a record high price, something like $400,000+.
>
> WST
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sebring@illawarra.hotkey.net.au
> [mailto:sebring@illawarra.hotkey.net.au]
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:42 AM
> To: Wm. Severin Thompson
> Cc: joea@wgegroup.com
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Fwd: MORE Sebring 3000's
>
> Quoting "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>:
>
>> I rode with Phil Coombs for a couple of (very) hot laps at Road America
>> in
>> 56FAC. It definitely, at that stage in its life, had limited slip, as he
>> was
>> able to steer with the throttle through the Carousel.
>>
>> WST
>>
>
>> PHIL COOMBES' 54FAC WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY DEVELOPED hEALEYS
> RACING AFTER HE HAD RESTORED AND ENHANCED IT. FOR EXAMPLE I BELIEVE HE
> USED
> FIBERGLASS REAR SPRINGS. FAR LESS WEIGHT AND MAYBE IMPROVED RATES FOR
> SMOOTH
>
> CIRCUITS AND STICKER TYRES.PHIL INSTALLED ALL THE MODERN GO-FASTER BITS
> WHILE
> KEEPING THE APPEARANCE 'STOCK SEBRING'I HAD COMMUNICATED WITH THE PREVIOUS
> ENGLISH OWNER AND EVEN THEN IT HAD BEEN DEVELOPED AND CIRCUIT RACED AFTER
> THE
> 1964 SEBRING.
> 57FAC WAS THE WORKS SPARE CAR AND MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN AS DEVELOPED
> IN1964.IT
>
> WAS RESCUED FROM CANADA WERE IT HAD DETERIORATED BADLY ( I HAVE THE
> PICTURES
> )
> MANY NEW STRUCTUAL AND MECHANICAL PARTS WERE PART OF THE RESTO.
> AMAZINGLY THIS CAR WAS LATER SOLD AT THE HIGHEST HEALEY PRICE UPTO THE
> TIME.
> JOE
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