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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