[Healeys] Austin 0r Austin Healey

Patrick and Caroline Quinn p_cquinn at tpg.com.au
Sat Aug 2 02:11:55 MDT 2008


G'day

The 3000 isn't in Bill's book but the Sprite is on pages 210 and 211. It's
great to drive.

After signing off from my work email address it's time to sign off from my
home address.

Hoo Roo for 5 weeks.

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Baldwin [mailto:mgcharlie at comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, 2 August 2008 1:39 AM
To: Patrick and Caroline Quinn
Cc: 'Alan Seigrist'; sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin 0r Austin Healey

Patrick,
Are they in Bill Emerson's book so we can see what they look like?
Charlie Baldwin

Patrick and Caroline Quinn wrote:
> G'day Alan
>
> Perhaps I should disclose that Joe has two of those DHMC built racing
> Austin-Healeys. He would be hesitant is saying this.
>
> The 1965 Sebring 3000 and the Sprite that ran at Sebring and Le Mans in
'67
> and '68.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+p_cquinn=tpg.com.au at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+p_cquinn=tpg.com.au at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Alan Seigrist
> Sent: Friday, 1 August 2008 5:32 PM
> To: sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin 0r Austin Healey
>
> Joe -
>
> That's because almost all the racing cars for AH were build at DHMC in
> Warwick, they weren't built at the Austin/BMC factory at
Longbridge/Abingdon
> where most of our factory cars were built.  DHMC also had the exclusive
> rights to all racing for AH, and received a budget from Austin
specifically
> for racing the AH.  The racing cars are a different breed.
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:46 PM, <sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au> wrote:
>
>   
>> The following information may not interest all on the list. I think the
>> name
>> depends who you are dealing with. The F.I.A ( Federation of International
>> Motorsport ) controlled and managed the sports car championship in
>> 1965.This
>> championship was officially called - 'THE MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP'
and
>> was
>> a promotion opportunity for manufacturers to show the value of their
>> products.
>> Events were held at Sebring, LeMans, Targa Florio and a fifth race I
can't
>> remember. In our case the Make entered was Austin Healey. Most
>> interestingly
>> the entrant was Donald Healey Motor Company. The Healeys entered in this
>> championship were fitted with chassis plates that  identified the 3000
>> as 'HEALEY GT and manufacturer, Donald Healey Motor Company.The
>> LeMans/Sebring
>> Sprites of that time had similar chassis plates. YOUR CHOICE, but I would
>> not
>> argue with your government or you could end up as an unidentifiable kit
>>     
> car
>   
>> Joe


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