<div dir="auto">Very cool. I always love learning stuff like this</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 5:53 PM Mark Donaldson <<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_-2122930708403189614WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Allan,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The gentleman you saw at Mt Maunganui with his VW camper would have been local Tauranga classic car restorer, Dave Doling.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The car you saw was not a genuine 100S.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">It was a very nicely prepared reproduction belonging to AHCCNZ Auckland member, Michael Sexton.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">I have many photos of the car during its build, which was begun originally on a Hundred chassis by Steve Pike in Australia, and finished by Dave.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">When completed, Michael had the car fettled here in Auckland. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">He still owns it, and has raced it here and hillclimbed it in Italy. He owns a collection of gorgeous classics which he campaigns here and overseas.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Mark Donaldson<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Historian, AHCCNZ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Ardmore, NZ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><img width="310" height="115" style="width:3.225in;height:1.2in" id="m_-2122930708403189614Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.png@01D8F2B5.F915AFA0"></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><img width="725" height="482" style="width:7.55in;height:5.0166in" id="m_-2122930708403189614Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D8F2B5.F915AFA0"></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Allan Peters <<a href="mailto:allan-peters@sky.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">allan-peters@sky.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 7 November 2022 2:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Healey 100S surprise<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Some time ago, probably 2013, iwas lucky to be in Mount Monanui, North Island, New Zealand. It was a hot sunny day and was strolling along the front towards the Mount, wearing a 100S T shirt and this chap in a Vw Camper Said " I have one of those"<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Well i was Sceptical , but he gave me his card and invited me over.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The next day was Raining so my son and I went over to Tauranga to his workshop, convinced it would be a replica !!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Well it turned out to be Real, a fully restored 100 S, in white. What a Day !! I could not beleive it !<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">There was a rumour that the Madagascar, "S" ahs 3806 is now in Minnesota, were there any updates on this ??<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Presumably over time a few missing cars will emerge ??<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Have Fun,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Allan<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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