This very early Austin Healey 100 has the serial number is 142618 making it the 150th production car (the first production car as body #24) and it left Longbridge on 25 August 1953. I know almost nothing about the history of the car other than it was sold on eBay to the person from whom… Continue reading The Story and Disassembly of Austin Healey 100 Number 174
Austin Healey Roadster Windshield Post Repair
The windshield frame on the pre-1963 6 cylinder Healeys is secured to the windshield posts with four 10/24 chromed Phillips head steel screws. The 100 posts used 10/32 threads. If the windshield has been fitted to a car that has been winter driven in areas where road salt is used it is very unlikely that… Continue reading Austin Healey Roadster Windshield Post Repair
Valve Seat Recession ….at last
Back in the early ‘80s the word on the street was that all little British Cars were doomed. Unleaded gas was coming, the sky was going to fall, and the exhaust valve seats in the Austin, MG and Triumph engines we all love to tinker with, which were made from cast iron, would be destroyed… Continue reading Valve Seat Recession ….at last
Targa Newfoundland 2008 : A Lesson in Rod Ends
Targa is over for another year. It takes a while to come back to earth after the event and this year was no exception. 2008 was my 5th year of Targa competition and certainly one of the better ones. With AHX12 now in its 4th year in the event I believe we have sorted out… Continue reading Targa Newfoundland 2008 : A Lesson in Rod Ends
Steve Pike’s Repro Hardtop
When we were in Victoria in March 2008 we stayed with long time friends Steve and Helen Pike in Bacchus Marsh. Steve has a Healey shop which specializes in Healeys with a particular emphasis on 100Ss!!! He has restored many Healeys and the quality of the work he produces is second to none. While we… Continue reading Steve Pike’s Repro Hardtop
Heater Valves
So Judy and I have decided that the time has come to sell the old homestead and move to the sticks. We have pretty well had it with the traffic and the way our neighborhood is changing. We are only about 150 meters from Yonge St in the middle of North York which is one… Continue reading Heater Valves
Targa Newfoundland 2007 Quest for Gold
For those who aren’t members of The Austin Healey Club U.S.A. and therefore don’t get the Austin Healey Magazine I have posted this article that I wrote at the request of Gary Anderson the editor. Targa Newfoundland is a highly addictive event. Billed as “The Ultimate Motorsports Adventure“ the event is rapidly gaining a reputation… Continue reading Targa Newfoundland 2007 Quest for Gold
Restored Healey Body Panels
I’m not trying to make things difficult but I have found that describing corroded or damaged body panels is impossible therefore I have decided to sell the few that I have left in stock in restored condition only. The restoration work has, or will be, done by a former employee who used to do all… Continue reading Restored Healey Body Panels
Tons of Used Parts …Chapter IV
Well my efforts to dispose of the entire used parts inventory have not been successful. I had expressions of interest but when it came down to it they just didn’t work out. As a result I have reluctantly decided to try to sell what I can through this blog. As can be imagined organizing and… Continue reading Tons of Used Parts …Chapter IV
Crownwheel Bolts: Solution Found
Thanks to the very welcome advice of Jim Hockert, Mike Gladwin, Bob Haskell, Richard Ewald, Dallas Congleton and Ken Freese, all of whom made very worthwhile suggestions, I think we have the problem solved. My idea of the tab washers became a non starter when I realized that I would be unable to get a… Continue reading Crownwheel Bolts: Solution Found