Works Healeys In Detail
By Graham Robson
ISBN 978-1-906133-79-5
176 pages
255mm x 255mm
Over 200 photos
“a work of high quality, destined to become a standard reference.”The Automobile
Donald Healey began rallying in the 1920s and soon won fame for his exploits on European rallies, including first in the Monte Carlo rally in 1931 in a 4½ Litre Invicta and second in 1932. Already a successful businessman, his dream was to become a car manufacturer himself, particularly a manufacturer of high-performance cars, and in 1946 he launched the first two models, the Westland roadster and the Elliott saloon, from his small factory in Warwick. The Elliott was the fastest saloon car of its day, proving capable of over 110mph, and by 1947 was enjoying a rallying career. These models were followed by the stark Silverstone and the elegant Tickford saloon, the Nash-Healey and then the famous 100, which was rapidly adopted by Austin to become the first in the Austin-Healey line that developed into the 100/6 and the 3000, with the perky Sprite joining along the way.
Graham Robson is the doyen of writers on rallying. His new book joins his respected Works Triumphs, Works Escorts, Works Cortina and Corsair & Capri in our list. Here he tells of the story of Donald Healey’s cars in the world of rallying, racing and record attempts from the the late 1940s through to the last racing Austin-Healey Sprite in 1967. In between he produced competiton versions of the Austin-Healey 100 and 100S, the 100/6 and the gloriously successful 3000, a brutal and wayward machine that won countless international rallies in the 1960s in the hands of great drivers like Pat Moss, Timo Makinen, Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk, to name but a few.
The author describes the career of each of the works cars individually – entries, drivers and results, with nearly all cars illustrated. In addition there is detailed colour photography of some important surviving examples.
Healey & Nash Healey
The Race Cars
Registration Number: GWD 42
Engine Size: 2443cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Elliott
Registration Number: GWD 43
Engine Size: 2443cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Westland
Registration Number: Not registered (Ran on UK plates 192 AC)
Engine Size: 2443 4 CYL OHV
Model Type: Elliott
Registration Number: JAC 100
Engine Size: 2443cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Silverstone
Registration Number: Not Registered
2443cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Silverstone
Registration Number: JWD 300 (X5)
Engine Size: 3848/4138cc
Model Type: Nash-Healey prototype
Registration Number: LAC 880 (X6)
Engine Size: 3848/4138cc
Model Type: Nash-Healey prototype
Registration Number: KWD 947
Engine Size: 3848/4138cc
Model-Type: Nash-Healey
Registration Number: Not Registered (X8)
Engine Size: 4138cc
Model Type: Nash-Healey Race Car
Registration Number: Not Registered (X14)
Engine Size: 4138cc
Model Type: Nash-Healey
Registration Number: Not Registered (X15)
Engine size: 4138cc
Model Type: Nash-Healey
100 & 100s Works Race Cars
Registration Number: MWD 360
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: BN1
Registration Number: NOJ 391
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: BN1/100s from 1954
Registration Number: NOJ 392
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: BN1
Registration Number: NOJ 393
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: BN1/100s (1954-55)
Registration Number: OON 439
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100s (prototype)
Registration Number: OON 440
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100s
Registration Number: OON 441
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100s
The Record Cars at Bonneville Salt Flats and Montlhéry
Chassis Number: SPL 227B (not registered)
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100BN1
Registration Number: Not registered
Engine Size: 2660 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100BN1
Chassis Number: SPL261B (not registered)
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-CYL/2639cc 6CYL
Model Type: Modified 100 BN1
Registration Number: Not registered
Engine Size: 2639cc 6CYL OHV
Model Type: Hybrid BN1/BN4 Prototype
Registration Number: VOK490
Engine Size: 2639cc 6CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN4
Project Number: EX219 (not registered)
Engine Size: 948cc 4-CYL
Model Type: MG prototype
100-Six and 3000 in Rallying
Registration Number: OOM 439
Engine Size: 2660cc 4-cyl OHV
Model Type: 100s
Registration Number: UOC 741
Engine Size: 2639cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN4
Registration Number: PMO 201
Engine Size: 2639cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN6
Registration Number: PMO 202
Engine Size: 2639cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN6
Registration Number: PMO 203
Engine Size: 2639cc (Later 2912cc) 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN6
Registration Number: TON 792
Engine Size: 2639cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN6
Registration Number: SMO 744
Engine Size:2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: SMO 745
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: SMO 746
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: SJB 741
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: UJB 143
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type:: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: URX 727
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: XJB 870
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: XJB 871
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: XJB 872
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: XJB 876
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: XJB 877
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: 37 ARX
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: 47 ARX
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: 57 ARX
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: 67 ARX
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: 77 ARX
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: ARX 91B
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: ARX 92B
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: BMO 93B
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: BRX 852B
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: DRX 257C
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: DRX 258c
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: EJB 806C
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Registration Number: PWB 57 (RE-Registered form ARX 92B)
Engine Size: 2968cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 Prototype
100-Six and 3000 In Motor Racing
Registration Number: UOC 741
Engine Size: 2939cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-Six BN4
Registration Number: Not Registered
Engine Size: 2639cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-SIX BN4
Registration Number: Not Registered
Engine Size: 2639cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 100-SIX BN4
Registration Number: UJB 141/142/143
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BN7
Registration Number: 54/56/57 FAC
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ7
Registration Number: 767 KNX
Engine Size: 2912cc 6-CYL OHV
Model Type: 3000 BJ8
Sprites in Rallying
Registration Number: YAC 740
Engine Size: 948cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Mk1
Registration Number: PMO 200
Engine Size: 948cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Mk1, later Sebring
Registration Number: XOH 276
Engine Size: 948cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Mk1
Registration Number: XOH 277
Engine Size: 948cc 4CYL OHV
Model Type: Mk1
Registration Number: WJB 707
Engine Size: 948cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Mk1
Registration Number: WJB 727
Engine Size: 948cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Mk1
Registration Number: YRX 727
Engine Size:995cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Midget Mk1
Registration Number: YRX 737
Engine Size: 995cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Midget Mk1/Sprite MkII
Registration Number: YRX 747
Engine Size: 995cc 4-CYL OHV
Model Type: Midget Mk1/Sprite MkII
Sprites in Motor Racing
Sebring Races 1959
Healey Code: ST200
Engine Size: 948cc
Model Type: Mk1
Targa Florio 1959
Healey Code: TFR1
Registration: 7080 AC
Engine Size: 948cc
Model Type: Mk1
Sebring 4-Hour Race 1960
Healey Code: Ex-TFR1
Registration: 7080AC
Engine Size: 948cc
Model Type: Mk1
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1960
Registration 5983 AC
Engine Size: 948cc
Model Type: Mk1
Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1960
Registration: 5983 AC
Engine Size: 996cc
Model Type: Mk1
Sebring 4-Hour Race 1961
Registration: 8423 UE
Driver: Ed Leavens
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 8424 UE
Driver: Briggs Cunningham
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 8425 UE
Driver: Bruce McLaren
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 8427 UE
Driver: Walt Hansgen
Engine Size: 998cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1961
Registration: 8426 UE
Driver: Ed Leavens/John Colgate
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 8427 UE
Driver: Joe Buzetta/Glenn Carlson
Engine Size: 998cc
Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1961
Registration : 1411 WD
Driver: John Holgate/Paul Hawkins
Engine Size: 1098cc
Sebring 3-Hour Race 1962
Registration: 9251 WD
Driver: Steve McQueen
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 9252 WD
Driver: Innes Ireland
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 9253 WD
Driver: Pedro Rodriguez
Engine Size: 998cc
Registration: 9254 WD
Driver: Stirling Moss
Engine Size: 998cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1962
Registration: 1411 WD
Driver: John Colgate/ Steve McQueen
Engine Size: 1098cc
Sebring 3-Hour Race 1963
Registration: 9252 WD
Driver: Graham Hill
Engine Size: 1098cc
Registration: 9254 WD
Driver: Pedro Rodriguez
Engine Size: 1098cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1963
Registration: 58 FAC
Driver: John Colgate/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1098cc
Nurburgring 1000km Race 1963
Registration: 9254 WD
Driver: Clive Baker/Christabel Carlisle
Engine Size: 1098cc
Le Mans 24 Hour 1963
Registration: 58 FAC
Driver: Sir John Whitmore/Bob Olthoff
Engine Size: 1100cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1964
Registration: 770 KNX
Driver: Clive Baker/John Colgate
Engine Size: 1098cc
Registration: 776 KNX
Driver: Al Pease/ Donna Mae Mims
Engine Size: 1098cc
Targa Florio 1964
Healey Code: TFR2
Registration: 693 LAC
Engine Size: 1098cc
Model Type: Special coachwork on “64 floorpan
Nurburgring 1000km Race 1964
Registration: 693 LAC
Driver: Clive Baker/ Bill Bradley
Engine Size: 1098cc
Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1964
Registration: 770 KNX
Driver: Clive Baker/ Bill Bradley
Engine Size: 1098cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1965
Registration: 770 KNX
Driver: Paddy Hopkirk/ Timo Makinen
Engine Size: 1293cc
Registration: DAC 952C
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/ Cliver Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Targa Florio 1965
Healey Code: TFR3
Registration: EAC 90C
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Le Mans 24 Hour 1965
Registration: ENX 415C
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Registration: ENX 416C
Driver: Paul Hawkins/John Rhodes
Engine Size: 1293cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1966
Registration: HNX 455D
Driver: Paul Hawkins/Timo Makinen
Engine Size: 1293cc
Registration: HNX 456D
Driver: Paddy Hopkirk/Andrew Hedges
Engine Size: 1293cc
Targa Florio 1966
Healey Code: TFR4
Registration: EAC 90C
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1966
Registration: HNX 455D
Driver: Paddy Hopkirk/Andrew Hedges
Engine Size: 1293cc
Registration: HNX 456D
Driver: John Rhodes/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Sebring 12 Hour Race 1967
Registration: HNX 456D
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/ Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Registration: LNX 629E
Driver: Alec Poole/Carson Baird/Roger Enever
Engine Size: 1293cc
Targa Florio 1967
Healey Code: TFR5
Registration: LWD 959E
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1967
Registration: HNX 456D
Driver Andrew Hedges/Clive Baker
Engine Size: 1293cc
Sebring 12-Hour Race 1968
Registration: LWD 959E
Driver: Clive Baker/ Mike Garton
Engine Size: 1293cc
Registration: LNX 639E
Driver: Jerry Truit/Randy Canfield
Engine size: 1293cc
Targa Florio 1968
Healey Code: TFR6
Registration: LNX 629E
Driver: Rauno Aaltonen/Clive Baker
Engine size: 1293cc
Nurburgring 1000km Race 1968
Registration: LWD 959E
Driver: Clive Baker/John Handley
Engine Size: 1293cc
Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1968
Registration: HNX 456D
Driver: Roger Enever/Alec Poole
Engine Size: 1293cc
Circuit of Mugello 1968
Healey Code: TFR6
Registration: LNX 629E
Driver: Andrew Hedges/Clive Baker
Engine size: 1293cc
Targa Florio 1969
Healey Code: TFR7
Registration: Not Registered
Engine Size: 1293cc
APPENDIX
After Austin-Healey
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