It was good meeeting Tracy and putting a face to the name. The car is a real jem as it is very original. It was a back-up car for the Healey team in Europe and then sent to Canada where it was the facroty (Austin of Canada) entry at a lot of races in Canada and Eastern USA (St Eugiene, Harewood, Watkins Glen). Then it was purchased by Hugh Sutherland in 1956 and run in the Nasau Speed Weeks 56, 57, 58 as well as St Eugeine, Harewood, Watkins Glen, Mosport, and eastern USA and Canadian races from 1956 - 1961. Hugh then put it away in the garage and in the late 1970's partially disasembled it for restoration. However he never completed the job and it has been in his garage for the last 45 years. When he took the speedo out of the car in the 70's it read 3480 miles, all orginal racing milage.
The car came with an extrodinary wealth of documentation (stacked about 16 inches high) including orignal race programs, pictures, registration documents, Nasau Speed week entry forms, cargo shipping documents, race proceedure instructions, etc.
The restoration consisted of putting the car back together and the result is a very original car. I am very blessed to have found a car as rare and historied as this 100S purchased from the original owner (after the factory team race efforts) and with such great documentation. The cars are the attraction for me but even more so are the people and the stories that are connected with them. It is so rare to get those stories directly from the "horses mouth." Hugh is still alive and is wonderfully articulate and sharp. He made this all happen for me and I am very grateful. I am sure he is also very happy to see his "little beastie" back on the track again.
The carburetors are 45mm DCO3's not DCOE's (I currently have them jetted to 160 mains and 170 air correctors but I am also still in the sorting out business!!!!). The car was originally built with those carbs, Mallory Magspark ignition, special cameshafts, stripped interior (dash was covered with black leather), no badges on the grill, dash or firewall. Most everything that could be stripped off that was decoration was. You may notice the Healey badge on the grill instead of the front bodywork between the grill and the lovered bonnet. The badge was in that position from the beginning (at least the Austin of Canada team pictues of Alan Miller driving the car and all subsequent pictures of Hugh with the car show the badge in that position) so there it stays.
There are other interesting special items on the car and I will hopefully get to those and a full story with picture on the car at a latter date for the magazines.
If any of you are coming to the Historics, please drop by and say Hi.
Greg
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