Keep it coming, Patrick. It's a fascinating subject - more interesting than
a few extra ZZZZZZZZZs.
Vrooom vrooom,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:29 PM
Subject: Streamline 100/6 - Yes There's More
> G'day
>
> Just when you thought it was time to catch a few ZZZZZ up pops some more
> information about the '57 Sebring Streamline cars.
>
> Cast your minds back a whole 24 hours - yes I know it's difficult but as
> I leave 53 years 6 months and 17 days far behind someone has to do it.
>
> I made reference to the Ferrari engined car that ran at Nassau in
> December 1956 and suggested that it was used again at Sebring in March
> '57 with a C-Series engine. The DHMC soon found out that Italian horses
> are really smaller than English ones and the combination was a flop.
>
> The Ferrari engined car ran at Nassau was painted BRG and thanks to Reid
> Trummel who sent me some colour pics overnight it's plain to see that No
> 25 at Sebring in '57 and listed as the Austin-Healey Special was also
> painted BRG. It's engine capacity was listed as 2,680cc the same as the
> two streamline Austin-Healey 100/6s that were running.
>
> So (as brain ticks over into overdrive - more oil please Mr Peabody)
> what conclusions can be reached? Firstly the Ferrari engined car was
> un-Ferraried for Sebring and fitted with a C-Series engine or perhaps it
> ran again with the Ferrari engine and the DHMC fibbed about its
> capacity. Of course we all know that the DHMC were paragons of virtue
> and never did anything against rules and regulations. So I again would
> like to bet real cash money or even a block of flats plus Tasmania that
> the Nassau car and No 25 at Sebring in 1957 was one of the same car.
>
> As I sit here in my office there is a feeling of excitement as writing
> about this stuff is much more fun than dealing with the legal crap that
> I normally deal with. Sad it doesn't pay as much.
>
> Watch this space for episode 4,328 of the Streamline 100/6 saga. Will
> the heroine be saved from the speeding Maserati? Will the nasty Mercedes
> Benz driver succeed with his plans to take over life, the universe and
> everything?
>
> The suspense is killing me and I have to go to the loo.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
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