The Healey in question was a Silverstone with a Cadillac engine and deDion
rear suspension, and the drivers were Phil Walters and Briggs Cunningham.
According to Walters, "I don't think we ever built a better-handling car ...
slightly better than our Ferrari" (from Carl Goodwin's lengthy article on
Walters in "Vintage Motorsport", May/June 1997 (#3)).
Sarah Carr
BN1 in PA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patton Dickson" <57healey@gmail.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 1:20 PM
Subject: Cadilac Healey? + Lots of vintage race stuff
>A link was posted on the Classic Motorsports Forum to a site filled with
> vintage race brosures and programs. About a 5th of the way down one of
> the
> programs lists results from prior seasons and it show two races where
> Cadilac Healeys made the podium. A driver named Walters drove a Cadillac
> Healey to the win in the 1950 Seneca Cup Race and a driver named
> Cunningham
> (could that be Briggs?) placed second in the 1950 Watkins Glen Grand Prix
> was!?!?!?
>
> Look just after the map of the Watkins Glen race course
>
> http://ferrariexperts.com/SCCA%20results.htm
>
> There is LOTS of other Healey stuff in there
>
> Patton
>
>
> --
> Patton Dickson - http://Austin-Healeys.com
>
> 1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out."
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