Derek,
Lists that I have seen (eg the one at RSC and Bresslauer's book) have shown
Hambros as the entrant; Hambros being BMC (NA)'s agent/distributor. I assume Ash
to have been the person who signed the papers. However the one at:
http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1957/57seb.html
shows Ash as entrant AND driving an MGA (car 27). Maybe he was the team manager
for Hambros. It is fairly evident down the years that Hambros regarded racing as
a major part of their activities.
Re AHS 3804: RSC lists it as appearing at:
56 sebring 12 hrs (#31) came 11th entered by Ship and Shores listed as "red"
57 Sebring 12 hrs #23 Stiles/Bentley entered by Hambros
**62** Bahamas Cup (#9N) Paul Isaacs entered by ??probably himself.
So according to those records a car with that chassis number was racing in 62.
So can anyone recall who Fred Hunter said he bought Millie from?
Regards,
Peter
Derek Job wrote:
> > Hi Peter
> >
> > I still don't have a car yet, but getting close.
> >
> > The reference to the fact that one of the three cars was AHS 3804 is
> > fascinating and deserves more research.
> >
> > In Joe Jarrick's article that appeared in Healey Marque he states that
> > AHS 3804 ran in the 1956 Sebring 12 hours as a private entry driven by
> > Phil Stiles and George Huntoon.
> >
> > For Sebring 1957 Racing Sports cars list Car number 23 as being AHS
> > 3804. That car was also driven by Phil Stiles. Perhaps it was his car
> > and he agreed to run it in streamlined trim with a six cylinder engine.
> > Remember that at that time the 100S's were not worth huge amounts of
> > money and Stiles may have been keen to try out the new streamlined design.
> >
> > cheers
> >
--
===========================================================
Dr Peter Dzwig
_______________________________________________
Healeys@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Suggested annual donation $12.75
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
|