Thanks. I drove 105 around some industrial areas around the shop. Very fun
Ira Erbs
IT Consultant
Portland, OR
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On Jun 2, 2011 5:20 PM, "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson at thicko.com>
wrote:
> Yes, Phil raced the #105 car, and Dan Pendergraft raced the #106 car.
> Neither of those cars were "Works" cars, or "BMC" race cars, but #106 was
> made up from many Works spares.
>
> But Phil also owned both 56FAC and 57FAC which were Roger Menadue
prepared,
> "Works" race cars. (Not to be confused with BMC rallye cars). 56FAC had
race
> history at Sebring, 57FAC was the back up car, and did not race. 57FAC did
> end up in Canada for a period of time, but is not the car for sale in the
> advertisement. They were very light, and very fast.
>
> Phil did vintage race 56FAC for a short while, but then built the #105 car
> because of 56FAC's value. Fourintune restored both 56FAC (a light
> restoration) and 57FAC full restoration. Phil gave me the roll bar from
> 57FAC that was in it from its time in Canada, as well as the fuel cell.
> 57FAC was sold at auction for what was then the highest amount ever paid
for
> a Healey.
>
> WST
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of I Erbs
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 6:59 PM
> To: Shop at Just Brits
> Cc: Forum
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Canadian 'Vintage' race Healey for Auction
>
> Phil used to race a red car with white hard top in the
> 70's.Don't remember the plate #. We used to work on it at Austin
> Healey Enterprises
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Shop at " Just Brits "
> <shop at justbrits.com>wrote:
>
>> << Plus there were BJ7s, not BN7 Mk1s. >>
>> AND
>> << ...57FAC when the actual car is Blue over White... >>
>>
>> Didn't Phil Coombs own it "over here", have restored in WI,
>> then even compete with it a couple times, take it back to
>> "Merry Ole" and sell for something like 1/4 mil ? ! ? ! ?
>> He and another chap had 33 & 106 at Conclave '88, IIRC
>> at same time !
>>
>> Even seems to me IRC a pic "over here" in late '80s of a pic
>> in either Healey Marque or Healey Mag. of 56 & 57 together
>> ???
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