And Roger gave me his gold plated torque wrench (he never used one) that was
given to him as the Mechanic's Prize at LeMans. He also gave me his ID
bracelet from LeMans and a few other treasures. Roger Menadue prepared
Healeys of any type had a pretty spectacular record of success considering
the lack of budget and miniscule resources he had to work with.
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Joe and Lenore Armour
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:00 PM
To: Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-Six with XK150 engine for sale
previously stated:
> " And please don`t compare Austin-Healey race success with Jaguar`s.
> Jaguar Cars played in a different, in the premier league. Jaguar cars
> several times won Le Mans and other top Historical Races. A Healey
> never did even reach the finisher line at Le Mans.
> There was no need for Jaguar, except their early days at Jabbecke with
> the XK120, to go down to land speed record breaking.
>
> Just to mention the facts.
>
>
Now it gets interesting. ' A Healey never did even reach the finish
line at LeMans'
In 1967 &68 an Austin Healey was the best finishing car for consecative
years and consquently Roger Menadue was awarded the honour of 'Mechanic
of the Year'
Roger's early Healeys also finished very well in the early Donald Healey
Motor Co. attempts;
1949 13th
1950 4th and 19th
1951 6th
1953 12th & 14th 2nd & 3rd in class
1955 may have finished if not run over by a wayward Jag. ( smile I am
only joking)
1960 20th
1964 24th
1965 12th Class winner
1967 15th
1968 11th
I do realise you may have intended to say AH model .......... but I
could not let the comment to stand against the broader term Healey.
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