I can confirm that my ( original 10,000 mile engine ) 100 won't do 100
MPH with the windscreen up. About 95 is the best it will do. However
there was a time back in 1973 in my first 100 with 2 passenger ( the
cute female on was sitting in the middle ) that in convoy on the way to
Morwell hill climb near Melbourne, that 2 Healey 100's were travelling
at over 100 MPH. Unfortunately in my case there was a very load bang
from the engine as the top came off a piston, and a cloud of smoke
filled the Princes highway. Documentary evidence provide below as the
young lady points to the cause of the problem. I lied on my website
about the speed to protect the guilty :)
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/ggl15.jpg
Cheers
Larry Varley
On 11/04/2012 2:13 PM, john spaur wrote:
> We all know that Donald Healey was a member of the 200 MPH club.
>
> I am wondering how many people have exceeded 100 MPH while driving an
> Austin-Healey.
>
> Many years ago, while a junior or senior in high school, me and two of
> my friends hit 110 MPH on a deserted stretch of freeway. It took a
> while to get up to that speed and we were going up a slight incline.
> The front end felt like it was riding on a marshmellow.
>
> Anyone have a story they are willing to share?
>
> John
> '62 BT7
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