I have a dear friend here in NYC, whose late brother, Alex Mulenga, had a
backyard full of Austin Healeys in Ndola, Zambia (Northern Rodesia), back in
the 60's and 70's. I've often thought that area could be home to a long lost
100S or some other treasures.
Best
JK
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On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 12:12 PM EST HealeyRick wrote:
>Found this cool site of Healeys in Rodesia (now Zimbabwe)
>http://www.classiccarsinrhodesia.co.za/Makes/Austin%20Healey.html including
>some Ms and an S:
>http://www.classiccarsinrhodesia.co.za/Makes/Austin%20Healey.html
>
>On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 8:51 AM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I have one car in the BJ8 Registry that was shipped from the factory to
>> Ethiopia, one to Zimbabwe, and one to the Bahamas, as well as the one to
>> New Guinea that Patrick mentions.
>>
>> The one to Ethiopia later ended up in Texas.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Byers
>>
>> HBJ8L/36666
>>
>> BJ8 Registry
>>
>> AHCA Delegate at Large
>>
>> Havelock, NC USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of
>> *Patrick
>> & Caroline Quinn
>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:08 PM
>> *To:* 'I Erbs'
>> *Cc:* Healeys@autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] island travel
>>
>>
>>
>> Gâ??day
>>
>>
>>
>> It would be interesting to find out the non-mainstream places where
>> Austin-Healeys were originally sold.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know of two 3000 Mk1s that were sold new in Fiji and Tahiti and a BJ7
>> and a BJ8 that were sold new in New Guinea. Then there was the 100M that
>> went to Morocco and someone in Madagascar who took delivery of a new 100S.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have often pondered on the number of cars that were sent to India. I
>> know of two Warwick built Healeys that are there.
>>
>>
>>
>> At some stage there must have been quite a few in the Bahamas as you just
>> have to look at the history of the Speed Weeks racing meetings as there
>> were races specifically for Austin-Healeys and the man and his wife behind
>> the races (Sir Sydney and Lady Greta Oakes) both had Austin-Healeys. DMH
>> used to stay with them during the event.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hoo Roo
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick Quinn
>>
>> Blue Mountains, Australia
>>
>>
>>
>>
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