2001 June Healey Northwest

Austin-Healey Club of Oregon June 2001

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President:Allan Gross8217 NE 71st. StreetVancouver, WA 98662(360) [email protected]

Austin-Healey Club of Oregon2001 Officers

Vice President:Bill Massey1628 NE Knott St.Portland, OR 97212(503) [email protected]

Secretary:Stephanie Hellickson1618 Avon WayForest Grove, OR 97116(503) [email protected]

Treasurer:Gary Jackson588 Widgeon Rd.Redmond, OR 97756(541) [email protected]

Membership:Mary Gross8217 NE 71st. StreetVancouver, WA 98662(360) [email protected]

Activities:Leon Hart3085 SW 107th Ave.Portland, OR 97225(503) 292-6510

Club Cordinator:Bill Bolton82923 Bear Creek RoadCreswell, OR 97426(541) 895-5576FAX (541) [email protected]

Editor:Terry Hellickson1618 Avon WayForest Grove, OR 97116(503) [email protected]

Regalia:Pat Barron &Shirley Wilson7220 SW Shady Ct.Portland, OR 97223(503) [email protected]

Club Address:A-H Club of Oregon82923 Bear Creek RoadCreswell, OR 97426

Advertising Mgr.:Tamara Auburg7215 NE 61st Ave.Vancouver, WA 98661(360) [email protected]

Librarian:Doug Auburg7215 NE 61st AvenueVancouver, WA 98661(360) 694-7769FAX (360) [email protected]

Contents: June Meeting

Thanks for your Help

Date: June 9, 2001, 12:30 PMProgram: Tour to Tenold and Karen Peterson’s home,then to Joe Dickey’s father’s home, then a backroads tourto John and Shirley Wilson’s.Meeting: Membership meeting at about 4PM at theWilsons prior to dinner.Dinner: BarBQ dinner at the Wilsons including refresh-ments for $5 per person.

See page 4 for more information....

Club Activities 4Other Car Events 5President’s Message 6Membership Report 6Minutes 7Bragging Rights 8NW Meet 8R2001 Reg Form 9Covered Bridges Tour 10John’s Infatuation 13Sprite Road Test 14Classified Ads 17

Allan & Mary Gross, Stephanie Hellickson, Leon Hart, John Rueter, Tom Santee, John Wilson, Allan Wales, BobBollinger, Bill Bolton.

Cover

This month’s cover shot was taken by Allan Walesduring our May COVERED BRIDGES Tour.

Club Web Site: http://www.healey-oregon.org


The official publication of the Austin-Healey Club of Oregon, Healey Northwest, ispublished monthly for the benefit of its mem-bers. Articles which appear in Healey North-west express the opinions of the author and donot express the official Austin-Healey Club ofOregon position on any subject unless specifi-cally noted. We do our best to insure accuracy,but can not be responsible for any errors oromission of fact. Contributions are welcome onany subject related to Healeys, Club members,or of general interest to the classic car hobby.Material from Healey Northwest may be re-printed in other publications, provided credit isgiven to the author and source and reciprocalarticle use permission is offered by that publi-cation. Please address correspondence to: Healey Northwest Editor

Terry Hellickson1618 Avon Way

Forest Grove, OR 97116(503) 357-8969

e-mail: [email protected] MEMBERSHIPS

Membership in the Austin-Healey Clubof Oregon is available to anyone with an inter-est in cars bearing the Healey marque. Individu-als need not own a Healey to join nor is mem-bership restricted to any regional, national orcontinental boundaries.

Members are encouraged to participatein all Club activities. Winter activities are nor-mally indoor technical sessions or social events.Summer activities are normally outdoors involv-ing tours and car events.

Calendar year memberships are avail-able in person at any meeting or by mail: $25.00per individual or couple (add $10.00 for inter-national mail). Checks should be made payableto AHCO and sent to the Club MembershipDirector.

DEADLINESThe Healey Northwest submittal deadline

is the 20th of the preceding month.WEBSITE

http://www.healey-oregon.org

Healey Northwest© 2001 AHCO

AHCO Activities Calendarby Leon Hart

Editor’s note: Some information or dates may changeafter originally published. Check the calendar each monthfor current information.

June 9, 2001Saturday, June 9th, we will meet at McDonalds in Junc-tion City at 12:30 with the tour starting at 1PM. Turnoff of I-5 at Albany on Exit 216 or 209 for a nice drivedown old Hiway 99 to Junction City. We are going torepeat a visit to Tenold and Karen Peterson’s hand craftedshowplace home that we visited in June of 1998. Lookback at the June 1998 issue of HNW for the story of thevisit. Tenold and Karen are master craftsmen in art andsculpture, and their house is a showplace for their tal-ents. You have to see it to believe it. Tenold has a beau-tifully modified Jaguar XK150 Drophead and his cur-rent project is a 1940 Packard 4 door sedan that he isconverting into a woody wagon. If you missed this tourthree years ago try to make it this time. You won’t besorry. If you miss the start of the tour call Tenold at 541-998-2750 for directions.

The second stop on the tour will be led by Joe Dickey inhis newly restored Bugeye to his father’s home. His dadbuilds miniature V8 engines that actually start up andrun on gasoline. From there we will tour back roads tothe home of John and Shirley Wilson and Healey LaneRestorations. The meeting will be around 4PM followedby a Bar B Q and refreshments for $5 per person.Wilson’s address is 37141 Parsons Creek Road, Marcola,OR. If you need more information call the Wilsons at541-933-2016.

July 14, 2001The July Meeting will be held in conjunction with theHistoric Races held at Portland International Racewayon July 14 & 15. We must order tickets as a group. Eachcar entered costs $30 and includes admission tickets forthe driver and a guest. Additional guest tickets are $20each. See next page for more information.Let’s have a big Healey turnout!


Other Car EventsPacific Northwest Historic Races

July 6 - 8, 2001Pacific Northwest Historic Races at Seattle InternationalRaceway, sponsored by SOVREN. Knockoff to spokeexcitement all weekend. Come see if Richard Mayorcan outrun Ferraris and ‘Vettes again this year. ContactJudy Buckingham, 206-232-4644 for more information or [email protected]

Portland Historic RacesJuly 13 - 15, 2001

Plan on catching the excitement, duels and grudge rac-ing at Portland International Raceway as the SOVRENracing schedule continues. Lots of British racers, espe-cially Healeys, will be on the track for your enjoyment.Get pre-registered and bring your Healey to the corral toget your parade lap around PIR. The July AHCO meet-ing will be held on Saturday after the races. Don’t missthis one. More information will be posted as it’s avail-able.

Forest Grove Concours D’EleganceJuly 15, 2001

The annual Forest Grove Concours D’Elegance will beheld on Sunday, July 15 amongst the trees on the beauti-ful Pacific University campus in Forest Grove. Partici-pants will be invited to Saturday evening festivities aswell. For those with collectable vehicles for sale, a cor-ral will be available for a small fee. Contact the ForestGrove Rotary for more details.

Healey Rendezvous 2001July 30 - August 3, 2001

Healey Rendezvous 2001 will be July 30th - August 3rd,2001 at Riverside Resort in Grants Pass, OR, site of theGeoff Healey Memorial. This event is hosted by theAustin Healey Club of Oregon and sponsored byAHCUSA. Accommodations will be $86 plus tax witha river view or $69 without a view. It should prove to bea relaxing and enjoyable outing. Start making your plansnow. Contact: Bill Bolton, 541-895-5576, email:[email protected] for more details. Full color meet andT-shirt logos, information and registration are availableat the Rendezvous 2001 web page, http://www.healey-oregon.org/rendezvous2001/

Jack Daniel's Southeastern Classic XVSeptember 14 - 16, 2001

Hosted by the Middle Tennessee Austin Healey Cluband Sponsored by Jack Daniels Distillery. This eventwill take place in and around historic Lynchburg, Ten-

The Historic Races will be held at Portland InternationalRaceway on July 14 & 15. If you don’t have your passesby now its too late to get the weekend and car corralpasses. But you can still come out either or both daysand get your fill of vintage auto racing exitement at itsbest. And you can still prowl the car corrals and see allsorts of interesting performance and touring cars. Whileyou’re there stop by the Healey corral and say hi!

AHCO Corral At TheHistoric Races

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nessee. Be prepared for all of the usual events with afew surprises. Awards banquet is a must for all who loveto eat, drink, party... keep in mind who's hosting! Markyour calendars now. More details to follow at a laterdate. For registration information call Susan Ralph at(615) 851-7356.

NW Austin Healey MeetSeptember 21 - 23, 2001

Cascade Austin Healey Club of WA. is hosting the 16thNW Austin Healey Meet September 21-23, 2001 at theLakeside Lodge and Suites’ Best Western - 2312 WoodinAve. Chelan WA. 1-800-468-2781 “NW AH Meet” forspecial winter rates. Check out: wwwlakechelan.com-www.lakesidelodge.net -More information later on Cas-cade club’s website. www.cascadeahc.homestead.com/home.html Contact Joyce Toms 360 876-8236- LoisBuhman 425-228-2742.


June president’s message

May’s outing had “Chamber of Commerce” kind ofweather and the Healey tour was enjoyed by all, about22 Healeys and 5 BJ9s. It was fun to eat, do some scenicHealey driving, site seeing and chatting at the coveredbridge rest stops. I am sure most of us have a picture ortwo for our albums with our Healeys and a covered bridgein the background. Thanks to Norm Simpson and LarryEmerson for organizing the day. A super time was hadby all.

In reflecting back on my membership in the AHCO anumber of things surface for me. First, it seems to beone of the most active and best clubs on the coast andfor that matter in the US. In my role as an officer, onnumerous occasions, various advertisers and other clubmembers have made a point of mentioning this to me.The most common theme has been that the club is soactive, that plans include everyone who wants to par-ticipate. All the members seem to really enjoy their cars,are helpful, and have developed many friendships overthe years. ACHO is unique because of its members andtheir willingness to be involved. As we all know, thekey to a successful club is broad and active participa-tion. This brings me to the main theme of this message.

It may seem early but it is time to begin the process offinding members to volunteer for officer’s positions fornext year. The elections are held in September and theballots will be mailed out in August. A strong club de-pends on old and new volunteers. I have a simple re-quest for all members. Begin to think about people whowould be good officers. If you are a past officer, seekout a member who hasn’t been an officer or hasn’t beenone recently. Discuss the positions and encourage theirparticipation. If a past officer, give consideration to run-ning again. Remember, the offices of Membership, Ac-tivities, Editor, and Regalia can be held by couples.Please give it some thought.

I wish you the very best of motoring

President’s Messageby Allan Gross

Membership Reportby Mary Gross

June Birthdays

2- Cheryl Flori3- Michele LeFore4- Lorraine Rowland, Kaye Maguire7- Mary Gross8- Michael Smith, Alice Erickson9- Ross Hoevet10- Janice Hazlett11- Christine Prapas, Suzanne Sprague, Tim Robinson12- Nancy Haller13- Carrie Schelling, Terry Hellickson15- Sue Whalen17- Nancy Smith20- Marie Cowen21- Patrick Bigand, Teri Nienaber22- Debbie Hanna23- Emil Smith24- Joyce Toms30- Steve Giltner

Welcome to these new members. Please add the informa-tion to your directory.

Jon & Janis Hoisington Matt Louey18640 SW Longacre 2902 E 25th StreetBeaverton, OR 97006 Vancouver, WA 98661503-649-5881 360-750-4839Retired [email protected]

Cable TVAN5

Stewart and Shawn Cleave1938 Joseph Street SSalem, OR [email protected]/Legislative AssistantSprite

Renewals:Mike Long Steve Parker#4 Acadia Circle 2535 NE 45th AvenueVancouver, BC V6T1P4 Portland, OR 97213Canada 503-282-1388786-0256 Freightliner-Maint. DeptBN2 (2)

If you know someone who hasn’t been to a meeting for awhile or someone who is new to the club, why don’t youask them to the next meeting?


General Membership MeetingMay 12, 2001 Minutesby Stephanie Hellickson

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The meeting was brought to order by President AlanGross at 2:55 p.m. at the La Estrellita Restaurant at theSantiam Golf Course in Salem, Oregon. Alan thankedNorm Simpson and Larry Emerson for the great cov-ered bridge tour. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Theminutes of the April meeting were approved as publishedin the May newsletter.

Membership, Mary Gross, reported that she is not quitedone with the membership breakdown. She also intro-duced and welcomed new members Jerry and VeronicaWalton who have moved to Eugene from Connecticut.

Treasurer, Gary Jackson, did not have his regular reportprepared, but reported that we had at least $24,945 inour account. Gary will not be here for the next twomonths and Bill Massey has agreed to fill in while he isgone.

Activities, Leon Hart, again thanked Norm and Larryfor the for a most enjoyable tour and reported that June’smeet would be hosted by John and Shirley Wilson. Wewill meet in Junction City for a tour that will include astop at a friend’s place that builds scale model, workingV-8 engines. The tour will end up at John and Shirley’splace for a barbecue. All food and drinks will be pro-vided. There will be a five dollar charge to cover thecosts. More information will be available in the nextnewsletter. Leon also reminded people that they needto get their money into him for the Historic Races by theend of May.

Regalia, Pat Barron, reported that they are concentrat-ing on the regalia for Rendezvous 2001.

Advertising, Tammy Auburg. Reported that she has acouple more checks to send to the Treasurer.

Editor, Terry Hellickson, had nothing new to report, butasked for more stories.

Club Coordinator, Bill Bolton reported that Rendezvous2001 is coming together quite nicely. We have received33 registrations so far which equals about 65 people,most of which are from California. He reminded people

that registration goes up June 1st from $30 to $40. Hewill be giving regalia a list of what has been pre orderedso they can set their volumes. There will be two specialguests, Margo Healey and John Sprinzel. John will givea tech session from 4:00 - 5:00 after the Helgate tour onTuesday and will also give a speech at the picnic onThursday. He is very important in the development ofthe Sprite. Earl and Joanne have set up a great rally; itis about 100 miles long and will take most of the day. Itwill include rest stops with time to visit at some of thehighlights along the way. The rally will be sponsoredby Bob Macheroni and he will also supply the awardsThere will be an auction also. Skip Monaco and DougAuburg have sent out about seventy letters to car relatedcompanies asking for donations. They have so far re-ceived three responses with donated items. Membersare welcome to donate suitable items for the auction.Please do not just bring it to the meet. Notify Skip as towhat it is and if possible get it to her. It is necessary tobe able have all items organized when we hand themover to the British Columbia Club who are running theactual auction. Jim Morrison of that club will be theauctioneer. We break even with this meet at 100 people;we are holding the auction to ensure that we do makesome money on the meet. Bill was contacted by theSouthern Oregon Kart Club. They have a first class trackoutside Medford that could have been made availableto us for an auto-cross. The cost would be $300 plusliability coverage and would need to be pre-sold at $30per car with a minimum of ten cars. The only day it wasavailable was Friday which would require people to stayover an extra day. At this point it does not appear it willhappen unless enough people come forward, soon , withmoney.

Bill Massey reported that there are several items thatbelong to the club that we perhaps did not need any-more and could be added to the auction. There are somepaint chip plaques that we don’t need now that we havea book. There is a banner from the 1989 West CoastMeet and some 1989 award plaques that never gotawarded. There is a 20x20 British flag cushion and aHP scanner with software. It was moved and approvedthat these items be put up for auction. It was suggestedthat we might try to get some autographs, like Margo,


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on the banner to make it more desirable.

ABFM representative, Bill Massey said that registrationforms would be going out soon and people need to gettheir money in as soon as possible so as to make Doug’sjob easier. Bill has posters if anyone can post them intheir neighborhoods.

There was no old or new business.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.

16th NORTHWEST AUSTINHEALEY MEET

BESTWESTERN LAKESIDE LODGE ANDSUITES INN

2312 W. WOODIN (HIWAY 97) CHELANWASHINGTON

SEPTEMBER 21-22-23 2001

RESERVATIONS 1-800-468-2781 (Add Banquettickets to room)www.lakesidelodge.net -lakechelan.com-banjocreekfarms.com

Cascade Austin Healey Club is hosting the 16th NWAustin Healey Meet in Chelan, a great venue to closeour 2001 Healey Season! The fee for the Meet is 10.00payable at the Friday evening Welcome Reception inthe Banquet Room at the Inn. Reserve your rooms ASAPas they are going fast at 69.00, a special rate for ourMeet and with a Continental breakfast too! Be sure youadd your Banquet BBQ tickets to your Room Reserva-tion at 27.00 plus tax each. The Banjo Creek Farm Innis our Banquet destination after a guided tour of the areaSaturday Afternoon. Western theme with entertainmentso dress accordingly. Hats and Boots AOK! BYOB-Beer and wine AOK!

Saturday and Sunday in Chelan will be busy with otherevents we can all enjoy as well:

-Saturday 8:30-12:00: The Chelan Farmers Market

-Saturday and Sunday:Lake Chelan Hydrofest 11:00-4:00 Don MorsePark.Fly and Bike Festival Butte Road- south ofBestwestern-also on Hiway 150.

We will have other self guided tour ideas also.

This will be a Great Weekend! RSVP to Joyce [email protected] Lois Buhman [email protected] -Jan Saxon [email protected] for Re-ception Planning.Thanks ! See you all there?

During the covered bridge tour Tom Santee offered anidea for Austin Healey owners to submit entries forrecords in a variety of categories. As he explains, thenewsletter for The Vintage Triumph Register club, called“The English Channel”, has been running a columncalled “Guinness Beer of Triumph Records.” Some ofthe categories include most operating Triumphs, long-est trip in a Triumph, owner of the oldest Triumph, long-est Triumph original owner, etc. Bragging rights in simi-lar Healey related, and perhaps other, categories couldbe great fun to read. We could include ‘the most operat-ing Healeys, longest restoration project, year when ac-quiring your first Healey, most driving competitions wonin a Healey’, and so on.

If you have bragging rights in a category not listed here,name it and send in your entry. Who knows, we mayeven keep track and show some sort of perverse recog-nition to the “winners” someday. “Healey Enthusiats’Multiple Records Of Iffy Distinction”, HEMROID forshort, will be strictly for fun without profit. Send in anentry. Let’s see who the real record holders are. Here isTom Santee’s entry:

“We’ve owned our Healey since May 1972. My firstBritish car was a 1956 MGA two friends of mine and Ibought in 1966 when I was 17. It cost me $10 but I hadto buy the parts from J.C. Whitney to put the enginetogether.”

Healey Owners’ Bragging Rights


HEALEY RENDEZVOUS 2001 REGISTRATION FORM

Name: (Last)_________________________________(First)_____________________________Spouse/Guest________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________City: ____________________________State: ______Zip: ______________Phone: (________)________________________________email: _____________________________________________________________Local/National Chapter Affiliation(s):________________________________________________________________________Children Attending (Names/Ages):________________________________________________________________________ALL PERSONS MUST BE REGISTERED in order to get the special room rates $80 [river view] or $62 [inside], plus tax, madeavailable only to HR2001 registrants. Contact Riverside Inn for room reservations: 800-334-4567. Registration fee covers one car.Additional Healeys are $15.00 each.

Vehicle(s) to be registered (number of cars in each category)Bugeye_____ Square Sprite_____ Jensen Healey_____ Modified_____ Specials_____BN1/BN2_____100M_____BN4_____BN6_____3000MkI_____3000MkII_____BJ7_____BJ8_____

Please indicate the number of persons interested in participating in the following:Hellsgate Jetboat Excursion______; Rally______; Popular Choice _______; Concours _______; Self Guided tours _______

ACTIVITIES – PARTICIPATION FEE # TOTALRegistration – Per Person (18 & over) until 6/1: $30 x ____ = $_______Registration – Per Person (18 & over) after 6/1: $40 x ____ = $_______Tuesday – Hellsgate Healey Rogue River Excursion and lunch at the OK Corral (each) $39 x ____ = $_______Thursday – Catered BBQ (each) $21 x ____ = $_______

[under 12 years] (each) $13 x ____ = $_______Concours Entry Fee (each) $25 x ____ = $_______(To purchase Concours Rules Packet send an additional $25 to: Walt Blanck, 3350 Oak Dr., Ingelside, IL 60041— Phone 847-546-0141)If you would like to help pay for Margot Healey's travel expenses include $10 or so. $_______REGALIA (sizes from S to XXL)Knit Golf shirt w/Rendezvous Logo: White _____ Ivory _____ Size ____ $33 ________T-shirt w/silk screened Rendezvous scenery design Size ____ $15 ________Healey Rendezvous Logo Patch $ 5 ________(Other Rendezvous items available at the Regalia room)

Total U.S. $ ____________

Check enclosed payable to: AHCO – Healey Rendezvous 2001 or: ____MasterCard ____VisaAcct. # ___________________________________________________ Expiration Date:______________Authorized Signature: _______________________________________ Date: _____/____/2001

SEND TO: Pat Bolton, 82923 Bear Creek Rd., Creswell, OR 97426. Phone: 541-895-5576. Email:[email protected] or [email protected]($20 will be retained for cancellation prior to 6/30/01 – No refunds after 6/30/01)


It was a beautiful day for a Healey tour, sunny skieswith temperatures in the low 70’s all day. The earlybirds met at Denny’s in Salem for breakfast while therest of us showed up shortly after 10 O’clock. Normally

COVERED BRIDGE TOURSATURDAY, MAY 12, 2001

By Bob Bollinger

we get everyone in gear 20 to 30 minutes after the starttime. However, Larry and Norm got 22 Healey’s and afew BJ9’s rolling right at 10:30 leaving our newest mem-bers Jerry and Veronika Walton behind searching for a

gas station. Fortunately, they had the tourinstructions and caught up with us a shorttime later.

Our first stop was at the home of Geneand Edie Tipsword’s house. Gene is anartist who creates and sculptures by weld-ing dissimilar metals. He has also re-stored over 43 Austin Healeys and Jag-uars. He was in the final stages of aFlorida Green Healey. It appears hepainted the barn with the left over paint.Or maybe the barn came first and theHealey was painted with green exteriorlatex. Who knows? Both Healey andbarn looked great.

Our next stop was just after passingthrough Gilkey covered bridge. Pictureswere taken of the bridge and a friskyhorse and we were soon on our way againtoward Scio and the Homestyle FamilyRestaurant for a cinnamon roll and cof-fee. From there we preceded to the

Larwood covered bridge, which crosses the Crabtree

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Creek. Here we found several families enjoying the se-renity of Larwood Wayside Park. Serene at least until50 Healey nuts showed up. We minded our manners,took a few more pictures and were on our way.

After three more covered bridges and some beautifulcountryside we ended the tour at La Estrellita Restau-rant adjacent to the Santiam Golf Club in Stayton wherewe held our meeting and enjoyed some good Mexicanfood.

Thanks again Larry, Marie and Norm for a great tour.


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John and His Healeys-An Infatuation Story

by John Rueter

Some time in the early fifties my wife and I were at achurch seminar in Tacoma where one of the other at-tendees had a new, silver-blue Austin Healey 100-4. Iattained an instant hate for him, in spite of the churchcredo. Then he smiled, adjusted his fine leather glovesand spoke of how his Healey would cruise all day at 100miles an hour, and I hated him even more, in spite of thechurch credo. Betty said, “John would like one of those.”And I hated him more, in spite of the church credo.

Several years later we moved to Portland as part of earn-ing a living. We had a 1953 green Ford two-door wagonthat I swore was the last Ford I would ever buy. Thenwe bought a Plymouth station wagon, the kind with thebig fins, and from front to back was a trip. Well, twostation wagons was a little too much so I went shoppingover on Sandy Boulevard for a VW that had been adver-tised in the Oregonian. The VW did not impress me soI headed past Rambo Motors on the way home and therewas a silver-blue 100-4! There was enough in the Fordwagon to make the down payment and I had some ex-pense checks I had not cashed, so I had the 100-4! Thiscar took me all over the state of Oregon, into Idaho andto the Columbia basin in Washington in search of peoplewho wished to freeze vegetables on the equipment I sold.I had the car serviced at The Auto Shop out on CanyonRoad near West Slope.

It was a scenario like this…A)Tune the car and drive toMedford for the week. B)Stay home for two or threeweeks to try to figure out what I did in Medford. C)Headfor Pendleton and Weston for a week then D)have thecar readjusted for a week while I stayed in Portland andtended to local business. I really don’t know how manymiles I put on that car, nor how many times I took it outto The Auto Shop. “Why did you buy a convertible inOregon?” someone asked. “So if the sun comes out Iwill be there!” I answered.

After many miles the early model 100-4 was exchangedfor a dark blue ’56 model with a double white stripe

down its center. This car had a better transmission andseemed to go quite a bit better. I toured the same areas.Leave Sunday evening after the kids were in bed anddrive to Pendleton, arriving at midnight. On to Ontarioin the morning. Sometimes I would come home on Sat-urday and stop for a quick fishing trip to East Lake as Idid.

Then there were three Porsches in 18 years and 450,000miles. The last Porsche was lost to a gal in a chevy vanwho wanted the same piece of road as I did - and took it.Both cars were lost. The insurance settlement eventu-ally purchased my third 100-4. Red, mellow in sound,but very unsound as a car.

We moved to Portland again and brought the 100-4 withus. Our friend Tom Monaco suggested a new set of tyresas well as practically a new side to replace the bondoand aluminum foil out of which the right side seemed tobe built. The car ran well and I took off to Indepen-dence to a Healey meeting at the Fox’s. On the wayhome, I had just exited at Exit 290 when I was coveredwith steam and the engine quit! Dead! A hole had bro-ken through the top of one cylinder and dumped thewhole liquid coolant charge into the crank case, and someeven out the tail pipe. A good Samaritan with a cellphone had AAA there in a moment and friend Bill Boltongave me three heads to have magnafluxed to keep thebest and return the others. I put on the head and away Iwent again. For some reason I sold the car to a Nikeperson who drove it to work daily. He sold it again toone of our members in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It isstill there, I think. It has been repainted black and red,new wheels, new crank and all that. And, a best of showat Las Cruces!

Tom Monaco said he had the car for me, so I said, “Sure,but it has to be running.” – and it has – and we have putabout 9000 miles on it and have enjoyed it and the Healeyclub ever since. Thank you. Now, if I can get the over-drive working again I’ll like it even more.




(continued from page 5)Maryhill Hill Climb

September 29 - 30, 2001The Maryhill Hill Climb will be run again this year onthe historic Maryhill Loops Road. This event offers lotsof good racing thrills and chills. A classic car show isheld at the Maryhill museum on Saturday and actualracing is on Sunday. This is a fun event. Plan on spend-ing the weedend. More details to follow.

OPENROADS 2002June 23 - 28, 2002

The OpenRoads 2002 Healey International will be hostedby the Golden Gate Austin-Healey Club. It runs fromSunday June 23, 2002 to Friday June 28, 2002 at theHorizon Inn and Casino, Stateline, Nevada on the SouthShore of Lake Tahoe. The meet celebrates the 50th an-niversary of the first Austin-Healey, the 100, and thepopularity and longevity of all Austin-Healeys, Austin-Healey Sprites and Jensen-Healeys, as well as all Healeysbuilt prior to 1952. The low registration fee makes 2002Lake Tahoe Healey International the perfect driving va-cation. Registration is scheduled to begin July 1, 2001.For more information contact John Trifari, OpenRoads2002, phone 408-541-9608, FAX 408-541-9320,cellphone 408-373-6479 or e-mail [email protected]


Classified AdsClassified Ads are free to all paid up members of AHCO, the Austin-Healey Owners Association of BC and the Cascade Austin Healey Club, and $2.00 each to non-members. These rates do not apply to commercial ads. Ads normally run three issues unless renewed by the advertiser. O=AHCO, C=Cascade, B=BC.

Commercial Ad Rates: Monthly payment: Full page: $30, 1/2 page: $18, 1/4 page: $10, 1/8 page: $6, Business Card: $4. Inside cover (f or b): Full page: $35, 1/2 page: $21,Back cover, 1/2 page: $24. Annual payment in advance w/monthly appearance: Full page: $300, 1/2 page: $180, 1/4 page $100, 1/8 page $60, business card: $40. Insidecover (f or b), full page: $350, 1/2 page: $210. Back cover, 1/2 page: $240. Non-member business classifieds: $5 per month per six lines. Commercial display ads will berotated between various positions. (Max. sizes: Full: 7.5” x 10”, Half: 7.5” x 5”, Quater: 3.5” x 5”, Eighth: 2-1/8” x 5”, Bus. Card: 2’ x 3.5”.)

Cars for Sale1961 Austin Healey Sprite MkI (square body). Re-cently stripped and repainted. Very clean. 1275cc MGmotor with only 1,000 miles (All machine work doneby Bearing Services in Portland - very tight). Very quickand runs like a charm. Upgrades include WeberDCOE45, Twin Point Mallory distributor, Header, elec-tric fuel pump, wire harness, carpet and panel kits, alu-minum valve cover and mini-lite mags. Still has smoothcase transmission and no brake upgrade. Seats need tobe refinished. Comes with original 948cc block, origi-nal rims and chrome hub caps, side curtains and top erec-tor set - no top though. Does not include front or backbumpers. $3,500 OBO. Call evenings before 9:00pm503-589-4337. Chassis #HAN6L18193. (6-01)

1964 Austin Healey Sprite MkII (square body). Dailydriver, 1048cc motor with only 2,500 miles. Runs great.Car is very stock with no mods. Seats need to be refin-ished. Comes with carpet kit (still in the box), side cur-tains, top erector set and top. Great mechanical shape -just needs some TLC and cleaning. $2,500 OBO. Callevenings before 9:00pm 503-589-4337. Chassis#HAN7L29979. (6-01)

1956 100 BN2. Austin Healey 100, 4speed 4cylinder,$15995 or offer. Call Tom or Susan at 541-344-7504 or541-465-1832, or email [email protected] (6-01)

1965 AH Sprite. Would rather not part it out. $800.00O.B.O. J.R. White (480) 497-4872 Mesa, AZ. (5-01)

1959 BN4 100-6. Restored in 1984. 3rd place con-course in Monterey, 1985; 2nd place concourse at Whis-tler, 1986. Healey blue. Disk wheels. $17,500. LarryDale (509) 946 2212. e mail: [email protected]

1969 AH Sprite. Silver with black interior and top.New top, seats like new, padded interior panels, drivesgreat and very dependable. A very straight body. $3,500.Extra parts also available - Sprite oil pan, transmission,taillights, Misc. Gene Lambert (503) 472-9139.

Parts for SaleAftermarket Hardtop for the 63 and later big Healey.Fiberglass top with molded in headliner. Very good con-dition but needs new weatherstripping,. WILL NOTSHIP. Asking $300. Located in Salem, OR. Call 503-390-5142 evenings or 503-304-4676 days or [email protected]. John. (5-01)

Bugeye & Later Sprite Parts for sale as a package deal.Two Bugeyes parted out - - no chassis - - include steelbonnet, doors (3), seats, windshield frame, one engineapart, heater, starters (2), generator, transmissions (2),rear axles (2), front suspension, gages (5), brake drums(8), winged steering wheels (3), columns (2), 1/4 ellip-tic rear springs (4), and 6 boxes more. MkIII & IV partsinclude trunk lids (2), hood, grilles (3), fuel pump, discwheels, rear axles (2), carbs and more. Kent Lambert(541) 386-2310 Hood River, OR. [email protected].

Bugeye Sprite Parts for Sale: 200.00 takes it all! Com-plete Bugeye Rearend with brakes, wire wheel splines/knockoffs-brakes and drums -attached springs-shocksand struts- alternator- bonnet prop-rod-misc. nuts andbolts etc. Steve Toms [email protected] 360 876-8236

Austin Healey Engines29D motor fits MkI 3000s, good runner $800. 29F motorfits BJ7 MkII, needs to be rebuilt, $400. 29K motor fitsBJ8 MkIII, needs to be rebuilt, $600. Also have non-overdrive side shift transmission with excellent gears,$350. Call John Wilson, 541-933-2016, Marcola, OR(Continued on page 18)

1959 AH Bug Eye Sprite. Original, very complete carwith original 948cc engine. Needs complete restora-tion. Dean Willoughby (503) 286-4042. (O-12)

63 Sprite (not Bug-Eye), great condition. Has both tops.Has 1277 engine, it and the running gear are in excel-lent condition as are the tires. Body is in good condi-tion. Has been garaged. Drives very well. May be inter-ested in a trade. $4000 or best offer. Contact Peter Shoe-maker in the evenings at 294-1453. (N-7)


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Healey Parts 3 original (vg condition) AH hubcapswith Flying A. One original (vg condition) nose platewith AH in script. One rear deck 100-6 lighting chromeplate. Jim Nichols 818 766-6133, Los Angeles. (2-01)

AH 100-4 Westlake cyl. head. TESTED. $800. MikeLong 604-786-0256 (cell) (2-01)

AH 100 parts: Top frame $250, windshield stanchionand foot $25 each. Tom Monaco, 503-245-0174; FAX503-452-9953 ; e-mail: [email protected]

BJ7/8 windshield frame $200, top frame $200. TomMonaco, 503-245-0174; FAX 503-452-9953 ; e-mail:[email protected]

Heavy Duty Poly Front Suspension Bushings for allAustin Healeys - big and small. Correctly done in black.Competitively priced. Tom Monaco (503) 245-0174.

Heavy Duty Brake Shoes for all Austin Healey mod-els. Impervious to all oils and fluids. Experience 25%better stopping power - cheap at any price. These cansave your nose! Tom Monaco (503) 245-0174.

Lightened flywheels for big Healey models. They re-ally make a big performance difference. You need oneif you want your Healey to perform better in the cornersand on the acceleration profile. Only the material notbeing used is removed. BN1 - BJ7 $120 plus a $40 corecharge. BJ8 $140 plus a $60 core charge. Packing andshipping is extra. Bill Bolton (541) 895-5576.

New Side Curtain Pouches made of felt lined blackvinyl from original pattern. $50 ea. John Wilson (541)933-2016

Hardtop windows for BN6/BT7/BN7. These windowsare specifically manufactured of the treated poly-car-bonate material used by the Indy race cars. They don’tfog or scratch like the currently advertised ones do! Fitit and forget it! You won’t need to replace it for years.$260 plus packing & shipping. Bill Bolton (541) 895-5576.

Miscellaneous

16’ Car Hauler. Tandem heavy duty axles, new tiresw/spare, winch and ramps. Asking $1850. Call 360-573-3986. (5-01)

18’ Enclosed Car Trailer. Tandem axle, rear door ramp.Very good condition, spare tire. Asking $3800. Call360-573-3986. (5-01)

Wanted: Please help me find this book...Austin Healey100 Super Profile, by John Wheatley. Please contactJerry Klinger with any information you may have. Myphone number is 503-665-8330, or my mailing addressis 1027 NW 1st, Gresham, OR, 97030.



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