2001 May Healey Northwest

Austin-Healey Club of Oregon May 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 Jackson3118 Northridge WayEugene, OR 97408(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: May Meeting

Thanks for your Help

Date: May 12, 2001, 10:00 AMProgram: Coverd Bridges Tour.Meeting: Membership meeting prior to lunch atthe restaurant.Dinner: Late lunch at La Estrellita MexicanRestaurant .See page 4 for more information....

Club Activities 4Other Car Events 5President’s Message 6Membership Report 6Minutes 7Tom’s Important TidbitS 9R2001 Reg Form 10Clark County Tour 11What Was Wrong 13The Buggy 14Northwest Meet Info 15Classified Ads 17

Allan & Mary Gross, Stephanie Hellickson, Leon Hart, Gary Meyer, George Koeber, Bill Bolton, Tom Monaco,Chuck Gowan.

CoverThis month’s cover shot was taken by StephanieHellickson during the April 14 tour while visitingSCHURMANS’ IRON RANCH.

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.

May 12, 2001Let’s go for another great drive !!!!!!

This months meeting has been organized and plannedby Norm Simpson and Larry Emerson. We will be tak-ing a scenic drive starting in Salem on a Covered BridgeTour. In Norm’s own words “See the bridges before theyare gone”. We will meet and leave from the Denny’sRestaurant off Mission Street (near Costco). For thoseearly birds breakfast is at 9:00 A.M. The tour starts at10:30 and will proceed down those seldom-traveled roadsby as many bridges as we can see. There should be manyphoto opportunities so bring your cameras. We will ar-rive around 2:00 to 2:30 at the Santiam Golf Club wherewe will have our meeting at the La Estrellita Mexicanrestaurant. You can enjoy a delicious meal here fromtheir full menu.

Directions to Denny’s Restaurant: Take Exit #253 off I-5 turn west on Mission St. Turn right at Costco onHawthorne. Move into left lane quickly and take firstavailable left turn on to Ryan Drive. Denny’s Restau-rant is on the corner of Hawthorne & Ryan.

Directions to Santiam Golf Club & La Estrellita Restau-rant 8724 Golf Club Road: Off of Highway 22 at Exit 12in Stayton.

June 9, 2001John & Shirley Wilson will host meeting. Plan to meetat the Junction City McDonalds on Hiway 99 at around12:30. We will depart at 1PM on a tour to some interest-ing places, ending at Wilson’s between 4 and 5PM. Af-ter the meeting the Wilson’s will host a BBQ dinner withall the fixin’s for $5. Come to have fun and bring your appetite!

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 EventsBritish Columbia All British Field Meet

May 19, 2001The BC ABFM will be held Saturday, May 19 from 10amto 4:30pm in VanDusen Botanical Garden in VancouverBC. It couldn’t be easier to find since the park is onOak Street (at 37th Ave) and Oak Street is Highway 99.So all you have to do is go north to the border and thenfollow the signs north on Highway 99 into Vancouver.It’s a great show, and one worth taking your Healey to.Registration information is available atwww.westerndriver.com or call 604-736-6754.

VRC of BC Historic RacesMay 26 - 27, 2001

Vintage racing in British Columbia. Races to be held atMission, BC Canada. Contact Judy Buckingham,SOVREN, at 206-232-4644 for more information or e-mail [email protected]

Pacific Northwest Historic RacesJuly 6 - 8, 2001

Pacific 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

The Historic Races will be held at Portland InternationalRaceway on July 14 & 15. We must order tickets as agroup for your car to be included in the corral and pa-rade lap. Your fee of $30 includes a two-day admissionticket for the driver and one guest, car corral pass, adash plaque. Additional guest tickets are $20 each.Please send a check made out to AHCO to reach LeonHart by May 30, 2001. Mail to:Leon D. Hart3085 SW 107th Ave.Portland, Oregon 97225If necessary, you can call Leon @ 503-292-6510. Leon’sdeadline is June 1, 2001. He will send you your ticketsand parking passes. There will be no corral passes dis-tributed on site.

AHCO Corral At TheHistoric Races

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/(continued on page 16...)


President’s Messageby Allan Gross

Membership Reportby Mary Gross

The Healey touring season got off to a great start in Aprilwith a great tour in Clark County and a stop at a steamengine museum that had everyone talking. The visit atthe museum brought back memories for everyone. I par-ticularly enjoyed seeing the Diamond T trucks as theybrought back vivid memories of my dad and grandfa-ther. The weather cooperated for us and we had beauti-ful vistas on our way to lunch. The views of Mt. St.Helens, Lucia falls and Healey type roads made the tourfun. If you were looking you even saw a camel or two(honest!). Thanks to Missie and Kim Young for arrang-ing the fun outing.

Don’t forget to get your British cars out on the roadsduring the week of May 19-27, 2001. This is” BritishCar Week”, also known as “Drive Your British CarWeek” This is an annual event that began in 1997. Thisweek is to commemorate the wonderful British cars ofthe past, and their owners, who have kept them main-tained for all to see and appreciate. It is time to top offyour dashpots. It’s time to have some fun and share thesites and sounds of our Healey’s.

I wish you the very best of motoring.

May Birthdays

2- Randy Stone, Dennis Saxon4- Brenda Macherione6- Paul Haller, JoAnn Lamvik8- Cecilia Magnuson, Leland Tauer9- Rebecca Kelso11- Kathleen Jensen12- Pat Ahern18- Pat Barron, Tom Monaco19- Karen Weldon20- Kim Porter21- George Koeber, Mary Shepherd22- Bill Massey, Larry Emerson27- Veronika Walton28- Donna Brunhaver, Dolores Hollowell30- Brett Chang31- Judy Lambert

Please write these new members, changes, additions,and corrections in your directories.New Members: Dennis and Kathy Jacob 10695 NE Brazee Street Portland, OR 97220 503-252-7068Address change: Jim and Wendie Mankowski 6986 NE Graham Place Portland, OR 97213 503-281-6595 [email protected] Industrial Sales 3000 Mark IIIRecent renewals:Wayne & Sylvia Brown Larry & Crystal Bennett(new address) 7348 SE 118th Drive832 N. Abrego Drive Portland, OR 97266Green Valley, 503-761-0311AZ 85614 [email protected] BJ7RetiredSprite, BN7(2), BJ8

Corrections: On the officer page, change Barron’shouse number to 7220. Change Gene and DeloresHollowell’s house number to 14320.


General Membership MeetingApril 14, 2001 Minutesby Stephanie Hellickson

The meeting was brought to order at 3:10 p.m. at Heller’sRestaurant in Washougal, Washington by President AllanGross. He thanked Kim and Missy Young for the greattrip to the Steam Engine Museum and the really fun tourafterwards. Allan will send a thank you note to the ownerof the steam engine place plus it was decided to send athank you gift perhaps from regalia. The minutes wereapproved as published in the April news letter.

Treasurer, Gary Jackson, reported a beginning balanceof $24,552.29 with an income of $1286.95 mostly frommembership dues and advertising renewals. Expensestotaled $1023.25, most of which was newsletter and ros-ter expenses, for an ending balance of $24,815.99.

Membership, Mary Gross, reported that the roster hasbeen sent out and everyone should have them by now, ifnot please contact her. We ended up with 169 member-ship which equals 276 members. We may pick up a fewmore once people stop receiving their newsletter. Maryalso asked to be notified if there were any corrections tothe roster information.

Activities, Leon Hart, announced May’s meet would bethe 12th and would be hosted by Norm Simpson and Larryand Marie Emerson. It will be a tour of covered bridgesin the Salem area. We will meet in Salem at Dennys’ onMission and Hawthorne at 9:00 for breakfast or 10:30for the tour. The tour will last about three hours with arest stop about an hour and a half into the tour at a cin-namon roll and coffee place. We will end up La Estradaat the Santiam Golf Club for the meeting. Leon alsosuggested that we might try to have some kind of anactivity associated with or meets at the Vintage Racesand the All British Field Meet such as a theme contestwith prizes. If there are other ideas please notify Leon.

Regalia, Pat Barron, reported, that she is working onsome new ideas for regalia. She may have a few thingsavailable at the upcoming British Auto Jumble on April29th at Montgomery Park.

Advertising, Tammy Auburg, reported that she has sentout second notices to the five or six accounts that havenot yet renewed. If anyone has some possibilities for

new accounts, please contact Tammy.

Editor, Terry Hellickson, had nothing new to report.

Librarian, Doug Auburg, had nothing to report.

ABFM representative, Doug Auburg, reported programswill be printed earlier this year. They will be ready intime for the British Auto Jumble and the Vancouver, B.C.meet in mid- May to allow more promotion.

Rendezvous 2001 committee head, Bill Bolton was notpresent, but Allan reported that plans are proceedingquite well and that we now have a firm contract with theRiverside Inn for 84 rooms to be held until June 30th.The Riverside chef will serve the catered picnic at theJeff Healey Memorial Shelter. Bill wants to call a com-mittee meeting for about one hour before the May meet-ing. Any member of the executive board may attendalso. That will be at 9:00 a.m. at Dennys’ in Salem.Bill has been contacted by the Southern Oregon CartersClub that the superb car track near Medford will be avail-able for auto-cross Friday, August 3rd. It is a paved trackwith lots of curves. Bill wants to know how much inter-est there is within the club for this activity. For thosepresent at the meeting there did not seem to be muchinterest

Under Old Business, Alan handed out the Most ActiveMember Award to Gary Meyers who was not present atthe original awards event. He was thanked for his manyhours of hard work with our club.

Under New Business, Allan brought up the agenda ofthe executive meeting held earlier that day. This in-cluded discussion of the benefits of AHCO affiliatingwith Austin Healey Club USA. Doug Auburg presentedthe proposal. Austin Healey Club USA does not havechapters like Austin Healey Club of America, but it doesoffer a loose affiliation with other clubs. One of theprimary benefits of the affiliation would be one milliondollar liability insurance coverage, that could either re-place ours or be additional and also Officers and Direc-tors coverage which we have discussed having in thepast but had decided was too expensive and was not re

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ally necessary. Some members were still concerned.This coverage would be at no cost to our club and wouldcover all officers, committee people and volunteers whoare also members of the USA club. The requirementsare membership of all officers with the USA club. Anycommittee people or volunteers who wish to have cov-erage must also be members Membership of other mem-bers of our club is voluntary, but for every member ofour club that is also a member of the USA club, AHCOwill receive a five dollar rebate that can be done with asthe club decides. The other requirement is that we ex-change membership lists once a year with the USA clubwhich gives both clubs a chance to solicit new membersin their area who are members of the USA club but notours or vice versa. We would also be asked to help withpromotion by running a small ad in our newsletter forAustin Healey Club, USA and providing USA member-ship materials to our new members. The result of theexecutive meeting on this affiliation proposal was aunanimous yes. This affiliation is renewed on a annualbasis and is of no cost other than the above stated re-quirements. The floor was opened up for discussion.There was concern about the use of the membership listby the USA club. Doug clarified that the club list is usedonly for solicitation for membership. The membershiplist of the USA club is sold to Healey related businesses,which at this time is only Healey Surgeons who sendout a catalog once a year. Members can elect to be re-moved from that list by noting so on their application orrenewal form. It was asked if there was other benefit ofmembership. Doug answered that the USA club providesseed money for the annual Rendezvous, puts out a nicemonthly magazine and also puts out a membership/re-source roster every year which has added a designationof members who would be willing to help out othermembers who might be traveling through their area. Itwas asked how many AHCO members were also mem-bers of the USA club. It was guessed maybe twentypercent. Which would equate to $100-150 rebated to theclub. This would be retroactive for this year if we areaffiliated. The plan is for the club to pay for officers’memberships to insure the affiliation. Rebates could gotoward this cost. Memberships cover both members forcouples as is done by AHCO. It was asked if the affili-ation would have any affect on our treasury. Doug an-swered that it has none nor does it have any affect onour by-laws or constitution unlike Austin Healey Clubof America where chapter clubs by-laws must match.

The plan is not to vote this into our constitution or by-laws, but to vote on it on an annual basis. Jerry Barronmade a motion that AHCO affiliate with Austin HealeyClub USA and that AHCO pay the officer membershipsrequired for the affiliation as long as that affiliation con-tinues. It was seconded which raised some discussionas to the dues payment by the club. The reason for theclub paying is to insure the affiliation, which requiresofficer membership, to be valid. It was asked if the onlyreason for the affiliation was the insurance, which wasanswered that the insurance could help more people bewilling to get more involved in the club. A vote wastaken and the motion was passed by large majority. Othernew business was presented by Leon Hart who neededapproval for $300 to reserve the facility for this years’Christmas party which will again be held at the Shrinerfacility in Tualitan. It was approved unanimously. Al-though not brought up at the meeting Allan wanted itnoted, as discussed at the executive meeting, that anysolicitation for our membership list by outside organi-zations or businesses would be turned down.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

(Minutes, continued from page 7)


In the old ads forMG it alwayss a i d , ” S a f e t yFast”. I neverdid think thosewords mademuch sense, butthen Englandand Americahave alwaysbeen separatedby a strange lan-guage barrier.Anyway, thepurpose of thiscolumn is‘Safety’. Maybewith Healeys my

motto has always been ‘Safety First’.

Where to start has always been one of my problems. Iusually let someone else start and then off I go - stand-ing on my soapbox - for what seems like days, or untilthe wine runs out. Perhaps if we only stood on the winebox the sermons would be much shorter.

Today my topic is the dreaded gearbox mount. Hiddeninside the frame behind the transmission lurks anotherpiece of British engineering wizardry - the gearboxmount. This consists of two bolts fixed perpendicularto each other. One goes through the gearbox (hence thename) and the other goes through the frame. Each oneis surrounded by two rubber grommets or bushings.

When this apparatus is functioning properly it keeps the800+ lb. drive train from launching itself through theradiator when the brakes are applied. Most often it isnot working at all. This opinion was formed over thelast few years while replacing over a dozen radiators.

Here’s the problem. The engine leaks, the transmissionleaks, and it all runs toward the rubber bushings. Un-fortunately, rubber disintegrates when bathed in hot oil.We know this because in 1356 Alfred ‘The Terrible’ usedto pour boiling oil over the sides of his castle when itwas under attack by those awful rubber people of LowerEssex. They never made it up the ladder. The moral ofthe story is...if you have rubber bushings, even if theyare only a few years old, you may only have a bunch ofgoo instead of a bushing.

When you are replacing the bushings or the radiator andthe bushings, be sure to check the tie rod. This is theundersized 3/8 rod which goes from the frame to the

transmission. Look carefully at the threads on the rodto make sure that there are some left. Do NOT rethreada rod that has been stretched or otherwise damaged. Thisis NOT a solution, only the beginning of yet anotherproblem. Check also that the frame mounting for thisrod is free of damage. Thank Lucas you can now buyhigh quality heavy duty bushings that are not rubber andhave a lifetime guarantee (the car - not yours).

If you have questions about how to install these bush-ings easily and need more details of parts wear issues,don’t hesitate to call.

Happy Healeying.

The Dreaded Gearbox Mountby Tom Monaco


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)


We met in Vancouver Washington on a beautiful Healeyday. The assembled group, led by Kim and Missie Young,our tour guides, consisted of a dozen Healeys and as-

sorted BJ9s. Our first stop was the steam engine mu-seum, known as SCHURMANS’ IRON RANCH. Ratherthan a steam engine museum, this is a hobby gone wild!

A l a nS h u r m a nowns alarge ma-chine shopwhich hasfunded thise c l e c t i ccollection.Yes, thereare steamengines ofevery kindand sizei m a g i n -able. Thereare mul-tiple build-ings filled with tractors, cars, trucks, fire engines as wellas a train caboose. The collection of items included: over

a hundredbicycles, amodel T, amodel A, af i f ty - f iveThunderbird,a 34 Fordsedan, a 32Ford Road-ster, a Dia-mond Ttruck, ac o m p l e t epower gen-erating sta-tion (thisthing wasbig!), pedalcars, old

signs, gas pumps, just too much. We’re talking acres ofstuff.

CLARK COUNTY TOURSaturday, April 14, 2001

By Gary Meyer

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A l a nsaid thatsome ofh i sfriendsc o m eover andwork on

restoring items.One buildingcontained mostlyrestored items, in-cluding a T-birdunder restoration.Alan also has a

meeting room with a full kitchen.Various clubs have functions at thefacility.

SCHURMAN’S IRON RANCHwill be having an open house for an event on July 21and 22. The address is 23100 NE 10th Avenue inRidgefield, WA. For information phone (360) 887-8156

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or 3193. You really need to see it!

After the museum, Kim and Missie took us on someinteresting Healey roads. We stopped for a time at LuciaFalls for a short break to look at the falls and tour thefacilities. George Koeber managed to have car troubleagain! As usual there were many suggestions, but noneof them worked.

After at least one more stop to look under the hood (bon-net), George was able to make it to Heller’s inWashougal. After the meeting and lunch, George andJaci headed for home with Jerry and Pat Barron follow-ing behind in their BJ9 ready to pick up any parts thatmight fall off.

A good time was had by one and all. Just a note: Wayneand Sylvia Brown, long time Healey club members, aretaking up residence in Green Valley, Arizona. We wishthem well.


If you were on the tour April 14th you know that abouthalf way thru our car developed a bad misfire and wasbackfiring something terrible. After the meeting and

lunch Jaci and I decided we would try to make it home.So with Jerry and Pat Barron following behind we headedhome.

We hadn’t gone to far when Leon Hart fell in behind usand was a welcome site in our rear view mirror. As weapproached the Interstate bridge we were really runningpoorlyto say the least As we started the incline to the centerspan we had dropped down to 5 to 10 mph. I didn’tthink we would make it over the top. Somehow we did

WHAT WAS WRONGby George Koeber

and started down the other side, gaining speed as wewent.

I was able to keep the speed up to about 40 mph untilwe reached the grade leading up to Terwilleger. Again,

our speed dropped to about 10 to 15 mph. Leon wasstill behind us and Jerry was behind him, running inter-ference with his flashers on. You can’t imagine whatit’s like to be going that slow with cars zipping by you at60+ mph. WOW!

We did finally make it home. Many thanks to all whohelped at the impromptu tech sessions that I had alongthe tour route.

The next day I replaced the distributor cap and sparkplug wires. Now the car runs fine.

George must be really proud of his engine. Everywhere we went hehad to open the bonnet so people could see it.


Our first Healey came upon us quite by accident. Maryand I had moved to California from Madison, Wiscon-sin in the fall of 1969. I took a position at HewlettPackard and Mary wasn’t working. This after she hadtaught school, put me through graduate school, and nowwas a stay at home dog sitter. I was going at full speedand Mary had just the opposite happen to her. Some-thing needed to change. She decided she would like toget back to teaching or helping in a primary school. She

did just that which meant we needed another car.Over the years, Mary has kept a simply diary. I checkedsome of her entries as they related to the Healey. Thefirst entry will impress you about our Healey knowledge.July 11, 1971…”Went to look for an Austin Healey butcouldn’t find a new one.” Gosh, I wonder why? Thiswas followed by this entry for August 22, 1971…”Al-most bought an Austin Healey today, but think it wasmore than we could pay.” If we had only known whatwas going to happen with prices. On September 3, 1971the diary had this entry… “Bought an Austin Healey atWes Behel Volkswagen at 9:00pm in Santa Clara Cali-fornia.” It was a BJ8 (didn’t know that at the time) andwas a beautiful British racing green Healey 3000. OnSeptember 4, we went for numerous rides in the sur-rounding hillsides. As I look back there were manyHealey roads to enjoy. We called our folks in Wiscon-sin to share our excitement about our second car. As Irecalled Mary’s folks were pleased and congratulatedus and my dad said, “You bought what?” And, “Why?”It was a nice feeling living 2200 miles from home.

It became Mary’s (it would take 20 years before I gotmine) commuter and after some weeks she was happyas could be in her sporty Healey. It took her a while toget used to it, however, as she did not know how to drivea stick shift. We made several trips to the HewlettPackard parking lot and when she thought she had theknack, she took it to work. We lived about three stop-lights from her school and for the first week, she justhoped to hit those lights green. I got to drive it on week-ends and participated in a number of rallies. They werefun and of the TDS (Time, Distance, Speed) variety withslide rules (calculator wasn’t invented yet). When weadopted our 4-year-old daughter, she liked to ride in theback seat. She would refer to it as the “The Buggy” andoff we would go. Yeah, I know, no seat belt, but thosewere the times back then and as unbelievable as it soundsnow, we didn’t even worry about it.

The following entry occurred on February6,1974…”Placed ad in local newspaper to sell theHealey”. We were moving to Idaho and didn’t thinkthis would be a good second vehicle there (was goodlogic but…). This entry was followed the next day with“Healey sold for $2200”. That was as a sad day, but wedid get more than we paid for it. I should have kept italong with the house we had in Santa Clara. Like mostof us, that simply wasn’t an option. It was great funwhile it lasted and everyday was Healey weather.

It was over 20 years before another Healey entry madeit into Mary’s dairy. On November 4, 1994 the follow-ing entry occurred… ”Bought Healey from John Wil-son, needs some work, will pick up in spring.” Marywas dead on with that statement. It did take work, it isnow British racing green, and I did pick it up in spring,but not the year I thought.

Well that’s another story…

“The Buggy “ or 20 Years Between HealeysBy Allan Gross


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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?

ConfessionalTommy Shaughnessy enters the confessional box

and says, “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I havebeen with a loose woman.”

The priest asks, “Is that you, little TommyShaughnessy?”

“Yes, Father, it is.”“And who was the woman you were with?”“I can’t be tellin’ you, Father. I don’t want to

ruin her reputation.”“Well, Tommy, I’m sure to find out sooner or

later, so you may as well tell me now. Was it BrendaO’Malley?”

“I cannot say.”“Was it Patricia Kelly?”“I’ll never tell.”“Was it Liz Shannon?”“I’m sorry, but I’ll not tell her name.”“Was it Cathy Morgan?”“My lips are sealed.”“Was it Fiona McDonald, then?”“Please, Father, I cannot tell you.”The priest sighs in frustration. “You’re a stead-

fast lad, Tommy Shaughnessy, and I admire that. Butyou’ve sinned, and you must atone. Be off with younow.”

Tommy walks back to his pew. His friend Seanslides over and whispers, “What’d you get?”

“Five good leads!” says Tommy.


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-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.

Maryhill Hill ClimbSeptember 29 - 30, 2001

The 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.Start making your plans early. This is gonna be a bigone and you don’t want to miss it! For more informa-tion contact John Trifari, OpenRoads 2002, phone 408-541-9608, FAX 408-541-9320, cellphone 408-373-6479or e-mail [email protected]

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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 Sale1965 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.

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)

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

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 stanchion

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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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and 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.



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