As I said previously, the 'black & white car' was the very first 'big' Austin Healey I had ever seen - about 25 years ago, when I was a teenager. It got me interested in Healeys - and over the past 20 odd years I have owned Austin Healey Sprites (since 1979), and an Austin Healey 100 (since 1986 - which I sold in 2005). But finally - on New Year's eve, 1994, I got the opportunity to purchase the car that started it all - the 'black & white car'.
The 'black & white car' has an amazing history since new, having originally being sold by John Sprinzel Racing Ltd in July 1966, to Richard Steil - who drove it from England to Australia in 1967. Donald Healey awarded Wally Gates a trophy for Best Austin Healey in 1977 on DMH's Australian Tour.
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Date |
Venue |
Type of meeting |
Results/ more information |
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Easter 1997 |
Winton, Victoria |
SCCA National Challenge - Regularity, Supersprint, khana and concours held over 3 days |
Regularity - Trophy - 1st in class (second outright) |
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Nov 1998 |
Kiama |
AHOC Annual Concours |
Trophy - Best Competition modified Austin Healey |
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26/27.01.99 |
Oran Park |
Peter Finlay's CAMS licence race school |
Passed with 'A+' Grade |
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28.03.1999 |
Oran Park |
CSCA Supersprint |
3rd in class |
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Easter 1999 |
Wakefield Park |
SCCA National Challenge - Regularity, Supersprint, khana and concours held over 3 days |
Regularity - 2nd in class. Motorkhana - Trophy - 1st in class. Concours - Trophy - 1st outright. |
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23.05.1999 |
Wakefield Park |
CSCA Hillclimb |
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05.06.1999 |
Wakefield Park |
CSCA Supersprint |
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06.06.1999 |
Wakefield Park |
All British Sportscar races |
Regularity |
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27.06.1999 |
Eastern Creek |
CSCA Supersprint |
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24/25.07.99 |
Oran Park GP |
HSRCA Post '60's race meeting |
Regularity |
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14.08.1999 |
Eastern Creek |
CSCA Supersprint |
2nd in class |
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21.08.1999 |
Oran Park |
CSCA Supersprint |
3rd in class |
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30/31.10.99 |
Wakefield Park |
CSCA Supersprint weekend |
3rd in class |
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Nov 1999 |
Kiama |
AHOC Annual Concours |
Trophy - Best Competition modified Austin Healey |
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19.03.2000 |
Oran Park GP |
CSCA Supersprint |
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Easter 2000 |
Winton, Victoria |
SCCA National Challenge - Regularity, Supersprint, khana and concours held over 3 days |
Regularity - 2nd in class. Supersprint - Trophy - 1st in class. Concours - Trophy - 1st in class. |
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28.05.2000 |
Eastern Creek |
CSCA Supersprint |
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01.07.2000 |
Wakefield Park |
CSCA Supersprint ('old' circuit layout) |
3rd in class. Best lap 1:20.41 2nd fastest Healey |
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02.07.2000 |
Wakefield Park |
All British Race Meeting |
Regularity |
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12.08.2000 |
Eastern Creek |
CSCA Supersprint |
3rd in class. Best lap 2:01.77 |
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04/05.11.00 |
Wakefield Park |
CSCA Supersprint ('new' circuit layout) |
2nd in class. Best lap 1:17.53 |
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22.11.2000 |
Oran Park GP |
CSCA Supersprint |
3rd in class. |
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Nov 2000 |
Darling Harbour |
AHOC Annual Concours |
Trophy - Best Competition modified Austin Healey |
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20 May, 2001 |
Eastern Creek |
CSCA Supersprint |
3rd in class. |
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16 June, 2001 |
Wakefield Park |
CSCA Supersprint |
5th in class |
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17 June, 2001 |
Wakefield Park |
All British Race Meeting |
Best lap 1:16.40 - a new personal best! Click here for an Event report & pictures |
