Monthly Archives: April 2020

Right now things may look pretty bleak for the touring season, but there are a few signs of hope.  One of those signs is a new event  intended to become a regular annual fixture on the calendar in the Portland, … Continue reading →

Here’s a preview of the cover of the soon-upcoming June issue of Healey Marque magazine, the world’s largest-circulation magazine focused on Healeys: We’ve got coverage you won’t find anywhere else on Sir Stirling Moss’s relationship with Healeys, three tech pieces, … Continue reading →

I spent much of the last couple of days working on the recently acquired project car mentioned in several previous posts, and while we – that’s Kent Lambert and me – were at it I took the opportunity to get … Continue reading →

It seems like we’re due for an update on Austin-Healey Club of Oregon business, and I’m proud to report that our April event, mini-golf followed by lunch on April 11, was 100 percent social-distancing compliant.  In fact, we were so … Continue reading →

With all this extra time at home these days I thought maybe I should pose for an updated photo to appear at the top of my column in Healey Marque magazine each month. So what do you think?  Somehow it … Continue reading →

The next time you remove the transmission tunnel cover of your big Healey – or perhaps the first time if you’ve never done that before – be sure to check the brass data plate on top of your overdrive.  It … Continue reading →

I previously mentioned that there was some spectacular documentation that came with the 1956 100 Le Mans that Kent Lambert and I recently bought together, and I’ve posted some of it here already.  However, this one may be the rarest … Continue reading →

So in this era of closed restaurants you may be thinking of ways to make your in-home dining a little bit special.  I have my way… Oh, the hammer is for opening walnuts, but please, not on the plate.

Gary Feldman recently sent me some pix I hadn’t seen before.  They show a Sprite stripped down like I’d never seen, and the degree of “show prep” is impressive. I especially like the bonnet badge attached to the radiator top … Continue reading →

Paradise is a relative concept for our purposes, but I suspect several of you reading this would consider a visit to the annual 24-hour race at Le Mans, France, to be one definition of it.  What we have here are … Continue reading →