1964 Austin-Healey 3000 'BRX 852B' Series III
1964 Austin-Healey 3000 in Colin McRae, Rally Legend, Documentary, 2007
Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: 
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◊ 2010-06-01 18:38 |
To me this is a 1964 Austin Healey 3000 not an MG. Regards Vintman |
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◊ 2010-06-01 20:46 |
Registration BRX852B Make AUSTIN HEALEY Model UNKNOWN Description Not Available Fuel Type Petrol CO2 (g/km)* Not Available VRT % Rate ** Not Available |
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◊ 2011-10-21 21:26 |
BRX xxxB series issued June-July 64, so this should be early Mk3 [BJ8]. Quote "BRX 852B was prepared by the works for Timo Makinen and Paul Easter for the 1964 season, partaking in the gruelling Leige-Rome-Leige rally, after which it achieved its best result of 2nd overall on the RAC Rally. It was then purchased by two brothers from Ireland who owned the Healey for 30 years ... " - http://www.fiskens.com/pages/showroom/model.aspx?pid=1450 . |
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◊ 2012-04-29 16:48 |
@dsl:  The mystery -you may have heard about it- is solved so far. No, it'ds not the X230, but a prototype anyways: http://www.oldtimer-markt.de/zeitschriften/oldtimer-markt/oldtimer-markt-52012 Hopefully sooner or later there will be a translation in English of this really interesting story, which has cause many excitements and aggressivities in the Healey-scene for over 30 years. -- Last edit: 2012-04-29 16:49:27 |
