Hi
Thank you for the replies re my enquiries on the Austin Healey
The car was re imported via Trinidad from the Bahamas to the Uk in 1958
Therefore the registration number and the car was registered for the first time in 1958 here in the UK
It was then given the registration number URK 397 so prior to this we do not know the previous registration but possibility a Bahamian registration
The gentlemen who previously owned the car from 1958 - 1971 met me by a chance meeting in 1981 explaining he was the previous owner of my car which I had purchased in 1980
He went on to explain that the car had raced at the Bahamas Speed Week along with its sister car which was an Austin Healey 100S
He had brought his car the 1004 that he had in back from the Bahamas in 1958
He also mentioned that his Healey had been involved in a car crash while in his ownership
At this time the cars colours were green and yellow
He sold the car in 1971 and 2 x owners later I found it in 1980 in a garage and purchased it
where upon I restored it from the green and yellow changing the colours to what it is now which is blue and cream
I sold the car in 1985 and a few owners later much to my delight I re purchased the car again last year
I have been been doing a lot of research on the cars history and the heritage certificate shows it was destined for Sidney Australia in Feb 1955 as a right hand export but for some reason arrived in the Bahamas instead , this mystery I am trying to uncover
The car has a full Le Mans Kit which was fitted at the factory here in Warwick UK when new with all the rare original parts
Subsquently now back in my ownership we have found an email from Yanos Wimpffen that there were no 100M's racing at Sebring in the 56/58 races , of the cars in the 55 race most were left hand drive one likely exception was entered by Bahamian Sidney Oakes the co driver was his wife Greta Oakes
with Venezuelan Juan Fernandez listed but not actually driving
With such a pan-Caribbean cast , it is just possible this was my car as there was only one right hand drive car and as afore mentioned mine is right hand drive
With Donald Healey being great friends with Sidney and Greata Oakes he often loaned cars out for Bahamas Speed Week
One car being the registration NOJ 393
Any info on my car would be very much appreciated
Neil