This is the complete story of the Austin Healey 100-6 and 3000's
rallying history, told in all its glory by expert motoring
historian Graham Robson, as part of the `Rally Giants' series. In
nine eventful years - 1957 to 1965 - the six-cylinder-engined
Austin Healey evolved into a formidable and increasingly
specialised rally car. By any standards, it was the first of the
`homologation specials' - a type made progressively stronger,
faster, more versatile, and more suitable for the world's toughest
International rallies. Though the motorsport foundations had been
laid by the Healey Motor Co. Ltd, the work needed to turn these
cars into rock-solid 210bhp projectiles was almost all completed by
the world-famous `works' BMC Competitions Department at Abingdon.
It was because of their vast experience that the `Big Healeys' (as
they were affectionately known) became fast and tough, nimble yet
durable, so that they were capable of winning major events wherever
traction could be assured. Not only did the works Austin Healeys
win some of the world's most famous events - including
Liege-Sofia-Liege, Spa-Sofia-Liege and the French and Austrian
Alpine rallies - but they were also supremely fast on events like
the Tulip, and came so close, so often, to winning their home
event, the British RAC Rally, which traditionally ended the season.
The drivers - Pat Moss, Donald Morley, Rauno Aaltonen, Timo Makinen
and Paddy Hopkirk among them - became heroes, while individual cars
seemed to take on a character and reputation of their own. This
book lists each and every success, each and every notable car, and
traces exactly how the machinery developed, and improved, from one
season to the next. Over time, the works cars adopted aluminium
cylinder heads and body panels, much-modified chassis, transmission
and exhaust systems; they also became supremely strong and could
withstand a true battering on the world's toughest events. This
book relates how the cars were improved by the engineers, how the
drivers came to love their heavy and sometimes self-willed steeds,
and how the management team got the most out of everything -
machinery, personnel, drivers, and regulations. Heavily illustrated
and packed with technical detail, this book will make a welcome
addition to any motorsport fan's library.
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