| Description | Includes:
'Racing Newsletter' article 'Ring-Free takes Award at Daytona' about the Austin Healey Sprite prototype taking an award at Daytona (sponsored by Ring Free Motor Oils). With image of the Austin Healey Sprite prototype [1970].
Article 'Jensen go British' about new Jensen Healey sports car to be powered by a British engine (c1970).
['Dail Mail'] article on Jensen Healey 'Now Mr Healey can stand on his own four wheels' (c1970).
'Sunday Express' article 'New Healey car may have BMW engine' (c1970).
['Coventry Evening Telegraph'?] article 'New sports car expected from Healey-Jensen link' (c1970).
Photocopy of 'Road & Track' letter from Gerry Coker about the design of the Healey 100 - details about the design of the Healey 100 and incorporating the Austin name into the design. Sent by Jensen Motors to Donald Healey (February) 1971.
Article 'How to lap Le Mans in a coffin and live to tell the tale' about Tommy Wisdom's treatment for cancer. With photo of Wisdom [1971].
'Coventry Evening Telegraph' article 'The Healey 'Secret' is unveiled' about the new Jensen-Healey - details of the car after being launched at the Geneva car show. With photo of the car and Kevin Beattie (7 March 1972).
'The Birmingham Post' article '120 mph Jensen-Healey is unveiled at Geneva show'. With image (8 March 1972).
'Sunday Telegraph' article on planned unveiling of Jensen Healey at Geneva Motor Show. With image of Donald Healey standing next to a Jensen Healey (12 March 1972).
'Car' magazine article 'Jensen Healey: today's gamble on yesterday's car' with images. Also cover photographs of Donald Healey, Geoffrey Healey and two others standing by a Jensen-Healey' (April 1972).
Advert from 'Autocar' for Blue Peter Retreads and image of Invicta - 'A Classic Collection - Great Cars of the Past: 1 as recorded by the Late F. Gordon Crosby' (10 August 1972).
'Autocar' magazine with article about the road test of the Jensen Healey. Contains details of entire specification and performance of the Jensen-Healey (including diagrams, acceleration graph). Front cover shows a Jensen-Healey and article has several images of the car, plus Lance Macklin and Stirling Moss in a 100S (31 August 1972).
'Motor' magazine with articles about the Jensen-Healey ('How good is the Jensen-Healey') and a history of Healey ('Three Generations of Healey's'). Contains Road test results and specification (2 September 1972).
'Sunday Telegraph' cutting 'power failure' about Jensen-Healey road test car. Review of the car (detailing a power failure that repaired itself!) and details of insurance costs. With image (22 April 1973).
'Business News' article 'Healey and Sons' about the selling of Donald Healey Motor Company of Warwick (3 April 1974).
Good Relations Limited folder of photocopies of published letters concerning the Wankel engine, including one from Donald Healey (June 1974 - August 1974).
Birmingham Post' article 'The Restless Giant' about Donald Healey's retirement, looking back at his career. With editorial comment about economic difficulties in motor industry. Plus images of Donald Healey with the first Jensen Healey off the production line, also Triumph Dolomite, Austin Healey 100 with Donald at the wheel and Healey Le Mans car with Geoff at the wheel (17 December 1974).
'Birmingham Post' article 'Car slump worsens as Ford prices rise' about economic problems in motor industry with brief mention about Donald Healey selling/retiring (17 December 1974).
'Birmingham Post' clipping 'Healey car sales to be built up' about the sale of Donald Healey Motor Company - details reasons for sale (Brian [Bic] wanted to move back to Cornwall to pursue agricultural interests so they'd lost their retail man and Geoffrey 'couldn't sell a wheelbarrow') (18 December 1974).
'Leamington and District Morning News' article about Donald Healey retiring and the take over by Hamblin Group. With image of Donald Healey outside the garage bearing his name (18 December 1974).
'Leamington and District Morning News' article 'Donald Ducks Out' about Donald Healey retiring and Healey being taken over by Hamblin Group - brief history about Donald Healey as well as a paragraph about the future of the brand. With image of Healey 100s pictured in 1954 (20 December 1974).
'Leamington Spa Courier' article 'End of an era - but not the end of the road' about Donald Healey retiring and the takeover by the Hamblin Group. With image of Donald Healey posing next to a Jensen-Healey (20 December 1974).
Advert (in French) for book 'Les 24 Heures Du Mans 1949-1973)' (1974).
'Sunday Mercury' article 'Designs on another car' about Donald Healey designing a new car. With photos of Donald and Geoffrey Healey (9 February 1975).
'Sunday Mercury' article 'Jensen: State Control Demand' about a Midland MP calling for Jensen to be nationalised (9 February 1975).
'Autocar' magazine with feature 'It's been a long, long time' about Jensen-Healeys (actual feature has been removed from magazine). With image of Kjell Qvale in front of assembly line (28 June 1975).
'Evening Mail' report 'My Big Failure by Qvale' about Jensen demise - due to drop in demand for Interceptors and Jensen-Healeys. Qvale says 'probably should not have made the effort to make a cheap car in the Jensen Healey'. With image of Donald Healey (16 September 1975).
'Times' magazine The 100 Best Cars Feature - multiple page article featuring Healey as one of the top 100. With image of the 1957 Austin Healey 100/6 (1977).
'Coventry Evening Telegraph' cutting with image about an Austin Healey at an anniversary parade from Warwick to Meriden (15 May 1978).
'Morning News' article 'Healey a labour of love' about someone restoring an Austin-Healey - mostly about the restoration. With image of Rod Perrin (the restorer) with his Austin Healey (22 September 1978).
'Motor' article 'Donald's demon ducklings' to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Austin-Healey 100. With images including Donald Healey, The Silverstone, Donald and George Mason in a Nash Healey, Westland Roadster, Austin Healeys, an Austin Healey 100 at the start of the 1955 Tulip Rally, the 100s at the 1955 Le Mans Rally, the Austin-Healey 3000 (28 October 1978).
Cutting about Geoffrey Healey's book 'The Healey Story' (1978).
'Autocar' magazine special on Triumph Sports (1978).
'Evening Mail' article 'Car man Jack says 'Best of British'!' about Jack Ryan shutting his repair shop in Honolulu. Ryan was former head mechanic for the Austin Healey 100 record-breaking run in Utah (1954). With images (20 November 1979). |