If I'm not mistaken, #33 and #34 were painted a very special
non-standard color, basically what some have called a "Healey Green."
It looks to be a very attractive color. It's not a faded photo-color
... the cars were painted metallic green apparently.
Best Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 8/7/05, OldHealeys@aol.com <OldHealeys@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 8/6/2005 3:27:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> 62bt7@prodigy.net writes:
>
> Check out e-bay item 6551270079.
>
> Shows photo of BN1-2, race numbers #33 and #34 on LeMans
> type start line being preped by Healey mechs. Maybe someone
> can ID the mechanics. Unknown location and other race cars.
>
> Car number 10 and number 11 are both Nash-Healeys.
>
> Car number 10 was driven by French drivers they were Veyron and
> Cabantons. His car did not finish the 24 hours.
>
> Car number 11 Was driven by English drivers Johnson and Hadley it finished
> 11th place overall... (One position in front of the first Austin Healey)
>
> Photos of these cars during the race and as they currently exist are found
> on pages 78 and 79 of "The Healey Book".
>
> Bill Emerson
> Author, The Healey Book
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