Fifty years ago, Donald Healey took two cars to the Bonneville Salt Flats in an assault on the record books. In two days, an international group of enthusiasts will recreate that event during the World of Speed events with recreations of those two cars, the Endurance Car and the Streamliner.
We’ve mentioned the Healeys Return to Bonneville Challenge in our Hemmings E-Weekly and in the pages of Sports & Exotic Car, which is what led Clayton Merchant to get in touch. As it turns out, Clayton’s friend John Progress is a member of the Bonneville, Utah, Austin-Healey Club, and John had offered to put the team up in his house, and the cars in his garage. John called Clayton over to take a look, and Clayton sent us these photos.
“John volunteered his pasture for parking and had plenty of room for the group to stay in his house,” Clayton said. “As he told me, he had only expected to have the cars trailered on his lot, he didn’t even know if he’d be able to see them, but before the next 2 days were done, they were doing a bunch of final work on both cars in his garage with his help. John is a former engineer and does fantastic work. Anyway, I just got off the phone with him and they are still fine tuning this morning as well as working on the tow bar, parachute and other small details.”
The silver car is a replica of the supercharged Streamliner, which Donald Healey drove to 192.74 mph.
The green car is a replica of the Endurance Car. Steve Marsh of Marsh Classic Restorations in Australia constructed the cars, using many parts from the original cars.
Racing is expected to take place September 16-19. You can follow the Healeys Return to Bonneville Challenge through its own blog.
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