Classic Car Restoration & Maintenance

Natters & Nibbles No2
Saturday 10th May 2025

Our second Natters & Nibbles date of 2025 was a scorcher!!

It’s always good to see our regular attendees supporting our coffee mornings but it is equally a real pleasure to welcome new comers too.

This month we also welcomed two visitors from the USA 🇺🇸

Our next date is on Saturday 14th June 2025 - 10 til 1 and we will be welcoming Bill Hardy from @hardyengineeringltd who will be entertaining us with live music. Rumour has it that @billrawles maybe joining the musicians too 🎷 Added to this , if the sun is shining, we maybe offering Pims on our new “lawn” area IYKYK 😝 Be sure to put this date in your calendar 🗓️

Thank you for all your donations to
@home_startwinchester
@parkinsonsuk
@hiowaa56
@phyllistuckwell

Thank you to Liz Barber photography

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The sun is shining, the days are warming up... what better time to consider a Austin-Healey for some summer fun... or a project for those long summer evenings!

We have a range of cars available from MK3, MK2A, 3000 & 100 some of which are not listed online. Contact us to discuss your requirements and we can let you know if we have a suitable car available.

Coming soon, Triumph TR4A.

Contact: info@rawlesclassiccars.co.uk
Ask to speak to Jack Rawles.

Pictured;
HDK 898E - Austin Healey 3000 MKIII - £54,000
HSJ 876 - Austin Healey 100/6 - £36,500
5005 FN - Austin Healey 3000 MKIIA - £36,500
Austin Healey 3000 MKIII - Project - £18,500

More information available on the website, www.rawlesclassiccars.co.uk
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National Drive-it Day
Sunday 27th April 2025

National Drive-it Day was created by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs in 2005. Held each year on a Sunday in April, it is the day when historic vehicle enthusiasts and the public at large have the opportunity to celebrate the ‘One Thousand Mile Trial’. This was an 11 day round Britain public test that started on 23rd April 1900 to “prove the viability” of the new fangled invention- the motor car!!!

Each year individuals and car clubs up and down the country organise driving events to mark this day. The event supports @childline_official and @nspcc_official
The proceeds of the official rally plate goes towards helping underprivileged children - “Yesterday’s vehicles supporting Today’s Children”

This year @bill_rawles_classic_cars was asked by the New Forest Austin Healey Club if we could provide a pit stop before the group went on to drive to their lunch destination @dukeonthetestromsey

We were blessed with a clear, warm, blue sky day - perfect conditions for driving out in a classic car.

We parked up 25 Austin-Healeys and 1 Jaguar E-Type. Over 30 members of the New Forest Austin Healey Club enjoyed tea, coffee, and a variety of homemade bakes by @roserawles - socialising, chatting and laughing in the sunshine.

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Austin-Healey 3000 MKI BT7 1959 Restoration now completed

This long term project has been a collaboration between BRCC and the owner, Richard.

Richard started the restoration and completed a lot of structural work himself to a very good standard. It reached a point where the project wasn’t progressing due to lack of time, so Richard called us and we picked up the project from Cornwall and have seen it through to completion.

The car was just a bare chassis when we collected it and working with the owner, we have built a car that is still true to the marque but has some subtle differences.

Finished in Jaguar Gun Metal Grey with custom stretched wings to accept the 6” rims. The car has a full steel engine running on triple Webbers, running through a straight cut gear set and LSD final drive. The bespoke trim and hood beautifully finish off the restoration.

It really is a great, fast road Healey that is capable of both road tours and spirited driving.

Collected and driven back to Cornwall ready to be enjoyed over the Easter break. Happy Easter. 🐣🐥🐰

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Goodwood 82nd Members Meet 2025

The Goodwood motor season got underway with the 82nd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport on 12/13 April 2025.

When the phone rang, a few weeks ahead of the event, @jackrawles46 didn’t know that it would culminate with having a drive @goodwoodmotorcircuit #82MM

The Dutch car is owned by Mike Van Thiel @machineswithamission and Jochem Kentgens who invited Jack to drive at the upcoming event.

The Austin-Healey had an entry in the Moss Trophy but no driver…!

The Moss Trophy is for closed cockpit GT cars that raced prior to 1963. The grid was made up of Jaguar E-Type, Ferrari 250 SWB, Aston Martin DB4GT, Austin-Healey, AC and Shelby Cobra and a Lotus 11 ‘Breadvan’.

Quali took place, for the 29 cars, on Saturday. The four big Healeys driven by Rawles, Wilmott, Jennings and Russell entertained the crowd with their close, competitive lap times, Wilmott lead the Healeys.

Sunday’s race would start with Wilmott 8th, Rawles 11th, Russell 13th and Jennings 24th.

During post-qualifying inspection, a problem was found, a broken half shaft. This required replacement of both the half shafts and differential. Unfortunately, we only had a 4.1:1 ratio available, a slower diff than the 4.3:1 currently fitted. Not helped by the relatively mild engine performance compared to the usual BRCC machinery.

A good start saw Jack jump up to 8th overall just behind Wilmott, but it was clear by the end of the first lap that the car was not performing as required and over time was unable to keep up with the other Healeys.

Jack finished the race 13th, the third Healey over the line and was later promoted to 11th after 1st and 2nd place Aston Martin DB4GTs were disqualified when during post-race scrutineering the cars were found to have items that didn’t match up with their Historical Technical Passport.

A great way to start the race season and we look forward to seeing what 2025 has in store #keephealeysracing

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Natters & Nibbles No1
Saturday 12th April 2025

Our first Natters & Nibbles date of 2025 kicked off with beautiful weather and an incredible turn out of over 60 classic Cars filling our car parking space.

We had a good variety of makes and models and it was good to be back.

Charlie Rawles headed up our bbq and kept everyone happy supplying the bacon rolls.

Team bakers, made up of Rose Rawles, Harriet Rhodes Judy Plumridge and Sally Stewart cooked up an incredible array of cakes, which disappeared at an alarming rate.

We were also honoured to have our youngest Bill Rawles Classic Car team member, 15 month old Freddie Rawles. Freddie spent most of the morning studying the cars, pointing and making car noises #brumbrum

A huge thank you to our car park attendees Andrew Waghorn, Steve Barber and Simon Fox. At hand to keep order and trying to park the cars in the most efficient style. After the event they said “it was like herding ants” 😂

Thank you to everyone who came and made the morning a huge success. Thank you for your positive feedback and we look forward to welcoming you to Natters & Nibbles No2 on Saturday 10th May 2025 - 10 til 1

Don’t forget that this is a free charity event, collecting for charities close to our hearts. We rely on your generous contributions to our charity pots - please remember to bring all your lose change and notes! We know that our charities appreciate your donations and every penny goes towards helping somebody’s life.

@home_startwinchester
@parkinsonsuk
@hiowaa56
@phyllistuckwell

Also thank you to Simon Fox who always captures some great shots with his “menacing” camera ❤️

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