
Austin-Healey 3000
Successful on the stages, less so on track, the Big Healey nevertheless remains a British classic as it reaches its half-century By Richard Heseltine Its true meaning has been diluted…
RALLY OF THE THOUSAND LAKES THERE
was no doubt about the supremacy of the Audi Quattros, although Blomqvist’s Michelin tyres gave him (below) the edge over Mikkola (above
Centre) who was using his team’s Klebers, along with a few Michelins when no-one was watching. Championship points were so vital to the team that the, could not risk a duel developing, and the two drivers were instructed to keep their positions, Mikkola then winning from Blomqvist.