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Sebring 1958 _____________________________________________________

100-Six

Hambro Team Type -100-Six `MM`  #27 Gil Gertner Harold Kuntz Ray Cuomo #28 Bill Kincheloe Fred Moore #29 Phil Stiles Gus Ehrman

In March 1958 the Healeys returned to Sebring, this time with regular bodied 100-Sixs. They had some modifications made to them including four wheel disc brakes. The cars were entered in the GTclass and failed the intial scrutinering  when they showed up with cut down perspex windscreens. The excellant Austin Healey distribution network saved the day and came up with replacement standard screens and hardtops well in time for practice. After the practice the drivers reported they thought the cars did not turn in as well as they liked so the team stiffened the springs by the old trick of jamming pieces of water hose between the top two coils.

The cars were fitted with Le Mans style leather straps to hold down the bonnets as well as disc brakes and some engine mods.

Sebring 1958 Manufacturers Team Prize

As they were up against much faster machinery the team strategy was to drive within themselves to ensure they finshed and to shoot for the Manufacturers Team Prize.  All the drivers performed to orders and they finshed 14th, 17th and 23rd to achieve their objective

Bill Kincheloe went on to purchase one of the cars and he campaigned it in SCCA events. A superb picture of him in action at Laguna Seca can be seen at Race Pics.  Bill confirmed that the cars were entered by Hambro as 100-Six MM`s