UJB 140 is likely one of the 4 works Auston-Healey 3000s that have been constructed by the manufacturing facility to be used within the 1960 Sebring 12 Hours. The automotive was used as a spare at that assembly, which on the time was the one American race on the calendar that counted towards the World Sportscar

Championship. Beforehand to this, British motor sport legend Jack Sears had pushed the 3000 for BMC at Silverstone as a way to take a look at three-piston Girling brakes.

Instantly after the Sebring occasion the automotive was despatched to Hambro Automotive Company, the New York importer of Austin-Healeys. From right here in August 1960 it was purchased by Richard Ecklund, the very first proprietor of UJB 140. He raced the 3000 in SCCA occasions at Harewood Acres in Canada and Watkins Glen in New York state.

In 1986 Bob Deuell, an in depth racing good friend of Richard’s who shared the automotive occasionally, purchased UJB 140. At that stage, there have been solely 20,000 miles on the odometer. Bob ready the Austin-Healey and raced it in Historic occasions till he offered it to Jerry Bensinger, a supplier good friend, in round 2007. The 3000 then handed to Craig Hillinger, and on to Peter Jaye in 2009, who applied an excellent restoration to its 1960 Sebring configuration. The image above is the one I took of the roadster on the Concours of Class 2020, with Racing Inexperienced paint and hardtop.

ENGINE

2.9-litre, straight-six, overhead valve, 200bhp, twin carburettors

CONFIGURATION

Entrance-engine, four-speed guide transmission, rear-wheel drive, separate chassis, coil-spring entrance suspension, semi-elliptic springs rear, discs all spherical