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David Shale actually drove the car in its club racing debut outingright here at Goodwood Motor Circuit on March 26, 1955, finishingsecond, and into the 1956 season, on May 30 that year he tooka third place at the short-lived Davidstow aerodrome circuit inCornwall. After failing to finish in the higher-level British EmpireTrophy race meeting in April he recorded four fine race wins, the firstat Aintree and subsequently three at Silverstone.Never averse to compiling many road miles on the way to (and from)club race meetings around the British mainland he also compiledsecond-place finishes at Brands Hatch in Kent, Mallory Park inLeicestershire, Snetterton in Norfolk and Davidstow way back downin the far south-west. He also added a third place at Brands Hatchand two more at Silverstone to ‘EVV106’s growing list of club racelaurels. David Shale finished the season as runner-up in the 1956‘Autosport’ Championship competition.The car was then acquired by second owner Mike Kellett, in whosehands a second place was achieved at Croft in September 1957and a third at Marston Moor, followed in 1958 by 2nd and 4th-placeresults at Full Sutton – the very fast Yorkshire aerodrome circuit.Unfortunately at Oulton Park that year Mike Kellett left the road atKnickerbrook corner and rolled the car, but overall it was raced atleast 18 times in his ownership and had remained a competitivecontender against newer opposition.Tony Lanfranchi, from Huddersfield, then acquired the car andlearned much about his chosen sport in it before going on tobecome on of the most colourful characters of the British andinternational motor racing scene. In ‘EVV 106’ he won the 1959Catterick hill-climb, a third place in the Burton Sprint and a circuitthird at Mallory Park. Derek Buller-Sinfield then completed ‘EVV’sregular competition career into 1962, at which time it was acquiredas one of the founding feature cars of the illustrious Arthur CarterCollection, within which it was subsequently preserved andmaintained for so many years...Upon acquisition by the vendor, ‘EVV’ was fully restored over an18-month period, the work being undertaken by respected specialistthe late Jonathan Everard of JME Limited, who was until 1969 aDonald Healey Motor Company and Austin-Healey employee at TheCape.In more recent years ongoing maintenance, servicing and racepreparation has been undertaken by noted Austin-Healey specialistPaul Woolmer of Woolmer Classic Engineering Limited. ‘EVV 106’is FIVA, MSA and FIA registered and the owner has enjoyed manyrallies, tours and races with the 100S, including the GoodwoodRevival, Le Mans Classic, Donington and Silverstone Festivals and,on multiple occasions, the Mille Miglia retrospective.The Austin-Healey 100S is a perfect – and versatile – entry for all thegreat historic motor events, equally at home on road or track.£600,000 - 700,000€740,000 - 860,000170 | Goodwood festival of speed