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1949 Healey Elliot

United Kingdom • 18 Dec 2023

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1949 Healey Elliott, chassis B1794, is a rare survivor with a captivating motorsport history, including participation in the Scottish Rally and East Anglian M.C. rally. Stored since the 1960s, it requires restoration, presenting a wonderful project opportunity.

Condition

4

The car has been in storage for a long time and needs reconditioning. The paint is peeling, and there are some bumps and grazes. The interior is dusty and dirty, but the leather is intact. The engine is not seized, and the car rolls easily on its wheels. There is some surface corrosion on the car's underside.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

B1794

Odometer:

44,091 miles

Reg Number:

DVG 34

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The last owner of this rather magnificent Healey Elliott (he also had a later convertible Healey Abbot) bought it in the mid Sixties and then promptly parked it up in his storage unit, with the plan to eventually refresh it and then return it to action.

Alas, the best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley...

What he did do though, was to investigate and piece together its intriguing history.

The car’s main protagonist was a chap called Ray Playford, an avid motorsport enthusiast, who went on to purchase and compete in Sir Stirling Moss’ Jaguar XK120 FHC (LVC 345) and found the Jaguar Drivers’ Club.

There are some lovely period shots in the car’s history file of Mr Playford, taking part in numerous regularity rallies and races, as well as indulging in a bit of under-bonnet fettling and a shot or two of it barrelling around what appears to be an early Snetterton racetrack.

Others show DVG 34 competing on numerous events including The Scottish Rally (June 1951) and the East Ang...