Kids and I restored 2 #AustinHealey Sprite race cars #BarnFind...with a little help from our friends! #KeepHistoryAlive
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Thank you @myfox8 for doing this piece on my kids and our car...really enjoyed filming this with the Roy’s Folks crew!
That smile you get when you hit a goal...glad Sophie got to take laps with me in our car. It’s not been back to VIR since the early 70’s. instagram.com/p/CFpsgw_DcNP/…
From an old barn to the pages of “The Drive”...she’s come a long ways! #honored @MossEurope @Moss_Motors @GroesbeckGP #RIPJohnnyDaytonJones
There’s a Goodwood-style motorsports festival coming to Texas this year. thedrive.com/news/35299/ther…
61-street legal-new tires...we had no choice but to ride! Happy she's back on the road again. RIP Johnny Jones...your hot rod is in a good place! #family @moss_motors @mosseuropeltd @rustoleum @evapo_rust @frogtape @toyotires @hagerty #britishcars #austinhealey @_compomotive_
We terrorized our neighborhood for about an hour while we had the first “shakedown”. Kept the speed down to make sure all things were in order. She did great and my pit crew were very happy to see it run on the... facebook.com/mybarnfind/vide…
Months sitting at an upholsterer we took it on... and did them ourselves. #austinhealey purists will leak “crazy”...but we could not cover that old steel. We have seats and the kids love-that’s all that counts! #mybarnfind @moss_motors @moss_motors #vintage #ratrod #restoration
Not everyone knows the story of how we got our car...well actually two cars now! Thought we should re-post it. mossmotoring.com/mybarnfind/ mossmotoring.com/mybarnfind/
Note to self....clutch orientation is slightly critical. Flipped the clutch and all is better...also found additional use for the Moss Motors catalog...transmission pitch adjustment for engine install when your... facebook.com/142561996438931…
Hurricane Florence knocked out our power for a bit....what better time to install the electric cooling fan. Also taught
Sophie how to fire the Austin Healey up...somehow she’s not been present for the tuning... facebook.com/mybarnfind/vide…
The first time she’s ever ran on her own...need to fine tune the carbs and adjust timing...but she breathes again. It’s not ran since it last raced in 1975...lots to do but today was a big day! Special thanks to... facebook.com/mybarnfind/vide…
Bringing this rare Group 44 Nascar back to life for vintage racing.....yes, I said NASCAR!
Great meeting Mike Korneli while he was at Rhine Enterprise this past week.
He brought this car to my good friends shop to... facebook.com/mybarnfind/post…
Some final details getting addressed tonight. Jacob and I are fitting a new radiator in the car (a 76 Volkswagen... fb.me/1EzJECvdg
Great historic photo featuring Johnny Dayton Jones and the car we now have! Thank you Frank for posting. fb.me/1vvsu0Y10
Friends and I recovering the second #austinhealey racecar! youtu.be/e9zYT_KqAZM
Took Jacob to see the new car and he had the opportunity to Mrs.Jones (Johnny's wife). We were able to get the... fb.me/6uqN3nWya
This is as serious as an #austinhealey race car that's ever been built...and we are happy to welcome her to our... fb.me/2hFMeGsUD
She's adding fresh oil in the #austinhealey after 40 years of sitting dormant-getting close to firing it up!... fb.me/8QfMuzy88
Just picked up the original rims used on our #austinhealeysprite....glad to have them back for the race car...not... fb.me/13ORSrfKN