A superb and rare photo of the magnificent Timo Makinen in his Austin-Healey 3000 rally car during the extraordinary heavy 1965 edition of the Scottish Rally. Timo Makinen was one of the most successful Austin-Healey rally riders ever, scoring many impressive results with his magnificent riding stile. Unfortunately he was forced to retire from the 1965 Scottish’ with final drive problems. The rally was eventually won by Roger Clark and Jim Porter in their Ford Cortina GT. It is a gorgeous action shot of one of the greatest Healey riders ever, Timo Makinen. Note the closure of the enlarged rear boot – enlarged to house the spare wheel.

Austin-Healey was a one of the most famous British sports car makers. The marque was established through a joint venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and Donald Healey, a renowned automotive engineer and designer. Austin-Healey produced cars until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end. Donald Healey left the company in 1968 when British Motor Holdings (BMC had merged with Jaguar Cars in 1966 to form BMH) was merged into British Leyland. Healey joined Jensen Motors who had been making the "big Healeys" since their inception in 1952, and became their chairman in 1972. After Donald Healey sold his original business, Donald Healey Motor Company, the Healey brand was registered to a new firm, Healey Automobile Consultants, which the Healey family sold to HFI Automotive in 2005.

Three model series were made by Austin-Healey, the 100 , 3000 and the Sprite.

The Austin-Healey 100 was a sports car built between 1953 and 1956 by the British Motor Corporation (the following model, named the 100-Six and built from 1956 to 1959, is a different car even though it shares the name "100"). It was developed by Donald Healey to be produced in-house by Healey's small company in Warwick and based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals. Healey built a single "Healey 100" for the 1952 London Motor Show, and the design impressed Leonard Lord, Managing Director of Austin so much that a deal was struck with Healey to build it in quantity at Austin's Longbridge factory. The car was immediately renamed the Austin-Healey 100. The "100" name comes from Donald Healey, who named it after the fact that this was one of the few cars of the era which could achieve 100 mph (160 km/h), as opposed to the Austin-Healey 3000, which is named for its 3000 cc engine. In 1953 a special streamlined Austin-Healey set several land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA. The following Austin-Healey 100 versions were made:

o 1953 - 1955 BN1 Austin-Healey 100

o 1955 Austin-Healey 100S (Extremely limited production of aluminium bodied race-prepared cars)

o 1955 - 1956 BN2 Austin-Healey 100M (Limited production high performance)

o 1956 - 1957 BN2 Austin-Healey 100-4

o 1956 - 1957 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 (2+2 seats)

o 1957 - 1959 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 Change to 1 3/4" SU Carbs (2+2 seats)

o 1958 - 1959 BN6 Austin-Healey 100-6 6 Cylinder motor (2 seat)

The Austin-Healey 3000 was a sports car built from 1959 to 1967, by Jensen Motors for the Austin-Healey marque, and is the best known of the 'big' Healey models. The 3000 was a successful car which won its class in many European rallies in its heyday - and is still used in competition by enthusiasts today. The car was originally to be called the "Mille Miglia" after the famous sports car race, but the displacement-based "3000" name stuck instead. Both the 3000 and the 100 before it were known simply as "the Austin-Healey" in the 1950s, since the company was essentially a single-vehicle marque. The following Austin-Healey 3000 versions were made:

o 1959 - 1961 BN7 Mark I (2 seat), BT7 Mark I (2+2 seats)

o 1961 - 1962 BN7 Mark II (2 seat), BT7 Mark II (2+2 seats), BJ7 Mark II (2 seat)

o 1962 - 1964 BJ7 Mark II (roll-up windows)

o 1964 - 1967 BJ8 Mark III

The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that 'a chap could keep in his bike shed', yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the manufacturers BMC. It first went on sale at a price of £669. The Sprite used a mildly tuned version of the Austin A-Series engine and as many other components from existing cars as possible to keep costs down. Enthusiasts often refer to Sprites and MG Midgets collectively as "Spridgets". The Big Healey was extensively raced in the United States and was recognized from the very beginning by the Sports Car Club of America / SCCA. Healey models raced in D,E, and F production classes, winning National Championships in both D and E Production. The following Austin-Healey Sprite versions were made:

o 1958 - 1960 AN5 Mark I 'Bugeye - US' 'Frogeye - UK'

o After the Bugeye, the AH Sprite was a badge engineered twin to the MG Midget (hence the term 'Spridget'). The MG was aimed slightly upmarket.

o 1961 - 1964 AN6 - AN7 Mark II

o 1964 - 1966 AN8 Mark III (roll-up windows)

o 1966 - 1969 AN9 Mark IV

o 1969 - 1971 AN10 Mark V (UK Only)

The Scottish Rally is the highlight of the Scottish Rally Championship. Taking place in June of every year, the warm weather and unique forest stages draws competitors from around the world. The first Scottish rally took place in 1932. From then until 1961 there was no overall awards. The event used to enjoy International status, however since 1988, as the World Rally Championship moved to include only one event per country, it has been reduced to a National event in favour of the RAC Rally in Wales. Over the years, the event has been based in towns and cities throughout Scotland including Glasgow, Perth, Inverness and Dunoon, however for the past thirteen years, it has been centered in Dumfries in South West Scotland.

This is a very nice and very rare non period photo that reflects a wonderful era of Austin-Healey ‘s and the Scottish Rally’s automotive history in a wonderful way.  This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x 30 cm).  It makes it perfectly suitable for framing.