Such sad news to hear.
Justin and I went back a long way, back to our early teens when we lived near to each other in London. He was the first guy I met who, like me, was mad on motor racing. As 16 year olds we managed to blag press passes off Graham Macbeth, then the Brands Hatch press officer, "working" for a new magazine called 'Competiton Car'.
In those early days the pair of us went to all the tracks by bus or train and then I got my own car for my 17th birthday which mad life easier. We did so much together and, as 20 year olds, created the LIRA-Team Lotus semi-works Formula 2 team in 1971. 'Competition Car' did eventually make it into a real magazine the following year and we had great fun making a monthly more news worthy than our weekly competitors of the day. Those were great days as all of us who worked on the magazine at the time will remember and Justin Anthony Heath Haler was very much part of that. RIP my old friend.
Chris Witty
I also worked with Justin on Competition Car.
He had a nick name for me called Serpico who was an undercover cop in a film, which I have forgotten the name.
He had a V12 E type, which he drove very very quickly, I was going to Silverstone with him and the rear window blew out.
He called Lofty England, and blagged a free repair.
Competiton Car raised the bar in those days, staffmen were Nigel Roebuck Maurice Hamilton Chris Witty the great 'Q' of coure Justin. I was the ad manager, used to bring my two Cairn Terriers into the office.
One of the 'backers' of the mag was a guy called Robert Macarthur, who actually knew Caxton!!!! he actually told us he tought Caxton about printing.
'Q' may tell you guys about my party trick with the tube the Goodyear poster came in, or the 'streaking' across Eden Street Kingston upon Thames.
I just remembered he was involved with Barry Mascall.
Happy days.
Justin you were one of a kind.
RIP buddy.