Heasman Steering had its beginnings just after the Second World War when Alan J. Heasman
returned from serving in the RAAF and opened a workshop specialising in suspension and alignment work.
Located initially on the corner of the Princes Highway and Canal Road in St.
Peters - a Sydney suburb about five kilometres south west of the CBD - the business soon attracted
a reputation for producing superior results.
Alan Heasman’s consistent ability to improve handling and roadholding in an astonishingly
wide range of vehicles soon drew a clientele of the performance-oriented public as well
as racing car owners and drivers.
The publicity resulting from the racing connection certainly helped the business to grow
and also boosted the numbers of its ‘run of the mill’ alignment, steering and suspension customers.
The performance factor also tended to attract like-minded people and one of the apprentices
in the late 1950s was Ray Selby, a name not unknown in Australian motorsport.
Over the years the business has changed considerably, and it has moved a few
blocks south on the opposite side of the Princes Highway to the corner of Railway Road,
and is now located in the next suburb, Sydenham.
It has also spun off two related companies - Sydney Shock Absorbers and Polyair Springs - largely
as a result of its involvement in improving handling and suspension capabilities.
Heasman Steering is now run by Alan Heasman’s son Doug and continues to hold a
reputation for producing excellent steering and alignment outcomes from a wide mix of vehicles.
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