Amen to Greg and Patrick's views
All four of my kids rode in the Healey-Monster (usually only two or three at
a time since I drove<G>)and all survived, without SEAT BELTS, even. this
reminds me of how my son recently bought two Daisy BB guns for his kids-a
coworker sold them for a song-when asked why he was selling, he sheepishly
admitted that his wife was pregnant with their first, and she didn't want
any "GUNS" in the house!
Maybe we need to spread the word about how unsafe these cars are, and they
might come up on the market more often-
In another aside, this same son, now 40, recently asked me---"Where did you
hide the keys to the Healey when we were growing up?"-after I quit laughing,
I told him I would reveal the secret when his boys were old enough to drive,
as he would really need the information then.
Ed Townley
Southern NM, USA
64 BJ8
59 AN5
59 AN5 RHD project
55 FX3 austin Taxi
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:07:21 -0500
From: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
Subject: Re: kids in car
I would wholeheartedly agree withe what Patrick said about kids in the car,
but would add that if they are not your own kids those sentiments will not
necessarily sway the owners of the delightful little devils. If someone
hands you they keys to their 1950 something unobtanium Ferrarri and says
don't exceed 4000 rpm I guess I would respect that even if I knew it should
rev to 6500 . Same with other kids, respect their parents wishes, but mine
own has ridden in the TR4A I owned when he was born the Sprite I had in the
interim and the Healey I own now and we have both lived to tell the tale.
I won't even go into the stories of my college buddies who got the short
straw and were stuffed uncermoniously into the hatch of the BGT :)
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
To: "Justin" <spartan0199@hotmail.com>; "Austin-Healey List"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:11 PM
Subject: RE: Won't engage gear upon start up
> G'day Justin
>
> It has to be remembered why the bulk of the 6-cylinder cars have 2
> extra seats. It's because DMH wanted to increase the market for the
> car to people with families. That is for the owner who has kids. There
> was also an option child seat available for the 4 cylinder cars.
>
> If someone said that an Austin-Healey is too dangerous for kids to
> ride in I would say that they should get a life and see what happens
> in the real world. They probably wouldn't let kids [play in the dirt
> to and spray every single inch of their homes with cleaner and
> disinfectant. No wonder kids these days are so prone to illnesses.
>
> My kids are grown up now but when younger they were riding around in
> the car from the time they could sit up. I know of owners who have
> bought their new born babies home from the hospital in their
> Austin-Healeys.
>
> Does this way of thinking piss me off? You could say that.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
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