Wonder how the seller would respond to this news? Anyone want to share
it--minus Rich's name, of course.
---- Rich C <richchrysler@quickclic.net> wrote:
> There are so many detail hings wrong with this car, it's ridiculous. Whoever
> built this car up doesn't know anything about Healeys, let alone the Lemans
> bits. All I can see that could be remotely considered Lemans is the bonnet
> strap and the wrong louver pattern on the bonnet, possibly a larger diameter
> antisway bar. Much of it looks like they simply bought things from a
> catologue and stuck them on the car.
> Most things can be changed and made right but the irreversible is that the
> louvers on the bonnet are totally wrong. The pictures showing the rear inner
> dogleg area seem to have a riveted plate?? fitted in there.
> The interior is all wrong in that it should be blue, not black. There are
> terrible full pleats in horribly over stuffed seats, there's no arm rest and
> the doors sport set of Amco style door panels with elastic pockets right out
> of the '60's. The Armacord is running the wrong way on the rear deck behind
> the seats, and under the seats. Armacord should be on the propshaft tunnel
> on a BN2, not carpet. All the Armacord is bound wrong. It looks as though
> the top doesn't fasten to the body behind the doors. And what's with the
> blue vinyl covered dash? White painted wheels?
> The engine colours are wrong as are a lot of the engine bay pieces.
>
> On the other hand this car appears to me to have been carefully done as far
> as body panel fit and finish. It looks like somebody perhaps ran out of
> funds or whatever, and handed it to somebody to slap together and sell
> quickly. Divorce requiring quick settlement, death, who knows, but to me it
> has all the signs.
>
> I would love to have the opportunity to correct all the details on this car.
> It has the potential of being an excellent BN2.
>
> FWIW, the chassis number listed would have a built date of approx. late
> Sept. '55, so it's a relatively early BN2.
>
> If anybody knows the car I'd like to obtain (for the Registry) the rest of
> the numbers and who the owner is (or will be).
>
> Rich Chrysler
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