In a message dated 11/7/2009 5:03:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ah@jharper.demon.co.uk writes:
Obviously I have to disagree with your view. A car that had received the
personal attention of Donald must be of more interest than a BN2 that
has been modified in recent years.
Another interesting tidbit/point of view regarding the "M" cars that
received this "special" treatment that might put things into perspective is to
imagine a conversation such as this between DMH and Bic:
With the decision having been made to bring out the 100-6 the marketing
question Donald faced might be stated: "How the Heck am I going to get rid
of these darn 640 four-cylinder cars???? Surely no one will want to buy
last year's model!"
And then Bic said "Hey Dad I got a great idea--let's make them into a
special model, put on some jazzy stuff like a leather hood strap and louvers,
raise the HP a few by using a different piston and cam, and let's be sure to
put on one of those Cold Air Boxes that everyone is convinced is the hot
lick. We may not make any extra money but at least we won't be stuck with
those cars."
And thus was born the much-vaunted 100M....
Best--Michael Oritt
(NOT a Healey revisionist-historian, but one willing to engage in logical
speculation)
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