On Tuesday I drove my Austin Healey to my office in Tallahassee. While
driving down Hwy 27 toward town I saw a Florida Highway Patrol car coming up
behind me. I was sure I was going to be stopped for something. He pulled
up beside me, looked over at me, gave me a thumbs up, and kept on going.
Made me glad that I decided to drive the Healey to work on Tuesday.
Charlie O'Connors
Havana, Florida
1960 Austin Healey BT7
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From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Steve B. Gerow
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 8:08 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Just want to vent!
I remember more positive comments - lotta people just say "Nice car!" with
or without "What year is it?". Some even insist it's a 'show car' even
though it's more of a diamond-in-the-rough.
Of course many of these comments are just as boring as the
'prince-of-darkness' comments.
In my neighborhood, a surprising number of pedestrians (retired) will say
how they owned one. One woman said "Oh, I bought a '67 BJ8 on payments from
my first real job."
Young kids seem to appreciate it - even toddlers. That augurs well for the
long-term resale if they don't get rid of gasoline.
--
Steve Gerow
BN6
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