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Subject: [Healeys] gullwing motors '53 100 for sale
From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon)
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:31:21 -0500
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Wowsers, though certainly not perfect, and probably overpriced (maybe way), 
I was expecting FrnakenHealey from the various descriptions of this car. 
The windshield thing is certainly weird, there is no rubber seal that I can 
tell, maybe it is not seated into the base right? Don't know what would have 
to happen to get it so far off.

It looks to have the right motor, transmission, most of the trim.  The paint 
shines, the chrome shines, the panels seem to go together pretty well, if it 
runs and the underneath is solid I don't know if it is a "run away" car, the 
details can be sorted, or not ,if you don't give a big hoot about the 
details but love the classic lines of the car, and the great sound of the 
motor, that is more important than that the bonnet return spring is mounted 
wrong is it not?  if you are looking for a Healey to enjoy and drive, not 
everyone can afford, and maybe do not even want perfection.

I am not knocking the concours and originality guys, but there are more than 
one way to own and enjoy.

When I had my Hundred it was far from perfect, I did a lot of work on it to 
improve it, but in the rough and alsmost ready condition I bought it in I 
was proud to own it, take it to shows etc. because it was the real deal 
(maybe it is easier for us guys who live where the cars are few and far 
between, didn't have many nice ones to compare it to, so it got lots of 
attention and compliments from the LBC crowd as it was).

Greg Lemon 

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