Hey Tom,
I'm not bagging Jags in general....
I was just saying I loved the agricultural nature of Healeys. Fix it
yourself, make it go harder, whatever. You can look, think and
understand a Healey.
But, hey, while I'm on a roll...... Let's keep talking about E Types
specifically.
Can you tell me all the period competition successes of the 3.8 litre
E Type Tom?
Preferably the production versions
Not the 'lightweights' or the 'low drag' cars.
Your performance references were:
4.2 e type
XK 140
How many times did a 3.8 E Type win Sebring? Le Mans? A rally? A land
speed record? A bet? Anything other than a "all E type Jag race"?
Oh. Anywhere except in Australia. I know about their success here -
but hey, some Aussies know how to fettle anything to win!!
Even an E Type!! And Bob Jane??
Seriously.
;-)
Chris
PS and that nasty boy had a Healey solid rear axle. Weren't E types
independent rear ends?
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On 23/07/2011, at 10:38 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote:
> Well--guess we should call the nasty boy guy and tell him what a big
> mistake he made putting that lump in the Healey.
>
> Just to give a few facts----4.2 E-Type-----6.9 - 7.1 sec--0 - 60
> Healey----~9.7sec 0 - 60
>
> XKE----140 - 150 MPH
> Healey----maybe 115.00
>
> Ask the Healey racers at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix about the
> XK 140 that blows them off the track every year.
>
> As much as I love my Healey, it is not in the same performance
> category as the E. I have a 3000 BJ8 and a 66 E-Type, and the
> Healey can't compete with the E in any way----take off---speed--
> handling--ride.
>
> So--if, in a race an E had some problems and a Healey "whooped em",
> it was simply a bad day for the E. But then again, this is only
> based on my experience owning both of them for years.
>
> Can't wait for the string of comments to follow this:):)
>
> Cheers
> tom
>
>
>
> ---- Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> =============
> And some of us would say the maths - or engineering - or lack thereof
> - is why E types never excelled on any motorsport dais in their era.
> Oh wait. Except for those lightweights. And those aluminium block
> cars. Yeah. Production cars. All six of them..
> Well, the only Healey with an aluminium block didn't ever race or
> rally, in the era. But the production Healeys still opened a huge old
> can of wooppass on the E Type back in the day, and still do in
> Historics.
> Just ask Dennis Welch.
> The beauty and charm of every Austin Healey was that it was
> agricultural.
> Alfas, Lancias, Jags, Lambos, Ferraris, Aston Martins, whatever, were
> so high tech you can't fix it yourself....
> But agricultural high performance - Healeys - from Sprites to 100's to
> 3000's - and all the stuff you can do yourself to make the go faster
> or just enjoy as standard and fix as you go - that's the Holy Grail.
> At least for me anyway.
> Chris
> PS.
> And I love the purposeful look and sound of a 3000 over the look of a
> cigar shaped, and undertyred e type, anyday.
> PPS. I take back what I said earlier about engineering of that 3.8
> 100/6 - that 3.8 100/6 still has a C Series Healy Diff!!! Ooooohhhh
> old fashioned solid rear axle.... At least Doddsies 3.8 bugeye has a
> high tech suspension rear end...
> ;-)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 23/07/2011, at 9:00 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote:
>
>> Hummmm--some of us would say the 4.2 is the "Grande Dame":):)
>>
>>
>> ---- Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> =============
>> A final note - the 3.8 E-Type is the grande dame of LBCs,
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