BMC set the direction - standardizing on the 6 cylinder (because the 4
cylinder was supposedly going out of production), but Donald and Geoff
did the design, not BMC.
Let's not forget the Sprite, nor the MGs.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
On 07/06/2014 03:57 AM, Larry Varley wrote:
> I think it's time that the list had a healthy debate, and some fun. I
> would propose that the only real Austin Healey was the BN1, designed by
> Donald Healey and Gerry Coker. Everything after that was BMC, who never
> made a decent car after the 50's, just using what they had to keep
> producing the cars, that were for some part good ideas, but bad design.
> The mini was a great idea, but mix the gearbox oil with the engine? Oh
> dear. The BN2 with a extra gear in a much heavier gearbox that really
> added no extra performance, then the 100-6 with that horribly heavy
> engine and no more grunt. Why would anyone do that, and just ruin the
> balance of the car? Ok after that they added the 12 port head to it, but
> the sixes at their best are really ponderous in the steering department
> relative to the BN1, which is a nibble well balance car. I'm going so
> far as to use an alloy block in my BT7 to turn it back into a descend
> handling car and restore the weight balance. BMC basically self
> destructed, while the rest of the world moved forward, what a shame.
> Cheers
> Larry Varley
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