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To: Steve Thomton <scthomton@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] healey sighting
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 13:31:48 -0700
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Thanks for the story.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 1:13 PM Steve Thomton via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Bob,
> I wrote story about this for one of the Healey club magazines years ago.
> I owned that Healey for years.  I bought it from a gentleman in San Jose
> who had bought it from the owner during the filming.  He gave me the plat=
es
> with the car that can be seen in one of the shots when Steve McQueen park=
s
> his Mustang in front of it.  The story he (guy I bought it from) told me
> was that the Healey owner lived in one of the apartments, and while they
> moved other cars out for shooting, they let him leave his Healey there fo=
r
> the filming (pic attached).  The car can also be seen in another shot in
> the movie parked in the same place.  I restored the car into a Works Rall=
y
> Tribute car (pic attached)... I didn't/don't think the film clips added a=
ny
> real value to the car so I didn't worry about it's 5 seconds of fame.  As=
 a
> WRT car it was on 3 magazine covers.  The car now lives in Australia.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Thomton
>
> On =E2=80=8EMonday=E2=80=8E, =E2=80=8EMay=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8E13=E2=80=8E, =
=E2=80=8E2019=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8E09=E2=80=8E:=E2=80=8E48=E2=80=8E:=E2=80=8E2=
1=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8EAM=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8EMDT, Bob Spidell <
> bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> There were several shots of a parked, white Healey in the movie
> 'Bullitt.'  Allegedly, the car belonged to one of the movie crew and the
> director liked it.
>
> On 5/13/2019 8:30 AM, healeymanjim wrote:
> > most of those shots are made in the studio and they just drag up what i=
s
> available to shoot the scene.  ever notice how a
> > guy with a hat on in a convertible never loses his hat.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for the story.<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Tim=
es New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times N=
ew Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,s=
erif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br sty=
le=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (____=
_____________________)</span></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1967 MGB=
 =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_em=
blem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,=
51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario =
Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspe=
lled words</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 1:13 PM St=
eve Thomton via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>heale=
ys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4d=
yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:16px"></div><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-s=
tyle-wrap" style=3D"font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px=
">
        </div><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-st=
yle-wrap" style=3D"font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"=
>Bob,</div><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-style=
-wrap" style=3D"font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">I =
wrote story about this for one of the Healey club magazines years ago.=C2=
=A0 I owned that Healey for years.=C2=A0 I bought it from a gentleman in Sa=
n Jose who had bought it from the owner during the filming.=C2=A0 He gave m=
e the plates with the car that can be seen in one of the shots when Steve M=
cQueen parks his Mustang in front of it.=C2=A0 The story he (guy I bought i=
t from) told me was that the Healey owner lived in one of the apartments, a=
nd while they moved other cars out for shooting, they let him leave his Hea=
ley there for the filming (pic attached).=C2=A0 The car can also be seen in=
 another shot in the movie parked in the same place.=C2=A0 I restored the c=
ar into a Works Rally Tribute car (pic attached)... I didn&#39;t/don&#39;t =
think the film clips added any real value to the car so I didn&#39;t worry =
about it&#39;s 5 seconds of fame.=C2=A0 As a WRT car it was on 3 magazine c=
overs.=C2=A0 The car now lives in Australia. =C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:v=
erdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail-m=
_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:verd=
ana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Cheers,</div><div class=3D"gmail-m=
_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:verd=
ana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Steve Thomton =C2=A0</div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"fon=
t-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692ydp4a72ec4dyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-=
family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">
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        </div><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692yahoo_quoted" id=3D=
"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692yahoo_quoted_8354010723">
            <div style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
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                <div>
                    On =E2=80=8EMonday=E2=80=8E, =E2=80=8EMay=E2=80=8E =E2=
=80=8E13=E2=80=8E, =E2=80=8E2019=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8E09=E2=80=8E:=E2=80=8E48=
=E2=80=8E:=E2=80=8E21=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8EAM=E2=80=8E =E2=80=8EMDT, Bob Spide=
ll &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">bspidell@c=
omcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">There were several shots of a parked,=
 white Healey in the movie <br clear=3D"none">&#39;Bullitt.&#39;=C2=A0 Alle=
gedly, the car belonged to one of the movie crew and the <br clear=3D"none"=
>director liked it.<br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"gmail-m_-44424009356453=
96692yqt9134577499" id=3D"gmail-m_-4442400935645396692yqtfd69278"><br clear=
=3D"none">On 5/13/2019 8:30 AM, healeymanjim wrote:<br clear=3D"none">&gt; =
most of those shots are made in the studio and they just drag up what is av=
ailable to shoot the scene.=C2=A0 ever notice how a<br clear=3D"none">&gt; =
guy with a hat on in a convertible never loses his hat.<br clear=3D"none">_=
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