On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Richard Jackson wrote:
> Afternoon all,
>
> I've just bought a British magazine called Auto Express, in it there is an
> article that BMW WILL be re-introducing the Austin Healey soon. It will be
> based on the Z3 and use a V8 engine....
I've asked this question before, but I'll ask it again (since no one
came up with a good answer last time). How does BMW have the right to
use the Healey name? I thought that was controlled by the Healey family,
for example, to the extent that the very last Sprites were Austin, NOT
Austin-Healey, as the contract had expired. Is BMW throwing money at the
Healey family? Is the family involved in any way?
[Remember, would-be flamethrowers, Donald Healey worked with and drove
for Triumph in the 1930s, so it's ok to mention his name here! ;-)]
> They also say that they
> will be re-introducing the TRIUMPH name, hopefully by around 2001....
> Is that gonna be another mistake!
We'll have to wait and see on that one, eh? :-)
--Andy
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