I love the big Healeys too, but there was nothing wrong with the headlamp
set-up, so I am not sure why they chose to go with the duals. Back then,
dual headlamps were "modern" so I suppose it was thought of as a way to
freshen up an old design.
One dual headlamp car from the early sixties that did work, however, from a
design standpoint, was the Ford Consul Classic and Consul Capri, the latter
being the better looking of the two. The Classic had the same reverse-slope
rear window as the Anglia (and the Merc Monterrey, here in the States), but
the Capri was a two-door coupe with a nicely shaped greenhouse.
This car was totally different from the later Ford Capri, which appeared in
the mid-sixties, before anybody asks!
Mike
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> Personally, I love Big Healeys and always have, though I must admit that
> 225,000 of the Big Ones are rather a lot to handover to acquire her
> ownership. All that said, let's be happy she's still around and not be so
> critical of whether she looks like we think she ought to look - and
> doesn't.
> Her *successor* from HMC Sports Cars (www.hmcsportscars.com) was just as
> gorgeous but I'm not sure whether they are still made. I've seen three of
> them at different times and if I could afford to lay out that kind of
> money for my own enjoyment, I'd have been very sorely tempted.
>
> Jonmac
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