- 1. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:23:00 EDT
- I guess his editor was too lazy to actually put the word "tulip" in the index, and I was too lazy to re-read Geoff's entire book to see if I could find where "Tulip" and "Engine" were used in the sam
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00315.html (7,983 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric (Rick) Wilkins" <e-wilkins@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:27:40 -0700
- I've got all those books and the only references I remember about Tulip was the rally and the gearing used. Nothying a bout a "Tulip engine" I guess you caould use the GRaham Robson book to figure wh
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00317.html (9,166 bytes)
- 3. [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Svilans" <peter.svilans@rogers.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:45:10 -0400
- I've gone through all of the books in detail and found absolutely NO reference to a "Tulip engine". The Tulip Rally was a road rally run around Holland, France and Belgium. Healeys were entered from
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00319.html (9,782 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:44:26 -0400
- Well stated! That was a most accurate and comprehensive description of what is all too often happening today in the hobby re the gradual but all too effective changing of history. Of course one can
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00327.html (10,132 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed's Shop" <shop@justbrits.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:14:29 -0600
- <<Well stated! That was a most accurate and comprehensive description...>> Peter (AND Rich), I TOTALLY agree !!!!! Absolutely one of the BEST things I have EVER read, on web or off !!!! A HEARTY & GR
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00329.html (7,831 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "gary brierton" <gbrierton@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:25:27 -0400
- I totally agree with Peter & Rich. That was the point of my post. If a car is being presented as a replica, it better damn well be (at least) equipped with the same type of parts as the original. Lik
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00331.html (7,911 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: sebring@illawarra.hotkey.net.au
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:17:35 +1100
- Quoting gary brierton <gbrierton@hotmail.com>: Good News. May I also restate the need to identify the meaning of 'Factory' and 'Works' Joe _______________________________________________ Support Team
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00340.html (7,902 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:36:16 +1100
- Bloody Hell! I go away for a few days and everyone goes completely off the rails. Except for Peter and Joe!!!! There was and never has been any such thing as a Tulip engine. There was a Rally called
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00434.html (8,829 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Healeys] Tulips and other obscure terms (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Hunt" <peter@easterton.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:32:01 -0000
- Pat Moss had a London taxi low ratio back axle put in her Healey (URX 727) for the 1960 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. This cut the top speed from 120/130 mph to about 80 mph in direct top gear with a top
- /html/healeys/2009-03/msg00449.html (9,894 bytes)
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