On Wed, 20 Jul 1994, Christopher Ball wrote:
> We admire those perfect cars, but have little to talk to the owners
> about. What do you do with those rolling sculptures?
>
> I once told a fellow you had never touched a wrench to his Healey that
> his relationship with the car (versus my realtionship with mine) was like
> the differnce between a one night bang with a hooker versus a really good
> marriage. You know, he was a great guy, took it in stride and named his
> car the painted lady !
At the concours judging at the 93 AHCA Conclave, I heard that an owner of
a perfect, just-restored big healey had to go get the (professional)
restorer to start the car--the owner wasn't sure how to do it.
Ray Gibbons
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