re:
"I don't care what we are driving, from the lowest Korean
import to the exotics, or the luxury models, they probably all blow the
doors off our beloved beasts. "
Well, I regularly wax "Ultimate Driving Machines" in corners in my Healey.
Now, if the Bimmer drivers would put down their cellphones ...
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Compare a Healey it's contemporary
> We all love our Healey's or we would not own them. But do we really
> appreciate them? We drive cars today that all out perform and out handle
> our Healeys. I don't care what we are driving, from the lowest Korean
> import to the exotics, or the luxury models, they probably all blow the
> doors off our beloved beasts. I realized the other day when I was driving
> my recently restored 1950 Dodge Coronet 4 door sedan what driving a Healey,
> in it's day, must have felt like. The cars of the 1950's and 60's mostly
> could not compare to a Healey in performance or handling. The ride of the
> Dodge is more comfortable but certainly much more boring. For any of you
> who can get the opportunity to drive a family sedan of the 50's or 60's it
> would most certainly give you better understanding of how truly wonderful
> our beautiful Austin Healey's really are.
> Len B
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