I would wholeheartedly agree withe what Patrick said about kids in the car,
but would add that if they are not your own kids those sentiments will not
necessarily sway the owners of the delightful little devils. If someone
hands you they keys to their 1950 something unobtanium Ferrarri and says
don't exceed 4000 rpm I guess I would respect that even if I knew it should
rev to 6500 . Same with other kids, respect their parents wishes, but mine
own has ridden in the TR4A I owned when he was born the Sprite I had in the
interim and the Healey I own now and we have both lived to tell the tale.
I won't even go into the stories of my college buddies who got the short
straw and were stuffed uncermoniously into the hatch of the BGT :)
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
To: "Justin" <spartan0199@hotmail.com>; "Austin-Healey List"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:11 PM
Subject: RE: Won't engage gear upon start up
> G'day Justin
>
> It has to be remembered why the bulk of the 6-cylinder cars have 2 extra
> seats. It's because DMH wanted to increase the market for the car to
> people with families. That is for the owner who has kids. There was also
> an option child seat available for the 4 cylinder cars.
>
> If someone said that an Austin-Healey is too dangerous for kids to ride
> in I would say that they should get a life and see what happens in the
> real world. They probably wouldn't let kids [play in the dirt to and
> spray every single inch of their homes with cleaner and disinfectant. No
> wonder kids these days are so prone to illnesses.
>
> My kids are grown up now but when younger they were riding around in the
> car from the time they could sit up. I know of owners who have bought
> their new born babies home from the hospital in their Austin-Healeys.
>
> Does this way of thinking piss me off? You could say that.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
>
> 1947 Healey Duncan Saloon
> 1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1 (with seat belts in the back)
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