I've met more people who used to have "an uncle who had one of those"
than people I know on this list!
My favorite was when I was driving my BJ8 eight years ago in Vallejo,
CA, a guy pulls up next to me at a red light, in a 1981 white Lesabre
(imagine), and says to me "hey, is that a kit car?"
I love my country... the world's capital of spit-ball assumptions
being freely vocalized.
By the way, if you can believe it.... Vallejo CA is the town directly
south of Napa, world famous wine country and home to some of the most
famous celebrities in the world.
Cheers,
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On 1/23/07, John Sims <ahbn6@optonline.net> wrote:
> And then there was the time when I lived in Las Vegas in the late '90's and
> invariably when driving up and down the Strip (especially during British Car
> week) got comments such as "my uncle, brother, friend, etc had one" Must
> have been over five million Healeys sold to account for everyone who has
> seen one and said they had a bizillion relatives or friends who had one.
> Best memories were when driving across the Hoover Dam and having my picture
> taken by tourists (or as we call called them in Nevada -- our taxpayers -
> god bless the casino tax) in the inevitable traffic jams.
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> www.healey6.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net] On
> Behalf Of William Moyer
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:16 PM
> To: Tom Williams; Healey List
> Subject: RE: LBC's can give you a Warm Fuzzy Feeling
>
> After a woman in her 60's watched me get out of the Healey after I'd parked,
> she said, "You ought to get a forklift to help you out of that." I was not
> amused, but Spring can hurry around anyway.
>
> Bill Moyer, BJ7, ejecter seat now installed
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net on behalf of Tom Williams
> Sent: Mon 1/22/2007 7:01 PM
> To: Healey List
> Subject: Re: LBC's can give you a Warm Fuzzy Feeling
>
>
>
> After a woman in her 60's watched me park my Healey, she walked over and
> said "What a beautiful car. If I'm ever hit by a car, this is what I
> want to be hit by".
>
> Let's go spring!
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