G'day Peter
The Healey chassis were built in-house at the Donald Healey Motor Company.
When they first set up after WW2 it was in part of a building that also made
cement mixers. All Healey chassis were basically the same, either with lengths
removed for the smaller (shorter) cars such as the Silverstone or lengths
added for the longer cars such as the Tickford.
At the beginning they had access to an 8ft folding machine which limited the
length of the chassis. This meant that every Healey chassis has the same 8
foot long main chassis and bits were added (or deleted) to suit the specific
bodywork.
In my Healey Duncan there are extensions after the chassis and behind where it
curves over the rear end, plus a fairly elaborate front structure to hold the
bodywork.
The first Healey had bodywork by Westland and in total there were 70 built
with this body. Westland did not make the chassis.
There is a quite an active club for real Healeys in the UK and the website
is:
http://www.healeyowners.co.uk/
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
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On Behalf Of Peter Svilans
Sent: Thursday, 28 May 2009 10:25 AM
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Subject: [Healeys] Healeys
Patrick
<< however the chassis were made in-house >>
Weren't all the Healey chassis made by Westland Aero Parts of Hereford, who
also made the very first bodies ?
Best
Peter
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