Yes Robert - photo attached. There's a good article on it in Healey Marque
2008. Also (a bit out of date) on Larry Varley's website:
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/wardspecial.html
Cheers
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: robertduquette@sympatico.ca
To: greylinn@ozemail.com.au
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 10:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Arizona Hundred
Coupe?
Picture(s)?
> From: greylinn@ozemail.com.au
> To: coudesluijs@chello.nl; glemon@neb.rr.com
> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:24:08 +1000
> CC: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Arizona Hundred
>
> G'day
>
> My BN1 with the Holden (GM) V6 was originally intended to have a Rover V8
> but I understand that was bit to tight a fit, hence the V6 (which fits
> nicely). I've seen one with a Mitsubishi V6, and another with a Nissan
twin
> cam 4 in NZ.
>
> Incidentally, we're all inclined to throw up our hands in horror (me
> included) at "foreign" engines - but when the Austin 4 was going out of
> production, and had one of the above been available, what would DMH have
> done (if he wasn't tied to Austin)? Look at the Nash deal for example. The
> above V6, for example, is lighter and more compact than the Austin 4, goes
> in really with only the mountings changed, and produces 165bhp! That's why
I
> decided eventually to stick with it (it also has, horrors, an auto
gearbox!
> But my wife only drives auto, and I can't drive both at once!)
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
> BN1 222490 Ward Spl coupe (original motor)
> BN1 223926 Holden V6
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