G'day
DMH never owned an Austin-Healey with a V8 engine, but he was very
enthusiastic about the Silverstone provided to Briggs Cunningham who then
fitted a Cadillac V8. One was made at Warwick and if you recall he was
travelling to the US to meet with Cadillac hoping to obtain a source of V8s
for Healey cars, but met George Mason of Nash Kelvinator on the way. He
couldn't source the V8, but that gave rise to the Nash Healey.
I wonder if you are confusing it with the V8 powered Jensen 541 that DMH
owned?
An Australian by the name of Richard Calver has written a few books on
Jensen, including one that lists every single Jensen built.
Within the lists there is one Jensen 541 that was supplied engineless and
who was it supplied to? Donald Healey. It was then fitted with a V8
(Chrysler I think) and Donald drove that for sometime between Warwick and
the Cornwall coast.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
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On Behalf Of Oudesluys
Sent: Sunday, 26 September 2010 6:18 PM
To: HealeyRick
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] A serious YELLOW Healey <G> !!
I seem to remember that Donald Healey himself has owned one or more
Healey's with an alternative V-8 engine.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
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