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Re: [Healeys] AHX11 at Bonhams too...

To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] AHX11 at Bonhams too...
From: "Curt/Nancy Arndt" <cnaarndt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:57:22 -0800
Alan,

Most likely because you could lock the doors on the XKE, not so with the
100s.  I believe that there were some locking pull cables madw but not
certain they were available in 1952, plus cost may have been an issue.

Cheers,

Curt

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:

> Tadek -
>
> Donald Healey and Gerry Coker had experimented with cable latches on the
> boot to preserve the lines of the vehicle.  I don't know why they didn't do
> it, the E-types later had the cable latch.  Probably because if the cable
> broke you couldn't open the boot without damaging the lid.
>
> Actually, if you look at the picture of the inside of the boot lid, you can
> see the cable.  The angle it bends to with the boot open would not be ideal
> for cable maintenance.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz <
> tadeusz.malkiewicz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There is another surprize at Bonhams in December:
> > http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19293/lot/452/#
> >
> > Anyone knows how to open the boot lid??
> >
> > Tadek
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