My first Healey was a '64 MkIII which I restored from a VERY rusty wreak
way back in the mid '70s.
Although it was a fun car I was never able to fully sort out the rear
suspension and that was in large the reason for eventually selling it.
Even with the rear resonators removed to increase the rear ground clearance
I was never able to come up with a spring rate combined with a ride height
that prevented either the diff housing banging on the frame when running
light or the car bottoming out when fully loaded. I believe that that was
the reason for the rear suspension redesign so soon after the BJ8 was
introduced.
Michael S
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey@hotmail.com>wrote:
> We haven't had any controversy for a while....so. I have a BJ8 phase 1
> (made
> in Nov 1963). There were few made (just over 1400 and only 850 exported to
> the
> US) and yet they bring less money than the phase 2. I like the lower look
> and
> the single glass bee hive lights. I like the way the tires center in the
> wheel
> wells. Why the difference in price compared to other BJ8s?
> Rich Kahn
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