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Re: [Healeys] Austin-Healey demise

To: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin-Healey demise
From: richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:49:52 -0800
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I had the opportunity to sit in the driver's seat of the 4000 in the Healey
Museum when I visited a couple of years ago.  It's definitely a more
luxurious experience.

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 8:19 AM, i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:

> I still think the 4000 would have been a helluva car
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>       _______                                  _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 6:27 AM, <warthodson@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Also, the evolution of the Austin-Healey we all know & love had good long
>> run but was nearing the end of its popularity.  A major redesign would have
>> been necessary. Because it is rarely successful, I am glad they didn't
>> really try.
>> Gary Hodson
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
>> To: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2016 7:43 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] get a load of this one..
>>
>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was nasty old BL that killed the Healey
>> rather than the safety and emission requirements.  From what I've read, the
>> Healey 4000 would have met the US requirements for 1968 (
>> http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm) but it was the decision to
>> badge engineer the MGC in favor of a new Healey that was the death knell.
>> MGBs managed to soldier on for several years after 1967 with the same
>> chrome bumpers.  That's not to say the Healey that we know and love
>> could've soldiered on forever in light of more stringent US standards, just
>> that I don't think they were the immediate cause of death.
>>
>> Happy Healeying,
>> Rick Neville
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I had the opportunity to sit in the driver&#39;s seat of t=
he 4000 in the Healey Museum when I visited a couple of years ago.=C2=A0 It=
&#39;s definitely a more luxurious experience. <br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 8:19 AM, i =
erbs <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D=
"_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I still think the 4000 would have been a helluva=
 car</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</d=
iv><div><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</=
span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=
=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_____=
_ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New=
 Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,ser=
if">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)</span></d=
iv><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</div>=
</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 6:27 AM,  <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:warthodson@aol.com"; target=3D"_blank">wartho=
dson@aol.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font =
face=3D"arial" color=3D"black" size=3D"2">
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<div>Also, the evolution of the Austin-Healey we all know &amp; love had go=
od long run but was nearing the end of its popularity.=C2=A0 A major redesi=
gn would have been necessary. Because it is rarely successful, I am glad th=
ey didn&#39;t really try.=C2=A0</div>

<div>Gary Hodson</div>

<div>=C2=A0</div>
</div>

<div>=C2=A0</div>

<div>=C2=A0</div>

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Original Message-----<br>
From: HealeyRick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blan=
k">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: i erbs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">eye=
ra3000@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
Cc: Ahealey help &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2016 7:43 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] get a load of this one..<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Correct me if I&#39;m wrong, but it was nasty old BL that =
killed the Healey rather than the safety and emission requirements.=C2=A0 F=
rom what I&#39;ve read, the Healey 4000 would have met the US requirements =
for 1968 (<a href=3D"http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm"; target=3D"_b=
lank">http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/ah4000.htm</a>) but it was the decision=
 to badge engineer the MGC in favor of a new Healey that was the death knel=
l.=C2=A0 MGBs managed to soldier on for several years after 1967 with the s=
ame chrome bumpers.=C2=A0 That&#39;s not to say the Healey that we know and=
 love could&#39;ve soldiered on forever in light of more stringent US stand=
ards, just that I don&#39;t think they were the immediate cause of death.
<div><br>
</div>

<div>Happy Healeying,</div>

<div>Rick Neville</div>
</div>

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