[Healeys] Jamaican

[Keith Pennell]

Well, not by my understanding.  By Webster the 100-4 and BN6 and BN7 would be roadsters.  So what would you call all the other models - convertibles?  Whether roadster or convertible had nothing to do with the number of seats for a big Healey.  Roadsters had a removable top with frame (100-4, BN4, BN6, BN7) and convertibles had the top frame attached to the car (BJ7, BJ8).  My .02


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: Keith Pennell <llennep at verizon.net>; healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Aug 7, 2019 12:16 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Jamaican

 I always thought the 'roadsters'--mainly, the 'N' series--were two-seaters (by definition): https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=roadster+definition+english Where are the back seats in a BNX? Bob
  On 8/7/2019 7:54 AM, Keith Pennell wrote:
  
 
 Bob 
  Not sure what you mean by the 2+2s.  The convertibles and roadsters are both 2+2. ????? Keith 
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
 To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
 Sent: Wed, Aug 7, 2019 10:44 am
 Subject: Re: [Healeys] Jamaican
 
 Just happened to stumble across this today:
 
 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-austin-healey-3000-bt7-4-seat-roadster-13/
 
 Seems to be a real price delta between roadsters and 2+2s
 
 Bob
 
 
 On 8/7/2019 1:59 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
 > I must say, I'd never heard of one before. Looks very pretty and sounds
 > to have been well and truly sorted. Like the Miura-like style, but I'd
 > rather have the real thing (Miura) - sorry I know that's anathema here :-)
 >
 > As for price: It has a decent history, it would appear to have had a lot
 > of work done by people who really know what they are doing and has a
 > racing pedigree and is HRDC-registered. It's probably eligible for a lot
 > of historic events.
 >
 > That being said a properly sorted Healey of similar vintage is getting
 > to be quite expensive over here:
 >
 > https://rawlesmotorsport.co.uk/CarSales/austin-healey-3000-mkii-bn7-centre-change-2/
 >
 > Conclusion: It's over-priced but possibly not by that much. I would
 > guess by about £10k. What distinguishes it is what has been done to it
 > and it's proven performance and competitiveness.
 >
 > The other thing of course is that if you are going to race it, you'd
 > better have enough spare cash to be able to rebuild whatever you break!
 >
 > As a matter of interest would the Mk1 register accept it? or for that
 > matter AHCUK HDI?
 >
 > Peter
 >
 >
 >
 > On 06/08/2019 18:01, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
 >> See:-
 >>
 >> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-Austin-Healey-3000-Mk1-Jamaican-Historic-Race-Car-285bhp/183909256707?hash=item2ad1d88e03:g:~YwAAOSwWkddRoH8
 >>
 >> Looks OK if you like that sort of thing.
 >>
 >> Strange name for a car?
 >>
 >> Simon
 >>
 >>
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