[Healeys] Healey 100 Mods

Tue Feb 18 11:45:31 MST 2025

Hi David,
As you said you did your journey in 1982! How old were you than? And that´s more than 40 years ago. Here in centre Europe you wouldn´t do it again this year. I usually load my classic cars on the trailer when I need to go to an event further than 60 miles (100km) distance. I am 67 years old and I do not need these excitements anymore and important for me,  my wife wouldn´t go with me longer distances in a Healey. On our motorways we have massive congestions which doesn´t make it pleasant, even in a modern car. For longer leasure trips along country lanes we usually use our Mazda MX-5, which makes the same fun to drive and its much safer with airbags, etc. than taking an Austin-Healey.

Josef Eckert
Germany

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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
Datum: 2025-02-18T19:30:00+0100
Von: "WARD DAVID" <bighealey at ntlworld.com>
An: "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at t-online.de>

Hi Josef,
My wife and myself drove a Austin Healey 3000 Mk one from Perth in Western Australia to Adelaide in South Australia for a National Austin Healey rally  in 1982 I think it was. A distance of over TWO THOUSAND MILES  ONE WAY.  We enjoyed the Healey meet then drove the massive distance back again.

Regards.
David. 

> On 18/02/2025 17:58 GMT josef-eckert--- via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
>  
> Bob,
> Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.
> When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
> 
> Josef Eckert
> Germany
> 
> 
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
> Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
> Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> An: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> 
> The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys 
> when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids 
> (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've 
> gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the 
> 100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together 
> original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not 
> make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a 
> museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all 
> new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no 
> amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with 
> all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to 
> install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car). 
> 'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which 
> supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no 
> issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across 
> The Pond anyway)?
> 
> Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake 
> kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be 
> 72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP 
> Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering re-upping my pilot 
> medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me something about my 
> fitness).
> 
> bs
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