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More Mystery Car . . .

To: "T. J. Higgins" <tjhiggin@ingr.com>
Subject: More Mystery Car . . .
From: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
Date: 12 Aug 1994 16:25:34 U
   More Mystery Car . . .
  
     I pulled down the JPEG pictures from Triumph, and I agree with the 
better minds on the net that the mystery car seems to have the general 
shape of a Healey 100-4.  The hood and trunk look identical to a Healey.  
Does the hood (bonnet) hinge at the front like a 100-4?  Also, Austin 
stamped the rear axle ratio on the axle housing just in from the right 
rear wheel.  If it's an Austin rear axle, you should see something like 
  
   10
   --     This indicates the number of pinion teeth to ring gear teeth.  
   41  
 
The numbers are roughly a quarter of an inch in size.  If that exists on the
axle, I think it would be another point in favor of it being a Healey. 
There should also be a serial number (probably four digits) stamped nearby.  

 
     The dash looks different, specifically the four guages in the center. 
The windshield however, looks pure 100-4.  The lower right hand picture shows
a knurled knob about 1/3 of the way up the windshield post which would be a
pivot and locking point for the adjustable windshield.  The bottom of the
windscreen should lift and move forward to assume a lowered "racing"
position.  There would have been two chrome pieces (one on each fender, about
a foot in front of the windshield posts) to accept and hold the bottom of the
posts in the lowered position.    
 
     Verrrrry Interesting      --  Dave L. 
   




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