BMC killed the Rolls V8 healey and the Healey for 1968 in favor of the 6cyl
MGC
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:28 PM
To: David Masucci; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 6 cylinder in a 100 chassis / Because
Don't have my "Healey Story" copy with me, but I seem to recall it was BMC,
not DMH who nixed the idea.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Masucci" <dmasucci@radiantsoundworks.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: 6 cylinder in a 100 chassis / Because
> Hey Kirk...why did DMH not sign up for that? I thought I'd heard in
> that past that he always wanted to place a V8 into the car.
>
> I did not know anything about the Mercedes/Datsun connection
> either...I've learned something new!
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