- 141. Re: Value insanity? (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:03:20 EST
- Since when have restoration costs had anything to do with auction prices? Cars sell every day "for less than it would cost to restore that car" -- at least five of them in the last two days have gott
- /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00628.html (8,055 bytes)
- 142. Re: The Guy in the Ferrari Cap (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:06:32 EST
- dollars It puzzles me that no one has done any kind of an in-depth discussion of the guy in the Ferrari cap. Last year he was the fellow who paid over 3 million for a one-off Oldsmobile(?) concept ca
- /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00799.html (7,697 bytes)
- 143. Professional standards? (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:09:07 EST
- Here's a thought. Restorers like Kurt Tanner have done numerous Healeys, so you have to believe they got the experience to avoid screwing up the things where you generally screw up the first two or t
- /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00955.html (7,712 bytes)
- 144. Kumho Power Star 758 (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:42:52 EST
- I'd use them in a minute. In fact, I've bookmarked the page to use this summer. Kumhos are proving to be excellent tires for enthusiasts, used in a lot of autocrossing and other fun stuff. At that pr
- /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00957.html (7,368 bytes)
- 145. Online Scams (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:16:55 EDT
- Ain't just eBay -- I've gotten four or five very official looking emails in the past month from "ChaseMorgan" suggesting various things, such as an overseas use of my credit card, a possible invasion
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00148.html (7,636 bytes)
- 146. Insurance coverage (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:48:00 EDT
- Did you ask your agent if the policy they had written was "agreed value" -- using exactly those words? Most regular insurance companies, (and USAA may be one of these) only offer "stated value" and "
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00391.html (7,306 bytes)
- 147. Batteries on two-seaters. (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:59:38 EDT
- Well, my two Interstate six-volt batteries that I installed in the car for concours judging sometime in the early '90s finally got too pooped to start the car every time, so I replaced them last week
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00433.html (7,793 bytes)
- 148. Austin-Healey Sheet Metal (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:40:07 EDT
- Since I've received this to publish in the next issue of Austin-Healey Magazine, I figure that Bonnie Smith won't mind if I post if on the list, and I think it's unusual enough to bypass the typical
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00533.html (6,760 bytes)
- 149. e-mail address for Bonnie Smith (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:22:12 EDT
- When I posted the notice from Bonnie Smith that she is selling the sheet metal patterns and dies from her late husband, Everett, I may have mistyped the address or it may not have been clear in my ty
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00540.html (6,577 bytes)
- 150. my mistake (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:49:51 EDT
- Sorry -- Trying to send on the friday funnies, I copied them back to the list. It's earlier here in California this morning than it usually is. -- Gary
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00598.html (6,092 bytes)
- 151. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:53:00 EDT
- I'm just now in the process of replacing the tires on my Healey, and being concerned to keep it looking stock, and because I rather like the 165 wide tires, I started looking for them. A call to Tire
- /html/healeys/2006-04/msg00789.html (6,906 bytes)
- 152. 140k Healey (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 04:00:37 EDT
- Does anyone know for certain who restored the Healey that sold at Barrett Jackson for $140 thou? I understood it had been Kurt Tanner, but have since heard that may not be true. Cheers Gary
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00331.html (6,215 bytes)
- 153. No Subject (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 13:46:55 EDT
- Stop me if you've seen this one before: Battle of the generations on Top Gear, pits a Bugeye against a modded-out modern tuner car on Prescott Hill. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEg0H1oJsA&search=top%20g
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00563.html (6,320 bytes)
- 154. Rachel got new shoes (er, Tires) (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 13:55:24 EDT
- Against all our bemoaning of the passing of an age, last week I decided I needed to get new tires for my BN7 (named Rachel) before trekking the 1800 or so miles up to Nelson and back. The old Dunlop
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00564.html (7,316 bytes)
- 155. Current Samples in our Scientific research (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 00:57:49 EDT
- As of the end of #1708, the count was Six users with no bad experiences Two users with bad experiences Any more data points to be offered? Cheers Gary
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00620.html (6,862 bytes)
- 156. Sliding Sleeve Themostat (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 20:01:14 EDT
- After someone on this list opined that "Didn't realize the thermostats being sold by Moss and some others weren't the correct ones (with a sleeve to cut off the radiator bypass). This may be the caus
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00710.html (7,330 bytes)
- 157. Spacers, Shims, and bearings (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 23:33:07 EDT
- All I can say is: just try installing everything without the shims and then just tighten the nut down (as one would do on other cars and as my mechanic did without my knowledge when prepping my MGA f
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00718.html (7,412 bytes)
- 158. Sleeved Thermostats (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:51:36 EDT
- Roger Moment and I reviewed the one-page flyer that Mike Grant from Moss sent us. It shows and describes in detail the two sliding-sleeve thermostats Moss sells. In Roger's opinion, the Moss part 434
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00764.html (7,289 bytes)
- 159. Re: Sleeved Thermostats (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 19:04:19 EDT
- You're right -- the piece Mike sent me was an early version, the right number is 434-156. Cheers Gary
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00781.html (6,838 bytes)
- 160. Fred Hunter (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 17:07:58 EDT
- Fred was a very nice guy, but definitely one of those who didn't have a lot of use for clubs, organizers, rule-writers, and the other paraphenalia of most largely communal hobbies. His car was totall
- /html/healeys/2006-05/msg00803.html (7,738 bytes)
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