- 1. Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Murphy" <roadwarriordave@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:22:16 -0500
- I distictly recall spinners were outlawed on new cars due to the perceived danger they posed to pedestrians. The same legislation also eliminated fake spinners on wheel covers and rigid stand-erect h
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00403.html (8,972 bytes)
- 2. Re: Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas W Flagg <dwflagg@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:26:45 -0500
- This legislation was probably sponsored by the same person who wanted red lights on motorcycle helmets!! Doug '56 BN2
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00404.html (7,998 bytes)
- 3. RE: Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:50:20 -0500
- My 97 XJ6L Jag has a standing hood ornament--a Leaper Jaguar--so--how did they manage to keep adding them? Maybe it is not "rigid stand-erect"--whatever that is. Regards Tom <healeys@autox.team.net>
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00413.html (9,938 bytes)
- 4. Re: Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:52:38 -0500
- Well--he probably lost out because so many States don't require helmets--therefore--not a standard use of the lights. <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00414.html (8,883 bytes)
- 5. RE: Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Murphy" <roadwarriordave@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:05:47 -0500
- I don't know the answer. I think the leapers on post Mark 10 Jags (i.e all XJ's) were dealer installed. I bet they got around the legislation that way. If your leaper was factory installed, the curr
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00434.html (10,480 bytes)
- 6. Re: Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:30:39 -0500
- OMG, It never occurred to me to try to picture a big Healey with a black rubber 5 mph bumper, front and rear, a-la the late MGB. Geeze, Dave, ...There's a truly disturbing visual I could have lived h
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00439.html (8,624 bytes)
- 7. Re: Spinners (score: 1)
- Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:03:54 -0500
- ...and the whole car raised three inches like the B -- mustn't forget the "icing on the cake." Fer sure! -- JohnM When a fellow says, "It ain't the money but the principle of the thing," it's the mon
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00442.html (7,165 bytes)
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