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Re: AH4000

To: "Rjdisi@aol.com" <Rjdisi@aol.com>
Subject: Re: AH4000
From: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 12:19:06 +0800
I stand corrected!... I've heard the thing is a bit waffly to drive
though.  Still would love to take it for a spin...

Cheers,

Alan

'53 BN1 '64 BJ8

On 7/2/05, Rjdisi@aol.com <Rjdisi@aol.com> wrote:
> Alan,
>  
>  Actually it was was Sir William Lyons, head of Jaguar who squashed the
> Healey 4000.
>  By the time the Healey 4000 was introduced, Jaguar had merged with BMC and
> the company became known as British Leyland. Lyons was affraid the 4000
> would reduce sales of Jaguar's E Type.
>  
>  Ray Donovan
>  66 BJ-8
>  55 BN-1




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