I've been emailing the guy on Craigslist that has the Arizona Healey100 but
haven't gotten a response. Has anyone had any luck?
George Castleberry
Flagstaff, AZ
54100
59BE
----- Original Message -----
From: <m.brouillette@comcast.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:42 AM
Subject: [Healeys] The Arizona Healey has been bought...
> Folks,
>
> This is from the Austin Healey Nasty Boys list. Just passing it
> on
> and have no further info on it myself.
>
> Mike B
> 59 BT7
>
>
>
>
>
> Re: new project
> Posted by: "Austin Colcord" austincolcord@yahoo.com austincolcord
> Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:43 pm (PDT)
> [Attachment(s) from Austin Colcord included below]
>
> Hi guys- I recently bought another modified project I thought I'd tell
> y'all
> about. I needed it like a hole in the head since I already have a 283
> vette-powered bn-6 up on jackstands and my pinto-powered bn2 in the midst
> of
> engine removal. Tim Moran is going to read this and think i'm crazy since
> he's seen how packed my garage already is! My neighbors think I'm nuts-
> "how
> can a guy in his mid-30's be into all these old cars"? But this new
> project
> is interesting and deserved saving. It's another '59 bn-6, no drivetrain
> but
> heavily Nasty'd.
> The story goesb&the guy I bought it from owns a repair shop in Arizona,
> and
> he bought it about 2 years ago from the previous ownerbs son (Mr.
> Segraves),
> who is a customer of his. The previous owner was now in his upper 70bs
> living in Fountain Hills AZ, and came to the realization that he wasnbt
> going to finish the car. Story goes it has been apart since 1974. He
> purchased the car originally in 1962, ran it for years until it wore out.
> He
> had visions of Cobra-izing it, so he began the tear-down and redesign.
> Vietnam got in the way. Upon his return, he got serious. Over the last
> 20
> years he installed a Ford 9b rear end w/ positraction, disc brake
> rear-end,
> traction bars w/ heim joints, driveline shield, Mustang II front end w/
> disc
> brakes/ coilovers, Flaming River rack and pinion, fuel cell, and tubular
> reinforcements around it all. He set it up to install a big-block and
> widened
> the tunnel to install an automatic.
> I'm trying to get more history about the car. It has an inspection
> sticker
> from Texas from 1970 on the windshield- apparently he was stationed there.
> I
> intend to write to the previous owner and see if I can get more
> information.
> I know most of you guys have v-8's, but I'm thinking an e36 BMW m3
> drivetrain
> would be fun and appropriately nasty.
> I've attached some pictures. Let me know what you think!
> btw are any of you guys in Arizona?
> Austin
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