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Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: 1956 Austin-Healey 100M
From: frogeye at porterscustom.com (David Porter)
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 05:27:35 -0600
Think the steering wheel is 180 off.

On August 1, 2018, at 11:09 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

"... Initially, the 100M was a factory-only option and 640 were built at 
Longbridge. Eventually, customers could order the 100M performance parts as the 
Le Mans Engine Modification Kit through BMC dealers and have them retrofit to 
existing cars or fitted prior to delivery."

I think that's bass-ackwards, is it not?? The story I've always heard is that 
DMH saw how many cars were being retrofitted with the kits and realized he 
could goose sales a bit in the last year of the 100 by offering a factory 
'100M.'

This car has blue interior and what could be 'Lobelia Blue' as used exclusively 
on the 100S, AFAIK.? Patrick?? I do know that about 70%+ of the factory cars 
were OE White over black--ours is--can anybody confirm the white/blue scheme is 
factory correct?

Bob


On 8/1/2018 5:10 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn wrote:

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Hello

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Hopefully this will get back to the vendor so these things can be corrected.

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A quick glance shows these:-

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Yes the spears on the guards are on the wrong side but only in the first photo. 
Open the photos and they have been changed.

Poor fit of the boot lid over the sliding stay.

There is Kopex tubing fitted for the cockpit cold air duct, but not for the 
cold air box.

Bonnet return spring covering rubber is too long, should be just over three 
inches.

When the radiator and heater hose clamps were changed to the correct type, the 
hoses were not change. You can still see the indents into the rubber from the 
screw type clamps.

Front spark plug connector isn?t the same as the other three.

120mph speedo? Where is the 140mph speedo?

Flexible fuel line from fuel tank in the boot.

Bolts holding the generator bracket to the engine block instead of studs and 
nuts.

Fit of the soft top is woeful.

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These things are relatively minor as it?s a gorgeous car and the asking price 
is what genuine 100Ms are bringing these days.

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Hoo Roo

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Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Charlie 
Baldwin
Sent: Thursday, 2 August 2018 3:07 AM
To: Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: 1956 Austin-Healey 100M

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Can the experts on the list critique this car?? For what he wants for it, it 
should be absolutely perfect.? He states that it is a concours example, but 
even to my untrained eye in 100Ms, I know that none came with chrome wire 
wheels, and probably radial tires were also not available.



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Date: August 1, 2018 at 11:02 AM 
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