[Healeys] Non Standard Colours

[Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com]

Hallo Patrick,
Many thanks, I do not know much about the Austin-Healeys and Austin Healeys
shipped to Australia. That4s why I put a questionmark. I did some research on
the cars or better kits shipped to South Africa together with a friend who
owns one of these 100 Sixs. Yes I was a little sloppy with calling
Austin(-)Healeys just Healeys. Here we call the "real" Healeys as you say the
"Warwick Healeys". We are a little lazy and it saves some time and energy when
dropping the Austin.
Have a good time.

Josef Eckert

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Von: Patrick and Caroline Quinn [mailto:p_cquinn at tpg.com.au]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2007 23:04
An: Eckert, Josef; Healeys at autox.team.net
Betreff: RE: [Healeys] Non Standard Colours

G'day Josef

Austin-Healeys were only delivered to Australia as complete cars and never as
CKD - kits.

Just over a 1,000 100s, 106 100/6s and just 23 3000s of all models were
imported here new.

By the way all proper Healeys were made at Warwick. Just 1,185 proper or real
Healey cars were made by the Donald Healey Motor Company between 1946 and
1954. What most of us have on this list are Austin-Healeys - a very different
motor car.

Hoo Roo

Sydney, Australia

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Subject: [Healeys] Non Standard Colours

All the CKD-kits (Completely Knocked Down) delivered to South Africa and
Australia? were delivered with the bodies in "undercoat" primer only.
These cars got their paint at the "assemblies". That was at BMC Blackheath
works near Cape Town for South African cars. Aside Sprites and others about
104 to 107 Healey 100/6 were delivered to this destination in kit form due to
tax reasons. These cars have got a special chassis plate which gives the
colour they were painted. These colours differ completely from the usual
Healey colours. For these cars you cannot get a Heritage certificate, as they
were not assembled in Abingdon. But they are to say it proper Healeys. Quite a
challange to judge one of these at concours.

Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/GERMANY