[Healeys] updated-STOLEN RHD AUSTIN-HEALEY ALERT !!!

Tracy Drummond bighealey at charter.net
Wed Apr 23 06:55:09 MDT 2008


Stay on the lookout for a RHD 1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk 3 that was stolen
from West London (England) on 3rd March.

The police have suggested that it is likely that the car was taken abroad.


When stolen the car was registered DGP 885C and painted red over black and
whilst the car could easily be re-sprayed a different colour, the following
features are unique to this car and most are unlikely to be changed:


*	Blue leather front seats (with older style 5 pleats) and blue
perforated vinyl rear seats.
*	The engine has a fluted rocker cover.
*	There is an aperture in the floor of the glove box.
*	The wheels are larger than normal and are steel disc.
*	Pye radio.
*	Overdrive actuated by "Aux" switch.
*	Tall dash mounted rear view mirror on two tall spacers.
*	Right Hand Drive

If spotted please email dp_arch at yahoo.com   or president at healey.org

IMAGE LOCATED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE CLUB WEBSITE http://healey.org/

Personally I think it will end up at a breaking yard and be parted out on
ebay, or is hidden away for a few years.  If it does not turn up soon than
it may not have been amateurs (unless they sunk it in a pond or ran it off
the white cliffs of Dover).  Most of the amateurs are ... well pretty darn
stupid else they would be in school instead of "trainspotting".   If it were
pros the car is gone into many many bits by now.  I feel sorry for the
owner.

Oh BTW, I like driving on either side of the road.  I lived and drove in
Japan for a number of years.  Hardest part was getting used to shifting with
my left hand when in "sport" mode.  As long as I was following other traffic
I never turned onto the wrong side of the road.  On empty streets I did
occasionally make a turn and from old habit end up head on with
traffic..eeeeek

Tracy


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