[Healeys] Nicolas Cage nearly killed Himself in his favourite car - a Healey nasty boy

[Dan Stromquist]

It must have really hurt when Nicolas Cage got his hand "stuck in the
transmition".  Doesn't this guy watch his own movies.  He drives Shelby
Cobras pretty good.
Dan

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From: healeys-bounces+dan=warner-associates.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+dan=warner-associates.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Patton Dickson
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 8:01 AM
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Subject: [Healeys] Nicolas Cage nearly killed Himself in his favourite car -
a Healey nasty boy

I've liked him since Raising Arizona


The whole article is here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/live/live.html?in_article_id=
5
09071&in_page_id=1889

*I nearly killed myself in my favourite car.* I had an Austin Healey with a
Ford V8 engine placed into it like a makeshift AC Cobra. Then I hired a
mechanic to put in an automatic gearbox. I was driving on the 405 in
Hollywood, went to light a cigarette and my hand got stuck in the
transmission. I shifted the car from drive into park and the car fish-tailed
on the freeway. I went into a 180-degree spin and ended up facing traffic
head on. All I could see was this huge truck coming towards me; the driver
got on the CB loudspeaker and screamed at me to put the car into reverse. I
was in total shock and I just did it. I reversed all the way back until I
found an exit. It was crazy. I could have died  so for a while I was in a
very odd state of mind. It's probably the most dangerous thing I've
survived.


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1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out."
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