[Healeys] luggage option

[John Harper]

Dear Bill

My memory of 30 plus years ago can no longer be considered accurate but 
I do recall a set of fitted luggage on show at one of the late 1970s or 
early 1980s IHWs. If this was Knebworth you could be right because I was 
there. The luggage was made up of a selection of irregular items and it 
could have been five.

Yes I was also at the Bristol IHW. The special luggage could have been 
on show there but I am not sure. What took my eye, I recall, was a very 
good draw bar fitted to 100 and I was told that a trailer was regularly 
hauled. The 100 might have belonged to Joe Cox's father but again I am 
not sure. Joe is the owner of one of the authentic Rolls Royce engined 
cars.

I too took photos at these events and one day I will transfer them to 
digital so that they can be accessed more sensibly.

Many years ago I saw a photo or an advert for this luggage set. If I 
stop trying to remember where, it might come to me. If so I will let you 
and the list know.

Regards

>
>At my first U.K. National Meet, Knebworth 1976,  there was a black, and
>I believe, 100 with red leather fitted luggage.  While I'm sure I would
>never have been so lucky to have viewed the only official set alluded to
>by Mr. Coker, these were done with incredible design and quality.  As I
>remember (this coming from an old fa*t with CRS Syndrome), there were 5
>separate pieces, none of which were "square" geometrically speaking.
>They fit together like an old Chinese wood puzzle in two layers.  Every
>bit of boot space was taken with the top layer actually being sloped to
>clear the boot lid.  They were really magnificent.
>
>I know, I know, where are the pictures?  Unfortunately, due to terrible
>advice from a FORMER father-in-law, I shot slides for many years.  I'm
>sure I have some, but being wheelchair bound with little use of my right
>hand at the moment, it's not feasible to go through thousands of those
>little boxes containing 20 or 36 slides.  (Any volunteers?  I'll supply
>the beer!)  I am on the mend however, and someday the above task will be
>accomplished!
>
>Mr. John Harper:  I recall that I first met you in 1981 at your Bristol
>Meet.  Any chance you remember that car back in that circa?
>
>Time for calls to find a friend to take Red Car and me out for a drive
>on this gorgeous Sunday morning on the southern Left Coast.  My
>apologies to the List for getting keyboard diarrhea!!!
>
>Bill Barnett
>Santa Ana, CA
>BN1 #663
>

-- 
John Harper