[Healeys] Austin Healey or Austin?

[Alan Seigrist]

Tadek -

Austin was the company which supplied the drivetrain and took care of all
the factory records and sold the cars through their dealerships, so it is
essentially an Austin.  Just register it as an Austin.  Healey was Donald
Healey who was responsible for the design and the chassis.  Think of it as
an Alfa Zagato or a Shelby Mustang.  It is an Austin from a factory and
sales perspective.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz
<tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl> wrote:

> I have a small question - what/who is officially the "make" of the car:
> Austin Healey or Austin?
>
> Was there a company called Austin-Healey?..
>
> The reason I am asking is I am trying to register the car at DMV in Poland
> -
> they are reluctant to accept the make of the car as "Austin-Healey".
> Rather,
> they say it's an Austin, but the type is Healey..
> I thought at first they must be wrong, but then I looked at the VIN plate,
> and it says Austin..
>
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> How are your cars registered?
>
> The Florida Title I have has:
> Make: AUHE
> Model: /empty/
>
> Thanks for all help,
>
> Tadek
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