[Healeys] Fw: FW: Big Healey Hardtop Shell

[Patrick and Caroline Quinn]

G'day Mike

I'm down here right now and have seen the hardtops you mentioned. That looks
like Colin Goldsmith's racing 3000 Mk1 and while I have been a friend of the
Pikes for years I will say that the hardtop is excellent.

I recently wrote an article on Colin's car for Australian Classic Car and
have lots of pics should anyone want them.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia (Down here - but that depends on what side is up!)



-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+p_cquinn=tpg.com.au at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+p_cquinn=tpg.com.au at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Michael Salter
Sent: Wednesday, 7 May 2008 10:09 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Cc: Steve Pike
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: FW: Big Healey Hardtop Shell

I took some photos of the reproduction factory hard tops that Steve Pike is
producing when I was down there in March. I thought they were very
impressive and well worth consideration.
I have posted them on my blog. http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/

Michael Salter
100 (1953)
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Awgertoo at aol.com
Sent: May 7, 2008 12:04 AM
To: rusd at sitestar.net; cbaustin at verizon.net
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: FW: Big Healey Hardtop Shell

I think the base question was where one could find a shell that  matched 
original specs and appearance and for that you would need...an  original.  
 
All of the aftermarket tops I have seen vary substantially in  appearance 
from the so-called factory tops and none graced the car quite as  well.  The

NICAL top for the BN1-2 is a nice item but of course  there never was a
"factory" 
top to which it can be compared, and the tops  that were available for them 
back in the day was so weird in appearance as to  make anything look good
(sorry 
Charley!).  Fitting Nick's  top was far from easy and required a lot of 
pulling and  tugging--in many respects as I'm sure Dave Russell can testify.

 
I believe that both Denis Welch and The Cape, both in the UK, are good  
sources for reconditioned factory tops, but shipping and exchange  rates
will 
probably make them quite expensive.  However factory tops  in need of
various 
levels of restoration are often available whether  in the club mag
classifieds or 
on ebay, etc.
 
Best--Michael Oritt
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