[Healeys] safety

John Sims ahbn6 at verizon.net
Tue Dec 22 20:58:06 MST 2009


I owned a 57 Ford in college and I remember that steering wheel. It did come
with a padded dash,  padded visors and seat belts as standard equipment --
no extra charge. I bought the car from a close friend who bought it new so
remember it when it came out of the showroom before I bought it 18 months
later. Still like the design of that car and it would really move.

John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
 
http://www.healey6.com


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On Behalf Of healeymanjim at hansencc.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:06 PM
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Subject: [Healeys] safety

for you folks that were around at the time, i can remember the 57 ford's big
advertising push was for safety.  they had the deep dish steering wheel,
double door locks, recessed knobs and guages, and other items i forget.  i
believe it was kind of a bust, and car companies quit pushing safety as
much.  it was only through government action that we got seat belts, padded
dashes, etc.  correct me if i am wrong, but people generally did not want to
pay extra for safety options and it took a while to come around.   hjim
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