[Healeys] speedometer reading

[healeymanjim at hansencc.net]

i know i am not the only one that pays absolutely no attention to the mileage listed on ebay or anywhere else for a healey.  for years you could not get an angle drive except at a junkyard and my own car went about three years with a broken angle drive.  it seems that most of the cars for sale on ebay have around 50-60 thousand miles on the speedo, even if the drive train has undergone a complete restoration.  since i am able to remove the speedo, take the face off, pop the needle off, unscrew the two little screws that hold the face on, and move the speedo numbers to whatever i want them to be, i assume most other healey guys can also.  in nevada, after so many years the speedometer reading is not considered reliable.  i guess they make the assumption it has turned over once or twice.  hjim