[Healeys] The Arizona Healey has been bought...

[George Castleberry]

I've been emailing the guy on Craigslist that has the Arizona Healey100 but 
haven't gotten a response.  Has anyone had any luck?

George Castleberry
Flagstaff, AZ
54100
59BE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <m.brouillette at comcast.net>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:42 AM
Subject: [Healeys] The Arizona Healey has been bought...


> Folks,
>
>         This is from the Austin Healey Nasty Boys list.  Just passing it 
> on
> and have no further info on it myself.
>
> Mike B
> 59 BT7
>
>
>
>
>
> Re: new project
> Posted by: "Austin Colcord" austincolcord at yahoo.com   austincolcord
> Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:43 pm (PDT)
> [Attachment(s) from Austin Colcord included below]
>
> Hi guys- I recently bought another modified project I thought I'd tell 
> y'all
> about.  I needed it like a hole in the head since I already have a 283
> vette-powered bn-6 up on jackstands and my pinto-powered bn2 in the midst 
> of
> engine removal.  Tim Moran is going to read this and think i'm crazy since
> he's seen how packed my garage already is!  My neighbors think I'm nuts- 
> "how
> can a guy in his mid-30's be into all these old cars"?  But this new 
> project
> is interesting and deserved saving. It's another '59 bn-6, no drivetrain 
> but
> heavily Nasty'd.
> The story goesb&the guy I bought it from owns a repair shop in Arizona, 
> and
> he bought it about 2 years ago from the previous ownerbs son (Mr. 
> Segraves),
> who is a customer of his.  The previous owner was now in his upper 70bs
> living in Fountain Hills AZ, and came to the realization that he wasnbt
> going to finish the car. Story goes it has been apart since 1974.   He
> purchased the car originally in 1962, ran it for years until it wore out. 
> He
> had visions of Cobra-izing it, so he began the tear-down and redesign.
> Vietnam got in the way.  Upon his return, he got serious.  Over the last 
> 20
> years he installed a Ford 9b
 rear end w/ positraction, disc brake 
> rear-end,
> traction bars w/ heim joints, driveline shield, Mustang II front end w/ 
> disc
> brakes/ coilovers, Flaming River rack and pinion, fuel cell, and tubular
> reinforcements around it all.  He set it up to install a big-block and 
> widened
> the tunnel to install an automatic.
> I'm trying to get more history about the car.  It has an inspection 
> sticker
> from Texas from 1970 on the windshield- apparently he was stationed there. 
> I
> intend to write to the previous owner and see if I can get more 
> information.
> I know most of you guys have v-8's, but I'm thinking an e36 BMW m3 
> drivetrain
> would be fun and appropriately nasty.
> I've attached some pictures.  Let me know what you think!
> btw are any of you guys in Arizona?
> Austin
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