[Healeys] new healey

I Erbs eyera3 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 23 11:55:55 MDT 2009


MG R V8 use dthe Rover engine. I saw a brace of them at Silverstone MG Live
event in July. The original body was tweaked, a bit wider, a bit smoother,
quite nice I might ad. unfortunately no left hand drive versions were
built. Also
see the Capesport Healeys,
http://www.cape-international.com/capesport_3000.php
great improvement, or the stuff Denise Welch is producing to improve and
modernize our cars.

My two cents worth
Ira Erbs
59 BT7

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> Andy,
>
> I hold another view. It is hard to improve upon the shape of one of the
> most beautifull sportscars ever made, so don't. However you can improve a
> lot under the skin to make it a more modern and better driving machine and
> add a bit of luxury. The original Healey had the perfect shape but was by no
> means perfect: brakes, springs/dampers, steering, engine, to name a few. OK
> I conceede, it is the original driving experience that counts. Don't kill
> me.
> I know that these GRP cars can lack quite a lot on finish but the HMC I
> have seen a few years ago (without the flared wheelarches I think) was very
> well finished in comparison with the Sebring. Nice seats, nice dash
> The engine is not just any V8. The Rover engine is quite a nice piece of
> kit (although a bit outdated by now) and weighs a lot less than the original
> heavy lump of cast iron and could have been an excellent choice for the
> Healey, similar to the MGB GT V8 compared with the MGC.
> It is also used fairly often to replace the Lotus engine in the Jensen
> Healey, they weigh more or less the same, and when executed properly it
> makes a very nice car.
>
> The alternative would be building a faithfull copy like the Bugatti's built
> in Argentina or the Big Bentley's, not my cup of thea.
> New Mini (BMW), new Beetle (Golf) I regard as caricatures, the new Fiat 500
> (Panda) a bit less so.
>
> Cheers,
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
> andy pole schreef:
>
>> Kees
>>  I have previously seen both as they were not far from me, Holmes (HMC) in
>> Gloucestershire and Sebring near Wisbech, and sorry but both are cr*p, you
>> either have a classic or base it a modern take of the original (as in the
>> new mini or beetle), its not the same shoehorning a v6/8 into a copy of the
>> classic but grp body.
>>  They both turn up occasionally at my local classic car show held monthly
>> at Ashby Folville (Leicestershire, 2nd tuesday of the month).
>>  Anyone in the uk should try it one time, it costs 1 whole pound, on the
>> cricket ground and you get hundreds of cars from new Ferrari Californias
>> (before their release date),GT40'S, rally escorts, e-types, 356's, minis,
>> nobles, you name it, its there.
>>  I must put a few pics on my website.
>>
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I Erbs
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