[Healeys] Word Games, Italian Style

[Greg Lemon]

Which actually brings us back closer to AH in a round about way.  The 
Ferrari Barchetta was a trend setting car that arguably had some to a lot of 
influnce on the styling of the 100.  Look at the other contemporary British 
sports cars the slab sided Jag 120 has a little pre-war BMW 328 in it, the 
TR2 copied the Jag (take a look at one with the rear wheel spats) .  MGs, 
Rileys, HRGs and such were still square rigged separate fendered cars.

The 100 and AC Ace went off in whole new direction, the Ace very clearly 
influenced by the Barchetta, and the Healey with some family resemblence as 
well, but as Gerry Coker stated (if I recall correctly) he wanted to create 
something all its own, and so he did, a timeless design, but you see 
something akin to the Barchetta in some of the side and back views.

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/107207,11224/1952-Ferrari-212-Export_photo.aspx

Greg Lemon