[Healeys] Original Streamliner

Peter Linn greylinn at ozemail.com.au
Thu Feb 11 22:51:51 MST 2010


Hi Patrick

You're probably aware that the motor from the endurance car is in Barry 
Darnley's BN2 here in Queensland

Cheers

Peter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au>
To: <pennell at cox.net>; <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original Streamliner


> G'day Keith
>
> Both succumbed to the ravages of the salt and time. They were both also 
> taken
> back to the UK where the 100S engined Streamliner morphed into the 200mph
> six-cylinder car.
>
> There is an interesting story about when Carroll Shelby visited the Donald
> Healey Motor Company looking for a suitable chassis in which to install a 
> V8
> engine. He was shown the rusting remains of the salt record cars, but they
> were too far gone to be of use.
>
> He was then sent in the direct of BMC and received a rejection there too. 
> Then
> he called on the Hurlock brothers at Auto Carrier (AC) and the rest is
> history.
>
> Just imagine what it would have been like if the AH chassis wasn't rusted 
> away
> or if BMC was more helpful?
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney, Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of pennell at cox.net
> Sent: Friday, 12 February 2010 10:22 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Original Streamliner
>
> Hello Listers!
>
> Was catching up on some reading last night.  Read the excellent article in 
> the
> Nov 2009 issue on the recreated Streamliner and Endurance car.  Injoyable
> reading and beautiful pictures!  Then a question came to me.  What became 
> of
> the originals of these two cars?  As long as I have owned and followed 
> Healey
> stuff I never have known this.  Answer?
>
> Keith Pennell
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