[Healeys] 100-Six with XK150 engine for sale

[Joe and Lenore Armour]

Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote:

>Marty,
>Could you give me the yearly development budget of Jaguar Cars in the 60s and
>then compared to this the budget they had for the Healeys? It was at least 10
>times more.
>They had the engine since 1947 and this needed just some refinements.
>Don`t forget Jaguar bought other car manufacturers around this time.
>Sorry you compare an elefant with a mouse.
>
>Josef Eckert
>Konigswinter/Germany
>  
>
JOSEF  and others

An Australian named Bob Jane had been racing a Mk.11 sedan in the 
Australian Touring Car Championship very successfully and was invited to 
race in the UK with 'factory' assistance.  He had ordered a lightweight 
E-type.

I believe that he was one of the first race drivers developing his own 
engines that was able to successfully bore the factory 3.8 litre out to 
4.2 litres. It was his experience that helped the factory go to 4.2 as a 
standard engine capacity.

I think Bob Jane's lightweight is still in Australia in a museum in 
Western Aust.-- avery low mileage and original chassis.   White with two 
orange stripes from his fuel sponsor.